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CalChamber Companies in the News
Citibank names new head of retail banking for Singapore
Straits Times, September 3, 2015
Deloitte to open Galway office, creating 30 jobs
RTE News, September 3, 2015
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
China ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement
Chinese Taipei ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement
Belize, Switzerland ratify Trade Facilitation Agreement
From the White House
The Employment Situation in August
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Presidential Ambassadors for Global Entrepreneurship: A Path Forward in Supporting Entrepreneurs Domestically and Abroad
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker
on International Trade in Goods and Services in July 2015
U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker Appoints New Chair
Of U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum
A Timely Portrait of America’s Business Owners
from the Annual Survey of Entrepreneurs
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Update on the Trans-Pacific Partnership Negotiations
Trade Agreements
Develop American innovation to keep us competitive globally
Op-ed by Ryan Brooks, Outfront Media, September 5, 2015
Federal
U.S. trade deficit smallest in five months
Reuters, September 3, 2015
U.S. private payrolls rise steadily; productivity revised up
Reuters, September 2, 2015
California
California Exports Hold Steady, Well Ahead of National Pace
The Sacramento Bee, September 3, 2015
Port of Oakland operating at full speed after labor strife
San Francisco Chronicle, September 1, 2015
More International Articles
China Trade Shrinks in Latest Sign of Economic Weakness
The Sacramento Bee, September 7, 2015
US renewal of trade deal with Africa is a win-win
Gulf News, September 4, 2015
G20 promises transparency on rate moves
as global economy disappoints
Reuters, September 4, 2015
Tufts University professor confirmed as Mexico's ambassador
to U.S.
Fox News Latino, September 3, 2015
Not Even 'Scissorhands' Can Cut Brazil Out of Its Fiscal Trap
Bloomberg, September 3, 2015
Healthy export growth helps cut Canada's trade deficit in July
Reuters, September 3, 2015
Gabon Wants to Save Its Forest Elephants to Lure Tourists
Bloomberg, September 2, 2015
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