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Tuesday, May 14, 2013
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Featured Headlines
General Council appoints Azevêdo as next Director-General, Lamy pledges smooth transition
WTO, May 14, 2013
International Trade: Exports Continue as Bright Spots
for California Economy
CalChamber, May 10, 2013
CalChamber Companies in the News
Home Depot helps after thieves hit Habitat for Humanity
KSDK.com, May 10, 2013
Gap April revenue rises
Bloomberg, May 9, 2013
Amazon Earns Customer Loyalty With Integrity, Not Rewards
Forbes, May 9, 2013
Toyota profit more than doubles
USA Today, May 8, 2013
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
Trade Policy Review: Macao, China
Troika recommends Carvalho de Azevêdo to be the next WTO Director-General
Austria offers EUR 200,000 to WTO training programme
for developing countries
From the White House
WEEKLY ADDRESS: Growing the Housing Market
and Supporting our Homeowners
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel
to the UK and Germany
Readout of the President's Call with King Mohammed VI
of Morocco
Obama Administration Launches Competition for Three New Manufacturing Innovation Institutes
Obama Administration Releases Historic Open Data Rules to Enhance Government Efficiency and Fuel Economic Growth
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Ollanta Humala of Peru
Statement by the Press Secretary on the Visit of President Sebastián Piñera of Chile
Vice President Biden, Dr. Jill Biden to Travel to Brazil, Colombia, and Trinidad and Tobago
Joint Declaration in Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary
of the Alliance between the Republic of Korea and the United States of America
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Begins Trade Mission to Brazil, Colombia, Panama
Latin America Presents Growing Opportunities
for American Companies
Trade Winds Asia 2013
**ITA Blog
Obama Administration Seeks Applicants for First Phase
of ‘Investing in Manufacturing Communities’ Partnership
Celebrating a Strategy to Increase Travel and Tourism
and Create Jobs
**ITA Blog
Deputy Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank Announces Appointments to Travel and Tourism Advisory Board
Commerce-Supported Student Recruitment Group Opens Office
in Vietnam
**ITA Blog
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Statement by U.S. Ambassador to the WTO Michael Punke
at the Fourth WTO Trade Policy Review of Macau, China
Deputy Assistant U.S. Trade Representative Burr Highlights Bilateral and Investment Trade Opportunities for Afghanistan and the United States
WTO Dispute Settlement Proceedings: Indonesia B Importation of Horticultural Products, Animals, and Animal Products
U.S. Welcomes New World Trade Organization Director-General Designee
Negotiating Objectives: Japan's Participation in the Proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership Trade Agreement
California
‘Job Killer’ that Hurts Struggling Small Firms/Start-Ups
on Hold for Now
CalChamber, May 9, 2013
Federal
Increasing US Exports - The Real Challenge
By Sherwin Pomerantz, Atid EDI Ltd. - Jerusalem, May 9, 2013
More International Articles
Electronic Trade to Spur Mumbai Volume 20% Seoul’s:
India Credit
Bloomberg Businessweek, May 14, 2013
Import prices fall; lower oil prices to help households
Reuters, May 14, 2013
France Leads Europe in Growing Disillusionment With EU
Bloomberg, May 13, 2013
High-tech pushes for more in immigration bill
Contra Costa Times, May 13, 2013
Sacramento seeks lucrative trade ties with Chinese city
of 28 million people
The Sacramento Bee, May 13, 2013
UK's Cameron urges "everything on table" in U.S.-EU trade talks
Reuters, May 13, 2013
Europe Tries to Boost Economy After Pressure From U.S.
Bloomberg, May 13, 2013
Mixed signals for the global economy
Reuters, May 12, 2013
San Diego Mayor Building Economic Bridges to Tijuana
The New York Times, May 12, 2013
New Brazil WTO Chief To Tilt Towards China
Forbes, May 11, 2013
S Korean Leader Talks Trade, Tourism in California
ABC News, May 10, 2013
Despite winning top world trade job, even Brazil looks beyond WTO
Reuters, May 10, 2013
Heading to G7, U.S. tells Japan to stick to currency rules
Reuters, May 10, 2013
Canada Adds 12,500 FT Jobs as Unemployment Rate Holds at 7.2%
CTV News, May 10, 2013
G7 finance chiefs to discuss bank reform push
Reuters, May 9, 2013
U.K. Industrial Output Rises More Than Forecast on Energy
Bloomberg, May 9, 2013
Azevedo looks to resurrect WTO with patient diplomacy
Reuters, May 8, 2013
IMF’s Lipton Says U.S. Economy Held Back by Government
Bloomberg, May 8, 2013
Analysis: From the fringe of Europe, Romania
and Bulgaria seek EU acceptance
Reuters, May 8, 2013
Foreign Food Inspections on Decline as Illnesses
From Imported Goods Rise
The New York Times, May 7, 2013
U.S. requests talks with Bahrain over 2011 labor crackdown
Reuters, May 7, 2013
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