Tag: International Trade
CalChamber International Luncheon Highlights U.S./California-Irish Trade
Economic and trade ties are an important facet of overall U.S./California-Irish relations explained the Honorable Alan Kelly T.D., Irish Minister for the environment, community...
Negotiators Meet This Week to Discuss Transatlantic Partnership Agreement
A 12th round of European Union-United States trade talks will take place in Brussels this week for a potential Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership...
CalChamber Cosponsors Conference on U.S.-ASEAN Relations
The realities and possibilities of the United States—Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) relationship will be discussed today in San Francisco at a day-long conference...
California Export Values Decline for First Time Since 2009; State Still Outpaces Nation
The value of goods exported decreased in 2015 for both the United States and California, but California performed better than the nation, according to...
CalChamber-Supported Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement Signed in Auckland
After more than five years of negotiations, trade ministers representing Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, United States,...
CalChamber, Mexican Consulate Share Strategies to Improve Relations
Strategies to improve the close relationship between Mexico and California were the focus when California Chamber of Commerce representatives met recently with the new...
Trans-Pacific, Transatlantic Pacts Top CalChamber Trade Priorities for 2016
Pending agreements with Pacific nations and the European Union are international trade priorities for the California Chamber of Commerce as the 114th Congress convenes...
President Signs CalChamber-Supported Ex-Im Bank Reauthorization
U.S. President Barack Obama has signed bipartisan legislation to resurrect the Export-Import Bank. This action will extend the bank’s charter by five years until...
CalChamber Urges Reauthorization for Bipartisan-Supported Ex-Im Bank
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging businesses to send letters to their representatives in Congress supporting the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank, which...
House of Representatives Votes to Reauthorize Ex-Im Bank
Yesterday, the U.S House of Representatives took the second step of a complicated process to reauthorize the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank.
The 313-118 vote on Tuesday...
Report: Trade Facilitation Agreement Will Reduce Trade Costs, Increase Global Trade, Output
The Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) has the potential to reduce trade costs by a significant amount and thereby increase both global trade and output,...
CalChamber Hosts Vietnamese Ambassador
Vietnamese Ambassador Pham Quang Vinh is visiting California in an effort to boost trade with California. One of his stops included a visit to...
Vote Reauthorizing Ex-Im Bank Expected This Month as Congressional Leaders Break Stalemate
Almost six months after authorization for the Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank expired, a bipartisan group of congressional leaders has broken the stalemate and paved a...
Capitol Report: CalChamber-Supported Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations Concluded
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The 12 economies of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) concluded their wide-ranging trade/investment negotiations on October 5. In the latest CalChamber Capitol Report, Susanne Stirling,...
CalChamber Urges State Congressional Delegation to Support Transatlantic Economic Partnership
The California Chamber of Commerce is urging the California congressional delegation to support the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Europe and the United States...
CalChamber, Coalition Urge Congress to Reauthorize Program for Immigrant Investors
The California Chamber of Commerce and a growing coalition of industry stakeholders will be urging Congress to reauthorize a program to attract foreign investments...
Japanese Business Federation Visit Highlights Importance of Relationships with U.S., California
Earlier this summer, Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) led a major mission to the United States with more than 100 CEOs and business executives of...
United States, Cuba Restore Diplomatic Relations
After 54 years, the United States and Cuba yesterday restored full diplomatic relations following the Cold War. The California Chamber of Commerce is hopeful...
CalChamber Calls on Congressional Delegation to Reauthorize Ex-Im Bank
As Congress reconvenes on Tuesday, July 7, the California Chamber of Commerce is asking the state’s representatives to support reauthorizing the U.S. Export-Import Bank,...
President Signs CalChamber-Supported Trade Bills
U.S. President Barack Obama yesterday signed California Chamber of Commerce-supported legislation that renews the authority for the President and/or U.S. Trade Representative to negotiate...