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Tuesday, April 21, 2020
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Governor Newsom Taps California Business,
Labor, Health Care and Community Leaders
for New Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery
Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, April 17, 2020
Including
CalChamber President and CEO, Allan Zaremberg
and CalChamber Board Members:
Ted Balestreri, Cannery Row Company (in his capacity
as chairman of the California Restaurant Association);
Dorene Dominguez, chairman and CEO,
The Vanir Group of Companies, Inc.;
Janet Lamkin, California president, United Airlines; and
Fred Ruiz, founder, Ruiz Foods.
Full list here.
CalChamber President and CEO
Allan Zaremberg Named to Governor’s Business/Jobs Recovery Task Force
CalChamber, April 20, 2020
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U.S. Delays Some Tariff Payments,
Leaves China Levies in Place
American Journal of Transportation, April 20, 2020
CSMS #42423171 – COVID-19 – 90 Day
Postponement of Payment for the Deposit
of Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes, and Fees
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, April 20, 2020
CSMS #42421561 – COVID-19 – Payment Instructions for 90-Day Postponement of Payment for the Deposit of Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes, and Fees
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, April 20, 2020
Executive Order on National Emergency Authority
to Temporarily Extend Deadlines
for Certain Estimated Payments
White House, April 19, 2020
Temporary Postponement of the Time
to Deposit Certain Estimated Duties, Taxes,
and Fees During the National Emergency
Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, April 19 2020
Brady: President Trump Helps U.S.
Manufacturing with Duty Deferral
GOP House Ways and Means Committee, April 19, 2020
Treasury and CBP Announce Deferment
of Duties and Fees for Certain Importers
During COVID-19 Response
U.S. Department of the Treasury, April 19, 2020
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CalChamber Companies in the News
Boeing Activates Airlift Capabilities for First COVID-19
Transport Mission
American Journal of Transportation, April 19, 2020
Southwest Grabs Spot as the World’s Largest Airline (This Week)
American Journal of Transportation, April 17, 2020
Boeing Soars on Plan to Reopen Seattle-Area Jetliner Factories
American Journal of Transportation, April 16, 2020
General Motors Says Will Make 1.5 Million Masks a Month in Mexico
Reuters, April 14, 2020
State Farm Mutual Returning $2 Billion Dividend
to Auto Insurance Customers
State Farm Newsroom, April 9, 2020
Trade Policy
From the White House
President Donald J. Trump Is Beginning the Next Phase
in Our Fight Against Coronavirus: Guidelines for Opening
Up America Again
April 16, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Announces Guidelines for Opening
Up America Again
April 16, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Is Demanding Accountability
from the World Health Organization
April 15, 2020
President Donald J. Trump Announces Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups
April 14, 2020
From the U.S. Trade Representative
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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
Federal Register, Deadline June 25, 2020
Notice of Product Exclusion Extensions: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Federal Register, April 10, 2020
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Brazil – U.S. Joint Statement on Enhancement of Bilateral Economic and Trade Partnership
April 17, 2020
From the U.S. Department of State
The United States Is Assisting Pacific Island Countries to Respond
to COVID-19
April 21, 2020
Support for 5G and Internet of Things Development
April 16, 2020
Release of U.S. Government Action Plan to Support the International Response to COVID-19
April 16, 2020
UPDATE: The United States Is Continuing to Lead the Humanitarian and Health Assistance Response to COVID-19
April 16, 2020
From the World Trade Organization
DG Azevêdo Welcomes G20 Farm Ministers’ Commitment
to Safeguard Global Food Security
April 21, 2020
Heads of WTO, WHO Cite Importance of Open Trade in Ensuring Flow of Vital Medical Supplies
April 20, 2020
WTO Members Discuss Use of Virtual Platforms During
COVID-19 Lockdown
April 17, 2020
Trade Agreements
South Korea Takes Part in Videoconferences for Asia-Pacific
Trade Deal
Yonhap News Agency, April 19, 2020
U.S., Brazil to Aim for Trade Facilitation Deal in 2020
Deccan Herald, April 18, 2020
Britain, Ukraine to Sign New Deal on Free Trade, Strategic Partnership
Kyiv Post, April 16, 2020
Economic Havoc Wreaked by Coronavirus Has Likely Throttled
U.S.-China Trade Deal, Experts Say
South China Morning Post, April 15, 2020
Federal
Several States Move to Reopen Economy as Disruptions
from Coronavirus Rise
The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2020
Trump Suggests Restrictions at Canada-U.S. Border Could
Soon Be Eased
Toronto CityNews, April 15, 2020
U.S. Industry Lobbies Mexico to Protect Supply Chains
During Pandemic
Reuters, April 15, 2020
China’s Logistics Capabilities for Expeditionary Operations
U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission, April 15, 2020
California
California Is Now in a Recession That Could Last Years,
State Fiscal Experts Say
The Sacramento Bee, April 20, 2020
Port of Oakland Welcomes 19,200 TEU MSC Anna, One
of the Largest Container Ships to Call North America
American Journal of Transportation, April 17, 2020
More International Articles
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COVID-19 Updates
Italy to Relax Lockdown in Key Step
for Europe’s Virus Fight
Bloomberg, April 21, 2020
Nations Credited with Fast Response
to Coronavirus Moving
to Gradually Reopen Businesses
The Washington Post, April 20, 2020
Europe Slowly Emerges
from Coronavirus Lockdown
The Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2020
Japan’s Exports Slumps as Coronavirus
Hits U.S., Chinese Demand
Reuters, April 19, 2020
Poorer Nations Face Bigger Risk
in Easing Virus Restrictions
The Associated Press, April 17, 2020
U.S. Asks China to Revise Export Rules
for Coronavirus Medical Gear
Reuters, April 16, 2020
Wuhan Starts Testing to Determine Level
of Immunity from Coronavirus
The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2020
Japan’s Abe Declares Nationwide State
of Emergency
The Wall Street Journal, April 16, 2020
Germany Plans Cautious 1st Steps
to Restart Public Life
The Associated Press, April 15, 2020
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Oil-Price Crash Deepens, Weighs on Global Markets
The Wall Street Journal, April 21, 2020
China Rolls Out Pilot Test of Digital Currency
The Wall Street Journal, April 20, 2020
Forecasts from World Bank Project First Global Poverty Increase Since 1998
Politico, April 20, 2020
‘Cartels Are Scrambling’: Virus Snarls Global Drug Trade
ABC News, April 19, 2020
How China’s Didi Chuxing Quietly Grew into a Latin American
Ride-Hailing Giant
South China Morning Post, April 19, 2020
‘A Failure Foretold’: Mexican President’s Business Brawl
Gets Political
Reuters, April 19, 2020
Pemex Debt Slashed to Junk as Moody’s Downgrades Batter
Mexico Oil Company
Reuters, April 17, 2020
China’s Economy Shrinks, Ending a Nearly Half-Century of Growth
The New York Times, April 16, 2020
The Crash of the $8.5 Billion Global Flower Trade
Bloomberg, April 16, 2020
The ‘Mad Rush’ for Medical Gear Triples Air Cargo Rates
American Journal of Transportation, April 16, 2020
Poverty and Distributional Impacts of COVID-19: Potential Channels
of Impact and Mitigating Policies
World Bank, April 16, 2020
Brazilian Agri-Business Exploring and Confirming New Markets
MercoPress, April 15, 2020
Argentina Is Readying to Announce Terms of the U.S.
$83 Billion Debt Restructure
MercoPress, April 15, 2020
Mexico’s 100,000 BPD Contribution to OPEC+ Oil Cuts Will Last
Two Months
Reuters, April 15, 2020
The Virus Is About to Hit Banana Supplies Next
Yahoo Finance, April 15, 2020
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