On both sides of the Atlantic, The PBN Company’s Washington, London, Moscow, Kyiv, Chisinau, Riga and Almaty offices are busy promoting policies and laws that ensure free trade, global economic integration and increased investment opportunities.

In the United States, The PBN Company is at the forefront of the top trade issue in Washington, D.C. — fighting a proposal to enact harsh tariffs and quotas on steel imports as a means to provide special protection for America’s domestic steel industry. President George W. Bush has until March 6th to decide whether or not to impose these trade sanctions, which a recent Reuters news story said would cause a “severe shock to the global steel industry.”

Overseas, the firm is working with its government and private sector clients to put into place policies that fully integrate the Baltic States and countries of the former Soviet Union into the global economy. Transparent corporate governance standards, intellectual property rights protection, free trade and fair taxation policies are issues that The PBN Company pursues each day.

“Unfair trade, weak IP regimes, and punitive taxation and duties block expanded trade and investment for our private sector clients while causing severe revenue shortages for governments throughout the region,” says Peter B. Necarsulmer, The PBN Company's Chairman and CEO.

“Because EU and WTO accession, TRIPS requirements and various Partnership Agreements are extremely complex and highly technical for the news media as well as for clients, legislators and government officials,” says Necarsulmer. “One key aspect of The PBN Company’s work is creating effective and creative communications programs to make important macro-economic issues meaningful to the average Joes and Ivans on the street.”

Email Peter: peter.necarsulmer@pbnco.com