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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, February 2025"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/bce1d352-fc3e-465e-bf4f-4a6bd6d46501
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_februa.html
author: "Kevin Behan"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Regulation & legal"]
published: 2025-02-14T09:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T18:06:50.903Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/9310_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, February 2025

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards shares global franchising news in his February 2025 newsletter, which covers international franchise development and business trends. Edwards Global Services (EGS) monitors international franchise news across 30+ countries and 6 business sectors.

*By Kevin Behan, originally published in Franchising.com on 2025-02-14. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_februa.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#127, February 4, 2025). The newsletter covers international franchise development, global employment issues, international travel, and updates on business trends in many countries. For the complete newsletter, including in-depth country reports, charts, graphs, international company news, and economic trends and statistics, go here.

Previous issues are available as well. What the Experts See Coming in 2025 America First Trade Policy Powering the World: A Look at Global Electricity Generation in 2023 Visualizing the Global Population in 2035, By Generation A Massive Global Workforce These Were the Busiest Airports in 2024 Foreign Investment in Africa Reaches $94 billion in 2024 **Brand Global News Section:** Chili’s and Luckin Coffee **Edwards Global Services** (EGS) monitors 30+ countries, 40+ international information sources, and 6 business sectors daily to keep up with international franchise news. The company’s Global Team on the ground covers 43 countries and provides updates about what is happening in their specific countries.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Kevin Behan (person)
- Chili's (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- Edwards Global Services (EGS) (company)
- global franchising (topic)
- international trade (topic)
- Luckin Coffee (company)

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Originally reported by Kevin Behan, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/_global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_februa.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/bce1d352-fc3e-465e-bf4f-4a6bd6d46501).