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Trade Update - Tuesday, April 19, 2016
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Southwest Airlines Connects Los Angeles Travelers To Costa Rica’s Golden Beaches
PR Newswire, April 12, 2016
Blue Diamond Almonds Market Update
Blue Diamond Growers, April 13, 2016
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
DG Azevêdo: LDC issues remain a clear priority
DG Azevêdo: WTO can help Viet Nam build on its ‘phenomenal’ progress in recent years
DG Azevêdo: A healthy trading system requires progress and engagement at all levels
DG Azevêdo: WTO agreements can help Indonesia secure further growth
LDCs urge rapid implementation of Nairobi package amid volatile commodity prices
From the White House
Statement by the Press Secretary on the President’s Travel to the United Kingdom
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker and U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman Following the Conclusion of the High-level Meeting on Excess Capacity and Structural Adjustment in the Steel Sector
Hannover Messe and U.S. Manufacturing in a New Industrial Age
Statement by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker on the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity
Commerce Department’s New Investment Advisory Council Seeks Membership Applicants
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Chinese Export Subsidies Under the “Demonstration Bases-Common Service Platform” Program Terminated Thanks to U.S.-China Agreement
Remarks by Ambassador Michael Froman at the Hearing on Global Excess Capacity and the Impact on U.S. Industry
Trade Agreements
California should capitalize on global trade with TPP
Sacramento Bee, April 16, 2016
Federal
Banking Chairman Defies McConnell, Obama, Boeing on Ex-Im Bank
American Journal of Transportation, April 14, 2016
Five myths about trade
Washington Post, April 8, 2016
California
More International Articles
Spain targets slower deficit cut to preserve growth
Reuters, April 19, 2016
Puerto Rico’s Bondholders Divided in Fight Over Federal Rescue
Bloomberg, April 19, 2016
German Investor Optimism Rises to 2016 High as China Risk Abates
Bloomberg, April 19, 2016
Indonesia-EU free trade talks take big step forward
Bankok Post, April 18, 2016
The Trucker’s Nightmare That Could Flatten Europe’s Economy
Bloomberg, April 17, 2016
Japan earthquakes breach walls of 400-year-old Kumamoto castle
ABC News, April 16, 2016
‘My Friends Call Me Czechia’: Czech Republic Aims To Rebrand With Shorter Name
Capital Public Radio, April 15, 2016
Brazilians Hope an End to Political Crisis Will Improve Battered Economy
Bloomberg, April 14, 2016
Virtual Tour: A Vessel’s Transit Through the Expanded Panama Canal
American Journal of Transportation, April 14, 2016
With plenty of punch, central bankers wait in vain for the world to drink
Reuters, April 14, 2016
Singapore Adopts 2008 Crisis Policy as Growth Grinds to Halt
Bloomberg, April 13, 2016
With Abenomics Withering, Japan Hears Calls for Fresh Action
Bloomberg, April 13, 2016
IMF says financial stability risks rising, urges bank asset repair
Reuters, April 13, 2016
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