CalChamber International Trade Update

Council for International Trade - Trade Update

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Featured Headlines

CalChamber Urges U.S. Senators to Unleash Full Potential of Bipartisan-Supported Ex-Im Bank
CalChamber, October 4, 2018

ACTION NEEDED:
The U.S. Senate should confirm Ex-Im Bank President/Chair nominee Kimberly Reed
and continue the process to restore the quorum
and full authority to the Ex-Im Bank before any more harm is done to U.S. exporters and the workers
they employ. Please write or call your members.
Tell them to vote in support of the Ex-Im Bank.

CalChamber Fax to California’s Two Senators

CalChamber Releases Final Status
Report on Major Business Bills
CalChamber, October 5, 2018

2018 National Export Council Meeting Report

CalChamber Companies in the News

Northrop Notches $3 Billion in “Mini-AWACS” Sales
The Motley Fool, October 5, 2018

Local Governments to Modernize Community Development with Oracle Cloud
Oracle, October 4, 2018

Boeing CEO Says Air-Taxi Prototype Will Be Ready for Takeoff Next Year
AJoT, October 3, 2018

Trade Policy

From the White House

America’s Unemployment Rate Falls to Its Lowest Level in Almost 50 Years
October 5, 2018

Remarks by Vice President Pence on the Administration’s Policy Toward China
October 4, 2018

From the U.S. Department of Commerce

Celebrating Manufacturing’s Contributions to the American Economy
October 5, 2018

Leveling the Playing Field for American Workers by Secretary Wilbur Ross
October 5, 2018

From the U.S. Department of State

Secretary Pompeo’s Call With Mexican Foreign Secretary Videgaray
October 4, 2018

First Annual U.S.-Australia Energy Security Dialogue
October 2, 2018

From the World Trade Organization

DG Azevêdo Welcomes B20 Support for the WTO
October 5, 2018

High-Level Panel Highlights Potential of E-Commerce as Driver for Growth and Inclusion
October 4, 2018

U.S. Not Invited to Canada’s Save-the-WTO Summit of 13 ‘Like-Minded’ Countries
Financial Post, October 4, 2018

Qatar Requests WTO Consultations with Saudi Arabia on Intellectual Property Rights Protection
October 4, 2018

U.S. Says It Cannot Support Some of EU’s Ideas for WTO Reform
Reuters, October 4, 2018

Isolate Trump at WTO, Says Former Top Trade Judge Bacchus
Reuters, October 3, 2018

WTO Sees Tech Adding One Third to Annual Trade by 2030
Reuters, October 3, 2018

Trade Agreements

NAFTA

‘Our Government Sold Us Out’: Critics
at Ontario Agricultural Fair Fearful of USMCA
CBC, October 6, 2018

Renaming NAFTA Just Might Work
AJoT, October 4, 2018

New NAFTA Shows Limits of ‘America First’
The Wall Street Journal, October 3, 2018

Republicans Push for Vote on New
NFATA this Year if Democrats Win House
Bloomberg, October 2, 2018

Why Trade Deal with U.S., Mexico
and Canada May Be A Key Turning Point
The San Diego Union-Tribune, October 2, 2018

UK Welcome to Join Pacific Trade Pact After Brexit, Says Japanese PM
The Guardian, October 7, 2018

EU Ready to Offer U.K. ‘Super-Charged’ Free-Trade Deal
Bloomberg, October 5, 2018

Federal

Nikki Haley Resigns as Trump’s UN Ambassador
Politico, October 9, 2018

America’s Military-Industrial Base Is at Risk by Peter Navarro
The New York Times, October 4, 2018

Record Imports Push US Trade Gap to $53.2 Billion in August
AP, October 5, 2018

U.S. Says it Cannot Support Some of EU’s Ideas for WTO Reform
Reuters, October 4, 2018

Trump Aims to Model New Trade Deals on Revised NAFTA
The Wall Street Journal, October 4, 2018

Trade War is Making the Grain Glut Worse
AJoT, October 4, 2018

California

Trade Report: California Exports Rise Despite Tariff Wars
CalChamber, October 9, 2018

Trump’s NAFTA Deal Solves a Small Issue for California Dairy Farmers, But This Major Problem Remains
The Sacramento Bee, October 4, 2018

The California Wine Industry is a Big Winner in Trump’s New Trade Deal with Canada and Mexico
CNBC, October 2, 2018

Upcoming Events:

Oman Technology Roadshow - Opportunities in Oman's Tech Sector -
San Jose
10/9/2018

Pacific Rim/E-Commerce Export Opportunities Event
10/12/2018

Business Opportunities with the Asian Development Bank
10/22/2018

International Consulate Reception
10/25/2018

China International Import Expo
11/5/2018 - 11/10/2018

Get Global 2018
11/7/2018

Global SFAsia Roadshow
11/26/201/ - 11/30/2018

Global SFChina Roadshow
12/3/2018 - 12/7/2018

Discover Global Markets: Indo-Pacific
12/10/2018

Business H2O: Water Innovation Summit
12/10/2018 - 12/11/2018

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Federal Government:

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