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Tuesday, March 24, 2020
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To our international trade colleagues worldwide:
The California Chamber of Commerce is pleased to bring this weekly e-trade newsletter to you. During this time of global pandemic, it is critical for us to maintain our individual health, as well as our economic health, and to keep our communication lines open. Our business members are hard at work to provide products, services and employment. I have been in contact with representatives of many of California’s trading partners, including the Mexican and Canadian Consuls Generals – who are all anxious to maintain and facilitate trade.
Our goal is to keep trade flows going.
Stay healthy and best to you all,
Mrs. Susanne T. Stirling,
Vice President, International Affairs
California Chamber of Commerce
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Certificates of Origin
Chambers of commerce traditionally have
issued Certificates of Origins on behalf of U.S.
exporters to facilitate trade. The California Chamber
of Commerce does not issue Certificates of Origin; however, many local chambers provide this service.
Here is a list – including Local Chambers
Offering Certificates of Origin Online or
by Mail – due to the pandemic.
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CalChamber Companies in the News
Google Coronavirus Website Launches a Week After Trump Tout
Bloomberg, March 20, 2020
UPS Shares Beat Other Transportation Stocks with Amazon’s Help
Air Freight News, March 20, 2020
Citi Foundation to Provide $15 Million to Support COVID-19 Related Relief Efforts Globally
Citi, March 19, 2020
GM, Ford Studying How to Make Ventilators to Fight COVID-19
The Detroit News, March 18, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Is Committed to Supporting
Small Businesses Impacted by the Coronavirus
March 23, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Is Supporting American Businesses, Workers, and Families Impacted by the Coronavirus
March 18, 2020
From the U.S. Small Business Administration
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Request for Comments on Additional Modifications to the 301 Action
to Address COVID-19: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related
to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
June 25, 2020 Deadline
Request for Comments Concerning the Extension
of Particular Exclusions Granted Under the June 2019 Product Exclusion Notice From the $34 Billion Action Pursuant to Section 301:
China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
April 30, 2020 Deadline
USDA and USTR Announce Continued Progress on Implementation
of U.S.-China Phase One Agreement
March 24, 2020
USTR: Response to Coronavirus Crisis
March 20, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
Briefing with Senior State Department Officials
on COVID-19: Updates on Health Impact and Assistance
for American Citizens Abroad
March 23, 2020
From the International Trade Administration
Global Outlook: United States Remains the Largest Destination
for FDI in the World
March 17, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
WTO Members Aim to Keep Up Momentum in Fisheries Subsidies Negotiations
March 23, 2020
WTO DG Welcomes G7 Leaders’ Statement on COVID-19
March 17, 2020
Trade Agreements
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USMCA
Rumored Rush to Start New North
American Trade Pact Adds to Concern
Crain’s Detroit Business, March 23, 2020
Canada OK of U.S.-Mexico-Canada Pact
Could Lead to June Implementation Date
CalChamber, March 20, 2020
U.S., Mexico Agree on Importance
of Trade Despite Border Restrictions
The New York Times, March 21, 2020
U.S. and Mexico to Curb Border
Travel to Control Coronavirus
The Associated Press, March 20, 2020
U.S.-Canada Joint Initiative:
Temporary Restriction of Travelers Crossing the
U.S.-Canada Border for Non-Essential Purposes
Government of Canada, March 20, 2020
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Japan Considering Taiwan’s CPTPP Inclusion
Taiwan News, March 22, 2020
Japan Scouts More Asian Players for TPP to Cut China Dependence
Nikkei Asian Review, March 21, 2020
Kenya, U.S. Deal ‘More Symbolic Than Economic’
Daily Nation, March 21, 2020
Partners Vow to Press on with Singing RCEP Deal
Bangkok Post, March 21, 2020
India: Trade with FTA Partner Countries Recorded 7.1 pc Growth
in 5 Years
Outlook India, March 20, 2020
Federal
ExIm Board Announces Open Meeting to Discuss COVID-19 Response Efforts
Export-Import Bank of the United States, March 23, 2020
Fed Makes Strongest Bid Yet to Protect Firms and Governments
The Associated Press, March 23, 2020
Trump Administration Ratchets Up Advisory:
Avoid International Travel
Los Angeles Times, March 19, 2020
Trump Signs Coronavirus Aid Package with Paid Sick Leave,
Free Testing
The Hill, March 18, 2020
White House Seeks $1-Trillion Economic Stimulus, Including Payouts
to Americans
Los Angeles Times, March 17, 2020
U.S. to Boost Tariffs on Airbus Planes Wednesday, Adding Pressure
on Airlines
The New York Times, March 17, 2020
California
With Coronavirus, California’s Economy Is in Uncharted Territory
CalMatters, March 22, 2020
Exemption Allows Farmwork Despite Lockdown
The Bakersfield Californian, March 22, 2020
California Avocado Crop Rebounds
The Packer, March 20, 2020
Legislative Analyst Takes First Look at Coronavirus Impact
on State Budget
CalChamber, March 20, 2020
Governor Issues Order to Help Meet Deliveries, Suspends Some Layoff Notice Requirements
CalChamber, March 19, 2020
Northern California Maritime Professionals Expedite Imports During Coronavirus Emergency
American Journal of Transportation, March 18, 2020
PMSA and Other Local Maritime Interests File Suit Against Proposed Oakland A’s Ballpark and Condominiums
American Journal of Transportation, March 18, 2020
‘There Won’t Be Anyone to Harvest the Crops.’ Coronavirus Travel Bans Squeeze Migrant Labor
Time, March 18, 2020
More International Articles
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COVID-19 Updates
John’s Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
with COVID-19 Interactive Map
Tracking the Spread of the
Coronavirus Outbreak in the U.S.
Bloomberg, March 2020
COVID-19 Tracker
Channel News Asia, March 2020
Tracking COVID-19 Together:
The Trade Policy Dimension
Global Trade Alert, March 23, 2020
COVID-19: Decisions Taken in Latin America
U.S. Chamber partnered with Directorio Legislativo: Strengthening Democracies in Latin America, March 17, 2020
The Economic Impact of the
Coronavirus Due to Travel Losses
Oxford Economics, March 16, 2020
ICC Calls G20 Leaders to Respond to Covid-19
International Chamber of Commerce, March 12, 2020
ICC–WHO JOINT STATEMENT:
An Unprecedented Private Sector Call
to Action to Tackle COVID-19
International Chamber of Commerce, March 3, 2020
COVID-19: ICC Strategic Response
International Chamber of Commerce, March 2020
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I.O.C. and Japan Agree to Postpone Tokyo Olympics
The New York Times, March 24, 2020
U.N. Chief Wants $2 Billion to Help Poor Countries Combat Coronavirus
Reuters, March 23, 2020
COVID-19 and Oil Price War Could Derail Two-Thirds
of the World’s Oil and Gas Project Sanctioning in 2020
American Journal of Transportation, March 23, 2020
Smile? The Results From the 2020 World Happiness Report Are In
The New York Times, March 20, 2020
G-7 Meeting Replaced with Teleconference Due to Coronavirus
Politico, March 19, 2020
EU Limits on Medical Gear Exports Put Poor Countries and Europeans at Risk
Peterson Institute for International Economies, March 19, 2020
Virus Strikes Brexit with Both Sides’ Top Officials in Isolation
Bloomberg, March 19, 2020
There Aren’t Enough Containers to Keep World Trade Flowing
American Journal of Transportation, March 18, 2020
Export Bans on Medical Supplies to Hamper Global Virus Response
American Journal of Transportation, March 18, 2020
Locked-Down Europe Faces Closed Borders, Economic Wounds and Dire Warnings
The New York Times, March 18, 2020
Reducing the Trade Deficit by Growing International Travel
U.S. Travel Association, February 2020
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