Partner SpotlightGlobal Economic Consulting Associates (GECA) is an independent consulting firm with offices in suburban Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. The firm develops analytical tools for international trade, provides advice on increasing competitiveness and conducts customized economic research and modeling projects. GECA has partnered with PROGNOZ to offer Versatile International Trade Analysis Link (VITAL), an international trade analysis tool. VITAL combines GECA research methods with the innovative technology of the PROGNOZ Platform, a modular Business Intelligence solution. The VITAL application consolidates annual and monthly data to monitor and analyze the complex flow of commodities around the world. Strategic market research and analysis on international trade flows helps government agencies and multinational companies gauge the competitiveness of national and sectional trade performance and identify priority products and markets for trade development. For example, VITAL can help identify and analyze export competitiveness, import concentration and customs duty evasion, among many other factors. |
