Longtime Banking Executive/China Hand Describes Challenges of Doing Business in Transitional China
An “on-the-ground” update on doing business in China was presented last Friday at the CalChamber Council for International Trade breakfast by Ken Petrilla, the...
Trade Group Recognizes CalChamber’s Susanne Stirling as ‘Outstanding Woman of the Year in International...
California Chamber of Commerce Vice President of International Affairs Susanne Stirling yesterday was presented with the “Outstanding Woman of the Year in International Trade”...
CalChamber, Business Leaders Join Lt. Governor in Trade Delegation to Mexico
A delegation of California business and state agencies led by Lieutenant Governor Ambassador Eleni Kounalakis traveled to Mexico City for a trade mission to advance...
GO-Biz Adviser Outlines Strategy to Enhance State’s Global Competitiveness
Leveraging existing programs is central to the administration’s strategy for improving California’s global trade competitiveness, according to the recently named senior international adviser at...
CalChamber Urges CA Congressional Delegation to Reauthorize Export-Import Bank
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging members to ask California’s Congressional Delegation to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank. As Congress returns to Washington, DC...
CalChamber, Japan Business Leaders Note Longstanding Trade/Investment Partnership
An annual meeting between the California Chamber of Commerce and Japan business leaders highlighted California’s continuing interdependence with one of its largest trade and...
Importance of Tourism, Trade, and Other State Issues Take Center Stage at International Forum
California’s top issues, including tourism’s impact on the state, and federal initiatives to facilitate Indo-Pacific trade took center stage at the California Chamber of...
Strong California Economy, Jobs Depend on Worldwide Free Trade, Investment
With trade being a top tier national issue, the California Chamber of Commerce continues to communicate its international trade priorities to secure a national...
CalChamber Reiterates Support for U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement
The California Chamber of Commerce reminded the state’s representatives in Congress this week of the importance of the pending U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to the...
U.S. Senators Vote to Unleash Full Potential of Export-Import Bank After Nearly 4 Years
In a bipartisan vote last week, the U.S. Senate confirmed three members for the Export-Import Bank Board of Directors to restore the export credit...
CalChamber Luncheon Highlights Challenges, Opportunities of Mexico-California Relationship
An international luncheon forum at the California Chamber of Commerce provided historical context and insights into the U.S. and California relationship with Mexico.
The Automobile...
CalChamber Urges U.S. Senators to Unleash Full Potential of Export-Import Bank
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging members to ask California’s two U.S. senators to support restoring a quorum to the Export-Import Bank.
On Thursday,...
Multitude of Irish-U.S./California Trade, Investment Ties in Spotlight
The strong trade and investment links between Ireland and the United States, as well as California, were celebrated last week at a California Chamber...
California Still a Top Exporting State
The U.S. Department of Commerce now has 2018 trade statistics available through the International Trade Administration’s (ITA) “Trade Stats Express.”
In 2018, California exported $178.4...
U.S. Trade Representative Releases Agenda for Free, Fair, Reciprocal Trade
The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released the 2019 Trade Policy Agenda and 2018 Annual Report of the President of the...
Study: EU Single Largest Foreign Investor in U.S.
The European Union, currently a 28-nation bloc, is the single largest foreign investor in the United States, with $2.37 trillion in foreign direct investment,...
CalChamber Joins in Launching USMCA Coalition
The California Chamber of Commerce has joined more than 200 companies and associations in launching the USMCA Coalition, which will advocate congressional approval of...
NAFTA 2.0 Creates Freer, Fairer Economic Growth
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) underscores a renewed understating among the USMCA parties on the importance of our mutual trading relationships, everyone agreed yesterday...
Trade Report: Tariff Wars, Lower Commodity Prices Reduce California’s Export Trade
For the first time in more than a year, California’s merchandise export trade fell in November, according to Beacon Economics’ analysis of U.S. trade...
New Members Needed for Trade Advisory Committees
The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) is accepting nominations for new members to serve on its agricultural trade advisory committees. Nominations...