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Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Featured Headlines

Eurozone Leaders Reach Unanimous Agreement on Greece
The Wall Street Journal, July 13, 2015

Greek PM Tspiras faces party revolt
over bailout deal

White House, June 29, 2015

Greece’s high-stakes gamble
Markos Kounalakis, The Sacramento Bee, July 10, 2015

What Are the Geostrategic Implications
of a Grexit?

James Stavridis, Foreign Policy, July 1, 2015


Domestic Travel Market Report:
2014 Research Report

U.S. Travel Association, July 2015

Dreams in Progress: Visit California's FY14/15 Year In Review
Visit California, July 2015

CalChamber Companies in the News

In big boost, after 25 years VW brings car assembly back
to Nigeria to tap Africa growth

Mail and Guardian, July 8, 2015

United Airlines Takes Stake in Azul
Latin Business Traveler, July 2015

Trade Policy

CalChamber Urges Reauthorization of Successful Export-Import Bank
CalChamber Alert, July 10, 2015

Once Ex-Im Foe, Tea Party Congressman Leads Fight to Save It
Bloomberg, June 9, 2015

USTDA Commemorates 20th Anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam Relations by Supporting Two New Infrastructure Projects
U.S. Trade and Development, July 9, 2015

From the World Trade Organization

Azevêdo urges UN’s Financing for Development summit
to ‘close gaps’ in trade finance

July 13, 2015

New Zealand ratifies revised WTO procurement pact
July 13, 2015

Argentina plans new tariff barriers in light of WTO sanction
Plaza Fresh, July 10, 2015

WTO members to start discussion of a possible cotton outcome
in Nairobi

July 9, 2015

WTO Members Ding EU's Food Safety, Procurement Rules
Law 360, July 8, 2015

From the White House

The Historic Deal that will Prevent Iran from Acquiring
a Nuclear Weapon

July 14, 2015

White House Supply Chain Innovation Roundtable Brings Together Manufacturers Committed to Strengthening Small Manufacturers in Domestic Supply Chains
Department of Commerce, July 10, 2015

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Visits Innovation Center in Silicon Valley
July 10, 2015

Secretary Pritzker Signs Joint Declaration with Swiss Vice President to Expand Workforce Development Programs
July 10, 2015

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks
at Swiss MOU Signing

July 9, 2015

U.S. Metropolitan Areas Set Export Highs in 2014
July 9, 2015

From the U.S. Trade Representative

TPP ministerial meeting set for July 28-31 in Hawaii: USTR
Sentinel Republic, July 8, 2015

Trade Agreements

NAWG leader urges progress in TPP talks
Capital Press, July 10, 2015

Trans-Pacific Partnership deal could be sealed in the next month:
Australia

The Economic Times, July 9, 2015

United States and Switzerland establish organic trade agreement
Agri-Pulse, July 9, 2015

India, Australia Walk the Talk, bridge gap
on free trade agreement issues

Economic Times, July 9, 2015

U.S., Japan enter ‘final’ trade talks ahead
of possible TPP agreement

Japan Times, July 9, 2015

Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour
of passing a resolution on the controversial EU-US trade deal

Sputnik News, July 8, 2015

California

Job Creators

CAJobKillers

Governor Brown to Speak at Vatican Symposium on Climate Change
and Modern Slavery Later this Month

Governor's Press Office, July 9, 2015

Governor Brown Issues Call to Arms on Climate Change, Appeals to Other States and Provinces to Join the Fight
Governor's Press Office, July 8, 2015

More International Articles

Clive Palmer urges firmer action against China over coal tests
Brisbane Times, July 13, 2015

LTA Endangers Liberia's WTO Quest Increases Burden
Front Page Africa, July 12, 2015

China's bid to extend economic diplomacy entangled
in EU fund rules

Reuters, July 12, 2015

China Abuses WTO Rules to Control Foreign Tech Firms
Epoch Times, July 10, 2015

NPES Praises Enactment of Trade Promotion Authority;
Print’s Voice Advances Trade Agenda

Printing Impressions, July 10, 2015

Partnership sealed to build new trans-Pacific cable
iWire, July 9, 2015

Why Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba stumbled
with its U.S. shopping site

Los Angeles Times, July 9, 2015

Bring India Into APEC
The Wall Street Journal, June 9, 2015

The Chinese Stock Meltdown That Makes
the Greece Saga Look Trivial

Bloomberg, July 9, 2015

 

 

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