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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
FedEx's Smith: No Growth Without 'Decisive' Change
in Global Trade Policies
Forbes, March 4, 2014
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
Azevêdo: “The WTO needs America, and America needs the WTO”
From the White House
The 2014 Economic Report of the President
FACT SHEET: The United States and Chile
President Obama Announces Presidential Delegation
to the Republic of Chile to Attend the Inauguration
of Her Excellency Michelle Bachelet
The Employment Situation in February
Remarks by the President Announcing the FY2015 Budget
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Department of Commerce releases FY 2014-2018 Strategic Plan
Remarks in Abu Dhabi on First Leg of Middle East Trade Mission
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker
on International Trade in Goods and Services in January 2014
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Begins Trade Mission
to Middle East
From the U.S. Trade Representative
United States and Iraq Hold Inaugural Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Meeting and Register Progress
on Bilateral Issues
Trade Agreements
Negotiators meet for the fourth round of Transatlantic Trade
and Investment Partnership (T-TIP) talks
USTR, March 10, 2014
A Bold Trade Agenda for 2014
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, March 4, 2014
U.S.-Chile Trade Pact Dazzles After First Decade
US Chamber of Commerce, February 28, 2014
Federal
U.S. trade deficit steady in January as exports bounce back
Reuters, March 7, 2014
California
California exports post modest gain in January
The Sacramento Bee, March 7, 2014
Japanese investment in Southern California remains strong,
consul general says
Los Angeles Daily News, March 6, 2014
Obama seeks millions to expand ports of entry
The Sacramento Bee, March 4, 2014
More International Articles
Will Korean TPP Participation Be Accelerated with FTA with Canada?
Business Korea, March 10, 2014
Spain Revival Seen as Development Bank Changes Strategy: Economy
Bloomberg, March 10, 2014
Li Target Challenged by China Exports, Producer Prices
Bloomberg, March 9, 2014
Peru to launch free trade agreement talks with Indonesia this year
Peru This Week-Peru, March 5, 2014
Spending by international visitors to U.S. breaks record in 2013
Los Angeles Times, March 4, 2014
The fight is between Nicolás Maduro and the Venezuelan people
Charles Shapiro, Institute of the Americas, featured in the Miami Herald, February 26, 2014
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