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Trade Update - Tuesday, March 14, 2017

Featured Headlines

North America Trade Policy: Opportunities
Abound with California Neighbors

CalChamber, March 9, 2017

 

Trade Report:
Strong Start to 2017 for California Exports

CalChamber, March 14, 2017

 

Survey Results Underscore Importance
of Immigration to California Economy

CalChamber, March 8,2017

CalChamber Reiterates: Immigration Reform
Critical for California Economic Future

CalChamber, February 3, 2017

CalChamber Companies in the News

Bank of America Merrill Lynch Named Global Bank of the Year
for Payments and Collections

Bank of America Newsroom, March 8, 2017

Boeing’s Longest 737 Max Can’t Debut Soon Enough for One Buyer
AJoT, March 7,2017

Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Tackled Some of California’s Most Complex Health Needs in 2016
Anthem Blue Cross, March 2, 2017

Trade Policy

From the Department of Commerce

Secretary Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. and Secretary Ildefonso Guajardo Villareal Announce New Efforts to Resolve Mexican Sugar Export Issues
March 10, 2017

From the World Trade Organization

Mexico Files WTO Complaint Against Costa Rica
Over Restrictions on Avocado Imports

March 8, 2017

Turkey Files WTO Complaint Against US Countervailing Duties
on Pipe and Tube Products

March 8, 2017

From the Department of the Treasury

Readout of Secretary Mnuchin’s Meeting with Mexican Secretary
of Finance and Public Credit Jose Antonio Meade

March 7, 2017

From the U.S. Department of State

State of Global Partnerships 2017 Report
March 6, 2017

Trade Agreements

FTA Provisionally Signed Between S. Korea
and Five Latin American Countries

Business Korea, March 13, 2017

EU and Asean Agree to Put Free Trade Pact Back on Agenda
The Business Times, March 10, 2017

Paths Open to New Pacific Trade Pact, Post-TPP – Chile Trade Head
Reuters, March 10, 2017

EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement – Market Access Overview
Lexology, March 8, 2017

NZ-EU Free Trade Deal One Step Closer
Radio NZ, March 8, 2017

EU, Singapore Affirm Commitment to Free Trade Agreement
The Strait Times, March 8, 2017

Meetings Begin to Establish Peru/India Trade Agreement
Fresh Plaza, March 7, 2017

Canada-China Free Trade Deal: Government Wants Your Input
The Huffington Post Canada, March 7, 2017

Federal

Business Say They Need the Export-Import Bank
to Sell Goods Abroad. Will Trump Fix It?

Los Angeles Times, March 13, 2017

Trump’s Trade ‘Hammer’ Aims to Pound China,
Mexico and the WTO

Bloomberg, March 13, 2017

How Much Do You Really Know About U.S. Trade?
Take This Quiz and Find Out

MarketWatch, March 8, 2017

To Reduce Trade Deficit, White House Wants Partners to Buy American
The Wall Street Journal, March 8, 2017

U.S. Will Send its Ambassador to Chile to Trade Summit
World Trade Online, March 7, 2017

Oil Imports Lift U.S. Trade Deficit to Near Five-Year High
Reuters, March 7, 2017

California

State Exports Start 2017 on a High Note
The Sacramento Bee, March 8, 2017

Report Says Travel Ban Could Impact Tourism and Production
of Food, Clothing and Homes in California

Los Angeles Daily News, March 8, 2017

Uncertainties over Trump Policies Expected to Slow California,
Bay Area Job Growth

The Mercury News, March 8, 2017

More International Articles

Chile Trade Head:
Paths Open to New Pacific Tade Pact, Post-TPP

Voice of America, March 9, 2017

Spain Says Independent Scotland Would Be at Back of EU Queue
Associated Press, March 14, 2017

U.K. Parliament Gives Theresa May Permission to Start Brexit
Bloomberg, March 13, 2017

Beijing Won’t Turn International Trade into a Geopolitical Game
Global Times, March 12, 2017

Trump Boosts South American Trade Talks, Brazil Minister Says
Bloomberg, March 10, 2017

EU Capitalizing on Free-Trade Interest Amid Gloom Over Trump Policies
Reuters, March 10, 2017

China Accuses US of Starting a Trade War if it Ignores the WTO
South China Morning Post, March 10, 2017

Mexico Lays Out Faster Nafta Timeline Than U.S. Signals
Bloomberg, March 9, 2017

Don’t Revive Dead TPP, Say 200 Organisations in 15 Countries
Scoop, March 9, 2017

Poles Apart as EU Leaders Gather to Decide Next Council Head
Reuters, March 9, 2017

Mexico Cancels Sugar Export Permits to U.S. in Trade Dispute
Reuters, March 8, 2017

With Tough Part of Brexit Ahead, UK Marshals its Resources
AP, March 8, 2017

China Trade Deficit Mask Strength Risking U.S. Trade Spat
Bloomberg, March 8, 2017

(Leading Contender for the Presidency of Mexico) Margarita Zavala: Will Americans Let Trump Destroy U.S.-Mexico Relations?
The Washington Post, March 7, 2017

Canada Posts Third-Straight Trade Surplus as Car Exports Rebound
Bloomberg, March 7, 2017

 

 

 

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