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title: "Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, April 2024"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f8777a41-aac2-44b8-848c-228933bff4bb
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_april_.html
author: "Eddy Goldberg"
category: "Franchise Industry"
industry: "Franchise Industry"
topics: ["Emerging brands"]
published: 2024-04-23T10:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T19:54:58.572Z
image: https://imgs.franchising.com/art/articles/8506_plate.jpg
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# Global Franchising News from International Trade Expert Bill Edwards, April 2024

**TL;DR:** Bill Edwards' Global Business Newsletter covers international franchise development and global business trends. Edwards Global Services (EGS) monitors international franchise news across 30+ countries and 6 business sectors.

*By Eddy Goldberg, originally published in Franchising.com on 2024-04-23. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_april_.html).*

## Story

We’ve selected highlights from Bill Edwards’ biweekly Global Business Newsletter (#106, April 16, 2024). 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 is AI (Artificial Intelligence)? Visualizing the Size of the Global Senior Population Travel and Tourism Industry Poised To Break Records This Year Semiconductor Companies by Industry Revenue Share China’s Mammoth Effort to Help Foreigners Spend, Spend, Spend Canada Unveils Billions for Artificial Intelligence This Country Will Require Americans To Show Their Bank Statements to Visit **Brand Global News Section:** Body Fit, Body Shop, Jersey Mike’s, Little Chef, Subway ***Edwards Global Services** (EGS) monitors 30+ countries, 40+ international information sources, and 6 business sectors daily to keep up with international franchise news.

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Franchise Industry (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- Eddy Goldberg (person)
- Subway (company)
- Jersey Mike's (company)
- Bill Edwards (person)
- Edwards Global Services (EGS) (company)
- global franchising (topic)
- international business trends (topic)

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Originally reported by Eddy Goldberg, Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/articles/global_franchising_news_from_international_trade_expert_bill_edwards_april_.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f8777a41-aac2-44b8-848c-228933bff4bb).