Tension Mixed with Optimism as Business Awaits Upcoming Port Worker Negotiations
Major port congestion and the global supply chain have made headlines frequently over the past two years. With labor talks set to begin May...
Biden Signs Package to End Trade Relations with Russia, Ban Russian Oil Imports
President Joe Biden signed legislation earlier this month ending permanent normal trade relations (PNTR) with Russia and codifying a ban on Russian oil.
The bipartisan...
U.S.-U.K. Trade Dialogue Resumes
The United States and the United Kingdom resumed trade talks at the end of March, two years after they were frozen and eight months...
Reliable Data Crucial to Efficiency, Preventing Supply Chain Bottlenecks
The March meetings of the Federal Maritime Commission’s (FMC) Maritime Data Initiative maintained the focus of previous sessions on data reliability and the consequences...
CalChamber Hosts Reception for Japanese Ambassador, Celebrates Longtime Relations
On Monday, March 21 the California Chamber of Commerce hosted a reception for the Japanese Ambassador to the United States.
Ambassador Koji Tomita was accompanied...
Innovation Drives Ireland-California Collaborations in Many Fields
Ireland’s relationship with the United States and especially California is driven by innovation, Consul General Marcella Smyth told a California Chamber of Commerce audience...
Canadian Consul General visits CalChamber
Post-pandemic return-to-work policies, energy resources, climate change and trade issues were among the topics of discussion when a team from the Canadian Consulate General...
Biden Worker-Centered Trade Policy Aims to Strengthen Labor Rights Worldwide
Workers and labor standards around the world are a central element of the Biden administration’s trade policy.
The 2022 Trade Policy Agenda and 2021 Annual...
Stakeholders Say Real-Time Data Needed to Solve Supply Chain Inefficiencies
The need for timely accurate data to increase efficiency within the supply chain was a recurring theme in stakeholder comments during the February meetings...
Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Full Impact on Economy, Markets, State Uncertain
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will have an impact on the world economy that is still not fully recovered from the pandemic. However, it is...
Trade Representative Releases Report on China’s WTO Compliance
Fifty years after President Richard Nixon made his historic visit to China, 20 years after China joined the World Trade Organization (WTO), and following...
California Keeps Top Trading State Status
Trade statistics released this month by the U.S. Department of Commerce show that California remained a top trading state in 2021.
California exported $175.12 billion...
Californians Among Ambassador Nominees Moving Forward in U.S. Senate This Year
After a year in office, the Biden administration has finally received U.S. Senate confirmations for many of the persons it nominated over the past...
Stakeholders Look to Data Harmonization to Solve Global Supply Chain Issues
The need to standardize data to solve global supply chain issues has been a consistent theme at meetings to date of a maritime data...
Partnership Working to Improve Conditions, Promote Economy in Central America
Promoting economic opportunity in northern Central America to address the root causes of migration is the focus of the Partnership for Central America (PCA),...
Los Angeles to Host Summit of Americas
President Joe Biden has announced Los Angeles as the host city for the Ninth Summit of the Americas, scheduled for June 6–10, with a...
Startup Culture in Berlin Finds Inspiration in California Entrepreneurial Spirit
The following answers to questions posed by the California Chamber of Commerce are from Daniel Andrich, general manager of the American Chamber of Commerce...
