Tuesday, September 22, 2015
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CalChamber Companies in the News
China's president to meet tech titans, visit Boeing in start to U.S. visit
Reuters, September 22, 2015
Disney hones "Star Wars" strategy in China, Latin America
Marketplace, September 21, 2015
Verizon first to offer cellphone roaming in Cuba
Reuters, September 17, 2015
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
Azevêdo: WTO and UNCTAD are united in supporting development
DG Azevêdo: a package of issues for Nairobi may be within reach
Azevêdo encourages WTO members to consider benefits
of procurement pact
From the White House
Readout of the President's Call With Cuban President Raul Castro
Remarks by the President to the Business Roundtable
5 Indicators That Show We Turned a Depression-Like Shock into a Six-Year Expansion
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Travel to Seattle
for Chinese President Xi’s West Coast Visit
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Addresses U.S.-India Commercial and Economic Relationship at Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace
U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce Bruce Andrews Announces Business Development Mission to India
Insight on Crafting an e-Commerce Strategy for Europe
**ITA Blog
Deputy Secretary Bruce Andrews Travels to China to Participate
in the WEF Annual Meeting of the New Champions
and Strengthen Economic Ties
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Remarks by Ambassador Michael Froman
at the CSIS Asian Architecture Conference
United States and Indonesia Agree to Steps to Deepen Trade Ties
Trade Agreements
Malmström: EU leaders must fight for TTIP
Politico, September 17, 2015
How Trans-Pacific Partnership Benefits U.S. Trade
**ITA Blog, September 15, 2015
Federal
Lawmakers Urge Administration to Address Trade Opportunities,
Concerns at U.S.-India Strategic & Commercial Dialogue Meeting
Committee on Ways and Means, September 21, 2015
Housing Starts in U.S. Fall in Sign of Slow, Steady Recovery
Bloomberg, September 17, 2015
House Plans Vote on Bill to Lift Ban on Oil Exports
The Wall Street Journal, September 15, 2015
California
Governor Brown to Co-Chair U.S.-China Governors Forum,
Meet with President Xi of the People's Republic of China
on Tuesday in Seattle
Governor's Office, September 18, 2015
Chinese, US Firms Hope to Resurrect California-Vegas Train
Associated Press, September 17, 2015
Unfair competition hurting U.S. airlines, related businesses
in California: Guest commentary
Los Angeles Daily News, September 17, 2015
More International Articles
India dinner, Xi visit kick off busy trade week
Politico, September 21, 2015
Chinese President Xi Jinping eager to be seen as an equal
in U.S. visit
Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2015
Triumphant Tsipras returns to fight for Greek economy,
debt relief
Reuters, September 21, 2015
New Iceland-EU Trade Deal Agreed
Iceland Review, September 18, 2015
India Can Boost Exports by $500 Billion With Trade Liberalization: Study
NDTV, September 18, 2015
U.S., EU Said to Prepare to Keep Russian Sanctions Next Year
Bloomberg, September 17, 2015
Croatia overwhelmed by flood of migrants, EU calls summit
Reuters, September 17, 2015
As Old China Slows, New China Still Closed to Foreign Firms
Bloomberg, September 16, 2015
S&P Downgrades Japan
The Wall Street Journal, September 16, 2015
Things Are Looking Good for the Euro-Area Consumer
Bloomberg, September 16, 2015
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