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Trade Update - Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Boeing to Manufacture 777X Components
with Composite Material Made in U.A.E.
PR Newswire, July 11, 2016
Hyatt hotels recognised as one of the best workplaces in Europe
Hospitality Net, July 6, 2016
Trade Policy
From the World Trade Organization
DG Azevêdo calls on G20 trade ministers to boost trade growth
WTO launches new World Trade Outlook Indicator
Facilitating e-commerce can stimulate growth and development –
DG Azevêdo
From the White House
FACT SHEET: U.S.-Spain Relations
Remarks by President Obama, President Tusk of the European Council, and President Juncker of the European Commission after U.S. -EU Meeting
FACT SHEET: U.S.-Poland Relations
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
New Opportunities with TPP –
Increasing U.S. Exports to Singapore
Fact Sheet: Overview of the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework
Global Trends Put U.S. Building Product Exports on Solid Footing
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker to Travel to Europe
Statement from U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker
on International Trade in Goods and Services in May 2016
The United States-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement –
Four Years Later
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Statement by U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman on G-20 Ministerial: Key Outcomes on Environmental Goods, Excess Capacity
U.S. and WTO Partners Begin Implementation of the Expansion
of the Information Technology Agreement
Trade Agreements
EU and US negotiators gather for more TTIP talks
EU Observer, July 11, 2016
Mexico’s president defends North American, Pacific trade deals
The Hill, July 10, 2016
Sanders’ Effort To Oppose TPP Trade Deal Stalls In Platform
Associated Press, July 9, 2016
Mexico and the United States Expand Relationship Through TPP
**ITA Blog, July 5, 2016
Should Free Traders Support the Trans-Pacific Partnership?
An Assessment of the Largest-Ever U.S. Preferential Trade Agreement
Cato Institute, June 30, 2016
A New American Deal for Europe
The Wall Street Journal, June 26, 2016
Federal
Youth Optimism Powers U.S. Economy
The Wall Street Journal, July 10, 2016
New Scheduled Service to Havana Getting Ready to Take Off
U.S. Department of Transportation, July 7, 2016
Survey: US Businesses Add Decent 172,000 Jobs in June
Associated Press, July 7, 2016
U.S. services sector data underscores strong economic fundamentals
Reuters, July 6, 2016
Americans’ Spending Seen Solid Through Latest Overseas Turmoil
Bloomberg, July 6, 2016
California
California exports continue to battle international headwinds
Associated Press, July 6, 2016
California almond harvest likely to set record, feds say
The Sacramento Bee, July 6, 2016
 
More International Articles
IMF sees French fiscal targets at risk, trims 2017 outlook
Reuters, July 12, 2016
May to Succeed Cameron as Britain’s Prime Minister on Wednesday
Bloomberg, July 11, 2016
Cameron says UK must stay close to the EU after Brexit
Reuters, July 11, 2016
Nation That Suffered Worst Drought in Decades Is Water Exporter
American Journal of Transportation, July 11, 2016
EU at the crossroads
American Journal of Transportation, July 11, 2016
Iran Plans to Double Crude Exports to Regain Market Share
American Journal of Transportation, July 11, 2016
Trudeau signs Canada-Ukraine free trade agreement
The Star, July 11, 2016
Locking Through – New Challenges for Panama
American Journal of Transportation, July 11, 2016
Mexico’s Ambassador to the United States: Who Is Carlos Sada?
AllGov, July 9, 2016
Obama: US, Europe Will Work Together on Global Issues
Associated Press, July 8, 2016
Cambodia Can Export Travel Goods to US Duty-Free
Voice of America, July 7, 2016
Hong Kong Ranked World’s Most Competitive Economy
Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, July 2016
Canada’s Trade Deficit Falls Short of Expectations
Wall Street Journal, July 6, 2016
U.S. trade chief says China offer falls short, UK could join TPP
Reuters, July 6, 2016
U.S. oil reserves larger than those of Saudi Arabia or Russia
Los Angeles Times, July 5, 2016
Fitzgerald: A classroom in Kampala
First Generation Graduate Student at the University of the Pacific participates in international internship in Uganda.
Recordnet.com, June 28, 2016
Trump and Clinton are both wrong about trade
Washington Post, June 30, 2016
North America is the strongest economy in the world.
Let’s keep it that way.
The Washington Post, June 29, 2016
Yuan more Coffee? China’s lucrative caffeine craze
BBC News, June 29, 2016
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