World’s Largest Tech Trade Show
Seeking California Businesses The California
Chamber of Commerce is encouraging its members to
attend a December 3 presentation on the benefits to
businesses that participate at CeBIT, the world’s
leading trade fair for digital business solutions
and information and communications. CalChamber, November 20, 2008
European Leaders Looking for Common Ground
in an Economic Crisis President Nicolas Sarkozy of
France and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany met on Monday
to work out a coordinated response to Europe’s deepening
recession. But when it came to specifics, they agreed only on
what they did not want: to do what Britain did and cut the
sales tax. New York Times, November 25,
2008
South Korea's Major Discount Stores to Sell US
Beef U.S. beef will be back on supermarket shelves in
South Korea, major discount department stores said Tuesday.
South Koreans protested in the streets for weeks when the
government decided in June to lift a 2003 ban on imports of
U.S. beef. BusinessWeek, November 25,
2008
Richardson to be Commerce Secretary President-elect Barack Obama has chosen New Mexico Gov.
Bill Richardson to be commerce secretary, adding a prominent
Hispanic and one-time Democratic rival to his expanding
Cabinet. Obama planned to announce the nomination after
Thanksgiving, according to a Democratic official familiar with
the discussions. The official was not authorized to speak
publicly about the negotiations and did so on condition of
anonymity. Los Angeles Times,
November 24, 2008
CalChamber Companies in the
News
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California
Coalition For Free Trade The
CalChamber Council for International Trade (CIT) is urging
members of the business community to join (click
here to download membership form) its coalition working to
secure congressional approval of the free trade agreements
(FTAs) with Colombia, Panama and South Korea. Companies or
associations that join the California Coalition for Free Trade
will be included on the rapidly growing list of FTA
supporters. There is no cost to join the coalition, which will
keep members apprised of its activities and how to be
supportive of the FTAs. For more information on the FTAs or to
join the coalition, visit www.calchamber.com/international
U.S.-Colombian
Trade Promotion Agreement A bilateral TPA that
will lower tariffs and foster increased trade between both
countries. This agreement is a critical element of a possible
U.S.-Andean Free Trade Agreement and of the U.S. strategy to
liberalize trade through bilateral, regional and multilateral
initiatives. CalChamber position: Support Status:
Pending Congressional Action Click
here for Additional Information
U.S.-Panama
Free Trade Agreement A bilateral FTA that will
lower tariffs and foster increased trade between both
countries. A U.S.-Panama Free Trade Agreement is a critical
element of the U.S. strategy to liberalize trade through
multilateral, regional and bilateral initiatives. The
agreement will also increase momentum toward lowering trade
barriers and set a positive example for other small economies
in the Western Hemisphere. CalChamber position: Support
Status: Pending Congressional Action Click here for additional
information
U.S.-Korea Free Trade
Agreement A bilateral FTA which will lower tariffs
and foster increased trade between both countries and is a
critical element of the U.S. strategy to liberalize trade
through multilateral, regional and bilateral initiatives.
CalChamber position: Support Status: Pending
Congressional Action Click here for additional
information
California Leads Fight Against Climate Change on
Global Level Los Angeles Times ,
November 20, 2008 California formally moved to
spread its can-do global warming gospel around the world,
signing a declaration Wednesday with 11 other U.S. states and
provinces or states in five other countries to help them slash
their greenhouse gas emissions. California's unusual
state-level diplomacy comes as President-elect Barack Obama
has pledged to invigorate U.S. participation in negotiations
for a successor to the Kyoto Protocol, which took effect in
2005 -- and which the Bush administration declined to
join.
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