House vote on US-Peru FTA expected this week!!! The Peru Deal Advances The case for U.S.-Peru free trade remains strong. Affecting $8.8 billion worth of goods and services annually, the deal would benefit a pro-American government in Latin America and open a market to U.S. producers of everything from financial services to grain. Washington Post, November 2, 2007
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Visit Spotlights Continuing Abundant Trade Opportunities
in Chile
Nearly four years after implementation of the U.S.-Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), opportunities in Chile continue to abound, according to the head of the American Chamber of Commerce in Chile. Mateo Budinich, president of the American Chamber in Chile, stopped by the California Chamber of Commerce recently to emphasize that California companies should keep Chile in mind when planning future trade and investment projects.
CalChamber, October 31, 2007
Australians See Interest Rates as Issue, Polls Show
By deflating the cost of manufactured goods and inflating the cost of raw materials, China has created unprecedented boom times in resource-rich nations like Australia. As a result, the concerns of the electorate have shifted from jobs and wages and toward longer-term quality-of-life issues that vex the mass-affluent: education, the environment, and the scourge of all savers, inflation.
International Herald Tribune, November 5, 2007
China Bars Exports by 750 Toy Makers
Chinese regulators said Thursday that they had suspended the export licenses of more than 700 toy companies because of quality control problems, according to the state-controlled media. The government also said that another 690 toy factories in southern China were ordered to improve their facilities or face similar punishment. International Herald Tribune, November 2, 2007
Trade Policy
Schwab, Conner to Lead Congressional Delegation Visit to Colombia WASHINGTON DC - U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab and Acting U. S. Secretary of Agriculture Chuck Conner announced today they will lead a congressional delegation to Colombia November 2-4 as part of the Administration's efforts to help educate Members of Congress about the progress under Plan Colombia, advances in democracy and human rights in Colombia, and the importance of our free trade agreement with this strong Latin American ally.USTR – Wed, 31 Oct 2007
U.S.-Peru Free Trade Agreement
A bilateral FTA 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
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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
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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
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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
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