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Trade Update - Tuesday, February 9, 2016
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Hyatt Regency Changchun Hotel Opens in Northeast China
GT Spirit, February 8, 2016
UPS Congratulates TPP Countries On Signing
Of Unprecedented Trade Deal
American Journal of Transportation, February 3, 2016
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
WTO issues call for papers for 2016 WTO Essay Award
for Young Economists
From the White House
FACT SHEET: The President’s Fiscal Year 2017 Budget: Overview
Statement by the President on the Economy
FACT SHEET: Peace Colombia -- A New Era of Partnership
between the United States and Colombia
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Announces Awardees
of $10 Million in Grants to Advance Innovation Across America
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Completes
Fact-Finding Mission With President's Advisory Council
on Doing Business in Africa
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker Delivers Remarks
at Inauguration of the Tornillo-Guadalupe Port of Entry
and International Bridge
EU-U.S. Privacy Shield
Trade Agreements
Pacific trade pact means more jobs, higher wages for north state
Christopher Cabaldon, West Sacramento Mayor, Sacramento Bee, February 7, 2016
40% of World’s Economy Signs TPP Trade Deal
Voice of America, February 5, 2016
Signing of Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal opens
up tough battle in U.S.
Los Angeles Times, February 4, 2016
Brady Statement on TPP Signing
House Committee on Ways and Means, February 3, 2016
U.S. Machinery Exports: Discovering the Benefits of TPP
**ITA Blog, February 3, 2016
Staying on top with TPP
The Hill, February 3, 2016
Don’t neglect Bay Area’s European ties in pursuit of Asian trade pact
Bay Area Council Economic Institute, January 2016
Federal
U.S. trade deficit widens as exports fall
Reuters, February 5, 2016
United States and Cuba Hold Technical Talks
on Human Smuggling and Fraud Prevention
U.S. Department of State, February 5, 2016
California
CA Exports See First Annual Decline Since 2009
Beacon Economics, February 5, 2016
Oakland port seeks to navigate past terminal operator's bankruptcy
Inside Bay Area, February 4, 2016
Californians want rum-crazy Cuba to start drinking wine
The Sacramento Bee, February 3, 2016
More International Articles
Chinese, Brazilian economies seen stabilizing: OECD
Reuters, February 8, 2016
How to Fix the Euro: Top Bankers Urge Closer Ties
Associated Press, February 8, 2016
India Sees Growth Exceeding Estimate as Modi Prepares Budget
Bloomberg, February 8, 2016
Puerto Rico Acknowledges Ceding Control Key to Debt Accord
Bloomberg, February 5, 2016
President Santos Welcomes Formation of CEO Advisory Board
U.S. Business Leaders to Bring Expertise to Colombia’s Post-conflict Economy
Embassy of Colombia in the U.S., February 6, 2016
Fiji leads Pacific countries in inter-regional exports
Fiji Village, February 4, 2016
Report: China's yuan to erode, not end, dollar's dominance
The Sacramento Bee, February 4, 2016
Turkey looks to more than double trade with Latin America, Iran
Reuters, February 2, 2016
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