Tuesday, July 7, 2020
Featured Headlines
| CalChamber’s Creating Diversity Webpage
Free Webinar, Resources to Help Employers Foster an Inclusive Workplace |
| Pandemic Woes Pummeled California’s Export Trade Beacon Economics, July 2020 US Trade Sinks to Lowest in More Than a Decade in May |
With New Security Law, China Outlaws Global Activism The End of One Country, Two Systems in Hong Kong On Beijing’s Imposition of National Security Legislation on Hong Kong |
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Celebrates the Entry into Force of USMCA Canada – United States – Mexico Agreement Ambassador Lighthizer Celebrates USMCA’s Entry Into Force Today Landmark Trade Agreement Fulfills Core Trump Promise to End Job Killing NAFTA Statement from the President |
CalChamber Companies in the News
Toyota Launches Mobility Solutions Brand Kinto in Latin America
GlobalFleet, July 7, 2020
Stop TB Partnership and Johnson & Johnson, with support from USAID and The Global Fund, Announce Price Reduction for SIRTURO® (bedaquiline) for Treatment of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Johnson & Johnson, July 6, 2020
Toyota to Achieve its Five-Year U.S. Investment Commitment One Year Early
Toyota Newsroom, June 30, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
June Jobs Numbers Shatter Expectations
July 2, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Implementation of the USMCA Tariff Rate Quota for Imports of Sugar Containing Products of Canada
Federal Register, July 1, 2020
Additional Tariff-Rate Quota Volume for Refined Sugar From Canada Under the USMCA
Federal Register, July 1, 2020
U.S. Names Panelists for USMCA Labor Enforcement
July 1, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
U.S.-India Foreign Office Consultations
July 7, 2020
UPDATE: The United States Continues to Lead the Global Response to COVID-19
July 2, 2020
Issuance of Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory
July 1, 2020
From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.
| Report to the U.S. Congress on Global Export Credit Competition Export-Import Bank of the U.S., June 2020 |
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
| New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2019 July 1, 2020 |
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2020
July 2, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
| Candidates for DG Selection Process 2020 |
| WTO Issues Latest Edition of World Tariff Profiles July 6, 2020 Enhanced Integrated Framework Issues 2019 Annual Report |
Why Indonesia, ASEAN Need to Support Seade as WTO Chief
The Jakarta Post, July 7, 2020
Trade Policy Review: Japan
July 6, 2020
Members Discuss Challenges and Opportunities of Online Services Trade Amid COVID-19 Crisis
July 1, 2020
Heads of WTO and Development Banks Voice Support for Trade Finance Amid COVID-19 Crisis
July 1, 2020
Trade Agreements
Call For EU/Brazil To Delay Trade Deal Pending Amazon Crisis Response
Eurasia Review, July 7, 2020
U.K.’s Global Trade Deals Still Pose a Huge Pre-Brexit Challenge
Bloomberg, July 6,2020
Venezuela Approves Trade Development Deal with Turkey
Ahval, July 6, 2020
Indonesia-Australia Free Trade Deal Takes Effect: Minister
XinhuaNet, July 6, 2020
U.K., Kenya to Negotiate Post-Brexit Trade Deal
Bloomberg, July 4, 2020
Fast-Tracking A Philippine–EU Free Trade Agreement – Analysis
Eurasia Review, July 3, 2020
Thailand Unlikely to Join Asia-Pacific Trade Pact this Year
The Jakarta Post, July 3, 2020
Brexit Talks End Early as EU, UK Say Major Hurdles Remain
American Journal of Transportation, July 2, 2020
Negotiations on the UK’s Future Trading Relationship with the US: Update:Written Statement
UK Parliament, June 30, 2020
How Africa’s Free Trade Agreement Would Reduce COVID-19’s Impact
Brink News, June 30, 2020
Japan and Britain Aim for Trade Deal by End-July, Tokyo Negotiator Says
WHTC, June 30, 2020
Federal
Treasury Says Small-Business Loans Supported Over 50 Million Jobs
The New York Times, July 6, 2020
U.S. Farmers Scramble for Help as COVID-19 Scuttles Immigrant Workforce
Reuters, July 2, 2020
New Ruling Quashes Hawley’s Hope for Senate WTO Withdrawal Vote
Politico, July 1, 2020
US Manufacturing Bounces Back in June on Reopenings
AP, July 1, 2020
McConnell Eyes Next Coronavirus Package After July Recess
Politico, June 30, 2020
California
I Faced a Challenge One Out of Every Three People in America Has: Depression and Anxiety by Lenny Mendonca
CalMatters, July 7, 2020
A Look at COVID-19’s Devastating Impact on California Agricultural Industry
KCRA, July 6, 2020
California Wineries Wary Of Pandemic’s Long-Term Impact
CapRadio, July 5, 2020
California Border Region Agrees to Backpedal on Reopening
AP, June 30, 2020
TMF at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Increase 4.2% on August 1
American Journal of Transportation, June 30, 2020
Holiday Blues: 19 Counties Now on Watch List for More COVID-19 Restrictions
CalMatters, June 29, 2020
More International Articles
| COVID-19 Trackers
John’s Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center with COVID-19 Interactive Map COVID-19 Tracker Policy Tracker: Policy Responses to COVID-19 Global Dashboard on COVID-19 Government Policies Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce Tracker |
| China
U.S. Trade Groups Urge China to Increase Purchases of U.S. Goods, Services China Considers Joining Trans-Pacific Deal Rejected by Trump Hong Kong: Chinese Ambassador Warns UK Over ‘Interference’ On the CCP’s Orwellian Censorship of Hong Kong China Is Unlikely to Meet Purchase Targets for U.S. Energy White House Considers China Steps as Trump OK Awaited on Bill China Reopens but Businesses Struggle to Lure Back Consumers Hong Kong: UK Makes Citizenship Offer to Residents Commerce Releases Xinjiang Supply Chain Business Advisory Food Exporters Resist China’s New Coronavirus Restrictions |
OECD Employment Outlook 2020: Urgent Action Needed to Stop Jobs Crisis Becoming a Social Crisis
OECD, July 7, 2020
Unemployment Expected to Reach Highest Level Since Great Depression
The Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2020
EU Forecasts Deeper Economic Hit from Pandemic
AP, July 7, 2020
Mexico Auto Production, Exports Recover Sharply in June from May
Reuters, July 7, 2020
Eurozone Retail Sales Rebound Beats Expectations
MarketWatch, July 6, 2020
Iran, Russia to hold Joint Economic Committee meeting in Sept.
Tehran Times, July 5, 2020
Sino-American Dispute a Looming Threat for Argentina and Brazil
Buenos Aires Times, July 4, 2020
Embrace Free Trade to Defeat COVID-19
Ag Journal, July 4, 2020
Europe Avoids Jobless Surge as Furlough Schemes Cushion Economic Decline
The Wall Street Journal, July 2, 2020
Canada Trade Gap Narrows on ‘First Baby Step’ to Recovery
American Journal of Transportation, July 2, 2020
Thai Business Groups See Economy Shrinking 5%-8% This Year
Reuters, July 1, 2020
EU’s Hogan Sees ‘Turbulent’ Period Ahead on U.S.-EU Trade Front
Bloomberg, June 30, 2020
Events
Expo Virtual Panama
7/2/202- – 7/10/2020
WEBINAR – Infrastructure Sector Business Opportunities in Central America
7/7/2020
WEBINAR – Defense and Security Opportunities in the Caribbean Region
7/8/2020
WEBINAR: Fostering an Inclusive Workplace
7/9/2020
(Just submitted the above to the calendar)
WEBINAR – ICT opportunities in Chile: Digital economy, Cybersecurity and More
7/9/2020
WEBINAR – EXIM Teleconference on Transformational Exports: Space Technology
7/9/2020
WEBINAR – Learn the basics of intellectual property with a focus on patents
7/10/2020
Hannover Messe Trade Shows
7/13/2020 – 7/17/2020
Expanding Global Opportunities For Minority & Women-Owned Businesses Webinar
7/14/2020
(I submitted the above event to the calendar this morning)
EXIM Teleconference on Transformational Exports: Biomedical Sciences
7/16/2020
WEBINAR: Part 1: Journalism in a Changing World
7/16/2020
(I submitted the above event to the calendar yesterday)
WEBINAR: Mitigating Import Costs in the Time of COVID-19
7/21/2020
(I submitted the above event to the calendar before, it was originally scheduled for July 8)
WEBINAR – EXIM Teleconference on Transformational Exports: Semiconductors
7/23/2020
e-Business Roundtable: Mexican Foodvenirs
7/27/2020 – 7/31/2020
WEBINAR – Upcoming Energy Projects in Central America
8/5/2020
WEBINAR – Upcoming Energy Projects in Argentina
8/12/2020
WEBINAR – Upcoming Energy Projects in Canada
8/26/2020 – 9/22/2020
Asia EDGE Trade Mission
9/13/2020 –
EXIM Bank 2020 Annual Conference
9/10/2020 – 7/11/2020
Asia EDGE Trade Mission
9/13/2020 – 9/22/2020
Construction Indonesia 2020 – Construction and Concrete Show
9/16/2020-9/18/2020
Select LA Investment Summit
9/17/2020
94th Annual Trade Week
9/22/2020
Expo Dubai 2021
10/1/2021 – 3/31/2021
Security Mission for Economic Prosperity in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
10/25/2020 – 10/30/2020
Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair 2020
11/5/2020 – 11/7/2020
China International Import Expo (CIIE)
11/5/2020 – 11/10/2020
Trade Mission: Business Opportunities n the Caribbean
11/15/2020 – 11/20/2020
Smart City Expo World Congress
11/17/2020
2021 SelectUSA Investment Summit
6/6/2021 – 6/9/2021
12th World Chambers Congress: Dubai 2021
11/23/2021 – 11/25/2021