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Tuesday, February 25, 2020
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The Consul General of Canada in San Francisco,
Rana Sarkar, and Consul General of Canada in Los Angeles,
Zaib Shaikh, would like to invite all CalChamber members
and stakeholders to the annual Friends of Canada reception
to celebrate the longstanding Canada-California relationship.
The reception will be hosted at the
Leland Stanford Mansion
on Wednesday, February 26
from 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM.
Please join us for a night of food, drink and North
American camaraderie as we chart a course for 2020.
Attendees will be entered for a chance to win two
round-trip tickets to an Air Canada destination worldwide!
For more information and to RSVP,
please visit the event registration form here.
Canada, California and the Future of Work
Consul General of Canada Rana Sarkar, February 2020
CalChamber’s Canada Trading Partner Portal
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CalChamber Companies in the News
Morgan Stanley to Acquire E*TRADE, Creating a Leader in All Major Wealth Management Channels
Morgan Stanley, February 20, 2020
Microsoft to Invest $1.1 Billion in Mexico Over Next Five Years: CEO
Reuters, February 20, 2020
Cisco is No. 4 on Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for Ranking
Cisco Newsroom, February 18, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate the Following Individual to a Key Administration Post and the Selection
of Other Individuals (Including the Prosper Africa Initiative)
February 20, 2020
2020 Economic Report of the President
February 20, 2020
The Historic Results of President Donald J. Trump’s Economic Agenda
February 20, 2020
President Trump Celebrates Olympics’ Return to America in 2028!
February 19, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Lighthizer Heading to London to Restart U.S.-UK Talks on Trade
Bloomberg, February 25, 2020
USDA and USTR Announce Progress on Implementation
of U.S.-China Phase One Agreement
February 25, 2020
Public Hearing on Special 301 Review
February 24, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
The United States and Oman:
Reinforcing Our Friendship and Strategic Partnership
February 21, 2020
U.S.-Canada High-Level Policy Review Group Meets
at Mount Vernon, Virginia
February 21, 2020
Liberating Africa’s Entrepreneurs
February 19, 2020
The United States and Saudi Arabia: A 75-Year-Long Diplomatic Partnership
February 19, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
Third Anniversary of Trade Facilitation Agreement Sees Increasing Implementation Rate
February 22, 2019
Belarus Could Join WTO in Late 2020 – Early 2021
Kyiv Post, February 20, 2020
Trade Agreements
The NAFTA Replacement Isn’t Perfect, But It’s Good Enough.
Ottawa Should Pass It
The Globe and Mail, February 24, 2020
NAFTA and the USMCA: Weighing the Impact of North American Trade
Council on Foreign Relations, February 24, 2020
Free Trade Agreement Between U.S. and Brazil
Latin Post, February 24, 2020
Macron Says ‘Not Sure’ EU-UK Trade Deal Possible Before End of 2020
Bangkok Post, February 23, 2020
Boris Johnson Piles Pressure on EU Brexit ‘Time Wasters’
by Kick-Starting U.S. Trade Talks
The Telegraph, February 23, 2020
Window for Historic U.S.-Taiwan Trade Agreement Closing Fast
The Heritage Foundation, February 21, 2020
Cheese, Wine Importers Reeling from Trump Trade Fight
The Hill, February 19, 2020
TPP Lets Canadian Beef Carve a Larger Slice of Japan Meat Market
Nikkei Asian Review, February 19, 2020
Federal
Trump Sending Coronavirus Budget Request to Congress
Politico, February 24, 2020
Mnuchin Says Congress Key Hurdle to Europe’s Digital Tax Demands
Bloomberg, February 22, 2020
Trump: U.S. May Give Farmers More Aid Until Trade Deals ‘Kick In’
Reuters, February 21, 2020
Trump Budget Includes Proposal for U.S. Consulate in Greenland
The Hill, February 19, 2020
California
Coronavirus Effect Is Hitting the Bay Area’s Tech Industry Hard.
Here’s Why
San Francisco Chronicle, February 24, 2020
Across California, Tech, Ports and Tourism Take Hits from Coronavirus
San Francisco Chronicle, February 21, 2020
State of the State:
California’s Newsom Calls for Ongoing Funds to Ease Homelessness
CalChamber, February 20, 2020
More International Articles
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China
China Struggles to Revive
Manufacturing Amid Virus Outbreak
The Associated Press, February 25, 2020
China Further Eases U.S. Beef
and Beef Product Import Curbs
Reuters, February 24, 2020
World Economy Shudders as Coronavirus
Threatens Global Supply Chains
The Wall Street Journal, February 23, 2020
Coronavirus Is China’s Fastest-Spreading
Public Health Crisis, President Xi Jinping Says
South China Morning Post, February 23, 2020
Virus Hits China’s Economic Heart –
Its Small Businesses
Nikkei Asian Review, February 21, 2020
China Suspends More Penalties
on U.S. Goods After Trade Truce
ABC News, February 21, 2020
Vietnam Eases Border Trade Restrictions
with China to Help Virus-Hit Businesses
The New York Times, February 20, 2020
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India
Joint Statement: Vision and Principles
for the United States-India Comprehensive
Global Strategic Partnership
White House, February 25, 2020
Remarks by President Trump and Prime
Minister Modi of India in Joint Press Statement
White House, February 25, 2020
Trump Says U.S.-India
to Sign $3 Billion in Defense Deals
Bloomberg, February 24, 2020
Trump’s ‘America First’ Quest
Meets Its Match in India
Politico, February 24, 2020
Pact on Energy Cooperation Likely: Robert
Lighthizer Not Part of Visiting U.S. Delegation
The Economic Times, February 22, 2020
India, U.S. Struggling to Bridge
Trade Dispute as Trump Visits
The New York Times, February 22, 2020
Strengthen Trade Rules with 1 Billion People,
Or Sell More Soybeans?
The Hill, February 22, 2020
U.S.-India Trade Deal Difficult But
Not Impossible, Former Indian Ambassador Says
CNBC, February 21, 2020
The U.S.’s Next Trade War? As China
Clash Cools, Conflict with India Looms
The Wall Street Journal, February 19, 2020
India Tariffs Show Modi’s Protectionist U-Turn
American Journal of Transportation, February 19, 2020
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How Coronavirus Poses New Risks to Latin America’s
Sputtering Economies
Americas Quarterly, February 20, 2020
UAE Eyes Closer Latin America Trade Links with Mexico, Colombia Mission
Arabian Business, February 20, 2020
Europe’s Bid to Stay World’s Digital Cop Fizzles to Life
Politico, February 19, 2020
Russia’s Exports to China Slump by a Third Amid Coronavirus
American Journal of Transportation, February 19, 2020
The EU and the UK Can Benefit from American Agriculture
The Hill, February 18, 2020
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