Similarities Foster Bilateral Partnerships, Advances in Health, Agriculture, Water
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Consul General Shlomi Kofman, Consulate General of Israel, Pacific Northwest...
Highly Diversified, Shared Connections Form Network for Growing Trade Relations
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Ambassador Gunther Sleeuwagen, consul general, Consulate General of Belgium in...
California’s Export Trade Resurgent in Latest Numbers
Below are excerpts from Beacon Economics’ monthly California Trade Report, which analyzes data released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division and pinpoints...
Young, Tech Savvy Population Provides Strong Core for Building Future Investment
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Simon D.I. Soekarno, consul general of the Republic of Indonesia...
Longtime Commercial Relations Promote Opportunities to Form Reliable Partnerships
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Toru Maeda, consul general, Consulate General of Japan in San...
To ‘V’ or Not to ‘V,’ That is the Question…
The COVID-19 induced recession of 2020 began with the ferocity of an unexpected tsunami smashing onto the shore—one month the economy was fine, the...
California’s Export Trade Resurgent in Latest Numbers
Below are excerpts from Beacon Economics’ monthly California Trade Report, which analyzes data released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division and pinpoints...
CalChamber Joins Canadians in North American Rebound Campaign
Promoting a collaborative manufacturing response to COVID-19 in North America is the goal of a program started by the Canadian American Business Council (CABC)...
Shared Interest in High Tech, Ag Products Elements in Close Economic Collaboration
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Ming-Chi Scott Lai, director general, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office,...
State Exports Fall Amid Tariffs, Sluggish Foreign Demand
Below are excerpts from Beacon Economics’ monthly California Trade Report, which analyzes data released by the U.S. Census Bureau’s Foreign Trade Division and pinpoints...
Friendship with California More Important than Ever in Global Pandemic Fallout
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Rana Sarkar, consul general of Canada, Northern California.
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Ambassador Recaps Trade Pact Highlights, COVID-19 Impact, State Relationship
The following responses to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Ambassador Liliana Ferrer Silva, consul general of Mexico in Sacramento.
Landmark U.S.-Mexico Canada-Agreement Brings Modernized Rules to Trade on July 1
Long-awaited recognition of the impact of technology on trade in North America will come into force on July 1 when the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement...
Africa Gearing Up to Finalize Trade Bloc While U.S. Eyes Agreement with Kenya
Trade and investment opportunities in Africa are in the spotlight this summer as the African nations prepare for final implementation of their free trade...
U.S.-United Kingdom Trade Discussions Feature First-Ever Virtual Negotiations
This spring marks 75 years since the end of battles in Europe in World War II. Since 1945, transatlantic cooperation has been all important...
World Trade Organization at a Crossroads
During the May 2020 recognition of World Trade Month, and in the current worldwide political climate where trade policy has risen to a tier...
More Important Than Ever: Maintaining and Improving Free Trade, Investment
The world has quickly changed over the last few months and during these strange and uncertain times, the importance of international trade has been...
Varied Responses to Coronavirus Pandemic Affect Trade Between U.S., Canada, Mexico
Trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico is being affected in ways as varied as the responses to the COVID-19 pandemic in the...
West Coast Organizations Promote Trade to Fuel Economic Recovery
The California Chamber of Commerce, the Pacific Northwest International Trade Association and the Washington Council on International Trade shared their support and principles for...
World Trade Organization Annual Report: Trade Numbers Fall
From the April 8 release of the annual World Trade Organization (WTO) report from Geneva, the key message is: "This crisis is first and...