California Chamber of Commerce Council for International Trade - Trade Update Newsletter

 
 

Tuesday, July 11, 2023

Featured Headlines

APEC

San Francisco Mayor London Breed
Announces Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Honorary Committee Members

Office of Mayor London Breed, June 30, 2023

 

California Funds $1.5 Billion
in Port Infrastructure Upgrades

CalChamber, July 7, 2023

Governor Newsom Announces $1.5 Billion
in Port Infrastructure Upgrades to
Power Nation-Leading Supply Chain

Office of Governor Gavin Newsom, July 6, 2023

CalChamber Companies in the News

Blue Diamond Growers Appreciates Removal of India’s Retaliatory Tariff on Almonds
PR Newswire, June 30, 2023

The Wonderful Company Opens the Application Window for $1 Million Central Valley Community Grants
The Wonderful Company, July 5, 2023

California Works: San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
CalChamber, June 30, 2023

Boeing Completes T-7A First Flight With U.S. Air Force
Boeing Mediaroom, June 28, 2023

Trade Policy

From the White House

President Biden’s Readouts from the last week:
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak of the United Kingdom
President Recep Tayyıp Erdoğan of Türkiye
Prime Minister Kristersson of Sweden
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis of Greece

Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the Visit of Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson of Sweden
July 1, 2023

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Releases 2023 National Export Strategy
June 29, 2023

Statement from U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on the European Union-U.S. Data Privacy Framework
July 3, 2023

Readout of Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity Virtual Ministerial
June 29, 2023

From the U.S. Trade Representative

USTR Requests Comments on Advancing Inclusive, Worker-Centered Trade Policy
Submit comments here by August 11.

Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Canada’s Minister of International Trade, Export Promotion, Small Business, and Economic Development, Mary Ng
July 6, 2023

Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy, Raquel Buenrostro
July 6, 2023

US-Mexico-Canada Trade Meeting to Skirt Major Disputes, USTR Says
Reuters, July 5, 2023

United States, Mexico, and Canada Hold the Second Meeting of the Labor Council under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
June 29, 2023

From the U.S. Department of State

Secretary Blinken’s Remarks at the CARICOM Plenary
July 5, 2023

From the Bureau of Economic Analysis

New Foreign Direct Investment in the United States, 2022
July 10, 2023

U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2023
July 6, 2023

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

Export-Import Bank of the United States Releases 2022 Competitiveness Report
June 30, 2023

Export-Import Bank of the United States Chair Reta Jo Lewis Tours Silicon Valley
June 30, 2023

From the World Trade Organization

U.S. Keeps Mum on Its Ideas for Reforming WTO Dispute Settlement
Politico, July 5, 2023

Resolution of WTO Disputes Will Strengthen India-US Trade Ties
Tribune India, July 10, 2023

Investment Facilitation Negotiators Announce Deal on Agreement’s Text
July 6, 2023

Working Party Injects Fresh Momentum into Azerbaijan’s WTO Accession Process
July 6, 2023

WTO Issues New Edition of World Tariff Profiles
July 6, 2023

Report Shows Many G20 Export Restrictions Remain in Place, Including on Food and Fertilizers
July 4, 2023

New Report Looks Into Boosting Developing Countries’ Participation in Services Trade
July 3, 2023

Trade Agreements

European Union and New Zealand Sign Free Trade Deal That’s Expected to Boost Trade By Up to 30%
Associated Press, July 10, 2023

India to Hold Trade Deal Talks with UK, European Nations on July 10-11
Reuters, July 9, 2023

Australian Trade Minister Flies to Brussels for Free Trade Talks
Bloomberg, July 8, 2023

UK to Sign Pacific Trade Deal, Shifting Focus to China
Bloomberg, July 7, 2023

Ukraine Asks to Join CPTPP Trade Pact
Reuters, July 6, 2023

New Zealand’s Hipkins Sees Export Lift From EU Free Trade Deal
Bloomberg, July 6, 2023

How to Get the IPEF Talks Back on Track
Nikkei Asia, July 6, 2023

Lula Says Mercosur Eyeing Fresh Trade Deals, Increased Regional Commerce
Reuters, July 4, 2023

Brazil’s Lula Says Mercosur Looking for ‘Win-Win’ Trade Deal with EU
Reuters, July 4, 2023

China, Honduras Launch Negotiations Over Free Trade Agreement
Reuters, July 3, 2023

Federal

Yellen Eyes New ‘Phase’ in U.S.-China Relations
Politico, July 10, 2023

EU Approves Data-Transfer Deal With U.S., Averting Potential Halt in Flows
The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2023

Yellen Says China Talks ‘Productive’ at End of Beijing Trip
Politico, July 8, 2023

What Immigration Trends Mean for U.S. Population and Economic Growth
Los Angeles Times, July 7, 2023

Analysis: Decades of US Corn Export Dominance Fade as Brazil Seizes Top Supplier Crown
Reuters, July 7, 2023

US to Curb China Access to Cloud Services Like Amazon, WSJ Says
Bloomberg, July 3, 2023

Biden’s Trade Experiment is Ticking People Off. His Trade Rep is on the Receiving End.
Politico, July 2, 2023

California

California’s Travel Economy on the Mend;
Travel Spending Increased 30% in 2022

CalChamber, July 10, 2023

More International Articles

B.C. Port Strike Day 10: Talks Resume as Economic Cost from Stoppage Rises
Global News, July 10, 2023

Subsidies Race Casts Pall Over Global Free Trade
Nikkei Asia, July 8, 2023

The British Ambassador Spills the Tea on Biden, Sunak and Ukraine
Politico, July 7, 2023

Global Shipping Industry Faces Head Winds Over Going Green
The Washington Post, July 3, 2023

Biden’s Hydrogen Bombshell Leaves Europe in the Dust
Politico, July 5, 2023

Panama Canal to Keep Limits in Place as Drought Hits Lake Levels
American Journal of Transportation, June 29, 2023