Council for International Trade - Trade Update
 


Next CITU will be on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.

Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Featured Headlines

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Canada Day Lunch Focuses on Investors
Helping Build Sustainable Economic Future

CalChamber, February 28, 2023

Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis
Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis

CalChamber Companies in the News

CalChamber Board Member Margaret Wong,
President & CEO of McWong International
receives award for Excellence in Diversity
and Inclusion Award from CSU Sacramento.

FedEx Launches 50 Days of Caring to Celebrate its 50th Anniversary
FedEx Newsroom, February 27, 2023

Chevron Announces Lower Carbon LNG Fleet Modification Project with Sembcorp Marine
Chevron Newsroom, February 26, 2023

CalChamber Member United Airlines and Air Canada and to Offer More than 260 Daily Transborder Flights and Two New Routes this Summer
United Airlines, February 23, 2023

Trade Policy

From the White House

Readout of the Trilateral United States – Japan – Republic of Korea Economic Security Dialogue
February 28, 2023

President Biden Announces Key Nominees (Including Ambassadors to Gabon and Uganda)
February 27, 2023

A Proclamation on Adjusting Imports of Aluminum Into the United States
February 24, 2023

President Biden Announces U.S. Nomination of Ajay Banga to Lead World Bank
February 23, 2023

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with European Commission Director-General for Taxation and Customs Union Thomas Gerassimos
February 28, 2023

Readout of Deputy Secretary Graves’ Meeting with European Commission Director-General for Trade Sabine Weyand
February 28, 2023

Biden-Harris Administration Launches First CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity
February 28, 2023

U.S. Commerce Secretary Raimondo Outlines Vision for Implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act
February 24, 2023

United States to Participate in Second Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) Negotiating Round in Indonesia
February 24, 2023

Statement by Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on the Imposition of Higher Section 232 Tariffs on Imports of Russian Aluminum
February 24, 2023

From the U.S. Trade Representative

USTR Seeks Public Comment on COVID-Related Product Exclusions: China’s Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation
Comments open until March 7, 2023.

 

USTR Releases Annual Report
on China’s WTO Compliance

February 24, 2023

United States to Participate in Second Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Negotiating Round in Indonesia
February 24, 2023

Statement by Ambassador Katherine Tai on the Imposition of Higher Tariffs on Additional Imports from Russia
February 24, 2023

USTR Announces Christopher Wilson as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Japan, Korea and APEC Affairs
February 23, 2023

Joint Statement from the 9th U.S.-Pakistan TIFA Council Ministerial
February 23, 2023

Joint Statement: U.S.-Pakistan Efforts in Promoting Women’s Economic Empowerment
February 23, 2023

Statement from Ambassador Katherine Tai on USMCA Free Trade Commission Decision on North American Competitiveness
February 23, 2023

From the U.S. Department of State

Joint Statement on Advancing the U.S.-Mongolia Economic Partnership
February 28, 2023

U.S.-Uzbekistan Relations
February 28, 2023

Economic Resilience in Central Asia Initiative
February 28, 2023

U.S.-Kazakhstan Relations
February 27, 2023

Joint Statement on the U.S.-Oman Strategic Dialogue
February 23, 2023

Joint Statement on the Strategic Dialogue between Slovenia and the United States
February 23, 2023

From the International Trade Administration

The Road to Trade Winds ASEAN: Philippines
February 24, 2023

From the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.

Export-Import Bank of the United States Chair Reta Jo Lewis Met with Government and Private Sector Leaders in Bahrain This Week
February 24, 2023

Export-Import Bank of the United States Supports Second Renewal of Supply Chain Finance Guarantee Supporting United States Steel Corporation
February 24, 2023

Export-Import Bank of the United States Signs $500 Million Memorandum of Understanding with the Sultanate of Oman
February 23, 2023

From the World Trade Organization

DG Okonjo-Iweala: “We Cannot Afford to Have an MC13 that Does Not Deliver”
February 28, 2023

DDG Ellard Calls for Strengthening Global Ocean Governance at World Ocean Summit
February 28, 2023

Farm Talks Restart with Positive Momentum, Focus on Food Security
February 27, 2023

The WTO Can’t Stop China’s Bad Behavior, USTR Reports
Politico, February 24, 2023

WTO Note Finds Global Trade Resilient Following One Year of War in Ukraine
February 23, 2023

Trade Agreements

What’s In the Northern Ireland Brexit Deal?
ere Are Top Five Takeaways

Bloomberg, February 27, 2023

Statement from President Joe Biden
on the Windsor Framework

White House, February 27, 2023

UK and EU agree to crucial Northern Ireland
trade deal in Brexit breakthrough

CNBC, February 27, 2023

US Lawmaker Concern Over Mexico Steel Revives Trump-Era Conflict
Bloomberg, February 25, 2023

Germany’s Scholz Committed for Free Trade Deal Between India, EU
Reuters, February 25, 2023

Peru Becomes first Pacific Alliance Member to Ratify Bloc’s Trade Deal with Singapore
The Straits Times, February 24, 2023

U.S., Mexico, Canada Launch Effort to Support Trade During Emergencies
Inside Trade, February 23, 2023

Philippines to Join Largest Trade Pact After Senate Approval
Bloomberg, February 21, 2023

Pakistan Seeks Breakthroughs in High-Level U.S. Trade Talks
Reuters, February 21, 2023

Federal

Eric Garcetti Hearing for India Ambassadorship on Tuesday
Senate Foreign Relations Committee

US Importers Demand Refund of Trump-Era Tariffs on Chinese Goods Worth Billions of Dollars
South China Morning Post, February 28, 2023

US Eyes Trade Deals with Allies to Ease Clash Over Electric Car Subsidies
The New York Times, February 24, 2023

California

West Coast Trade Report – January 2023
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, January 2023

More International Articles

Insight – The Impact of Recent South American Free Trade Agreements on Australian Agriculture
AusTrade, February 27, 2023

China’s EU Ambassador Says EU Leaders May Visit China by Mid-2023
Reuters, February 25, 2023

Ukraine War’s Impact on Trade Not as Bad as Expected: WTO
Reuters, February 23, 2023

Canada Trade Minister Says Trade Talks with Taiwan are Part of a Larger Indo-Pacific Strategy
CNBC, February 21, 2023