I have pulled together some recent articles on trade agreements and global trade management below. Enjoy!
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The chief supply officer at Levi Strauss testified in front of the House Ways & Means committee recently to encourage a stable, long-term trade preference program that encourages liberal rules of origin for raw materials and is easy for companies to utilize. From the Journal of Commerce: A successful trade preference program must be stable [...]
Simon Lester at International Economic Law and Policy Blog raises a question about the current US Trade Preference policy, based on recent comments by the USTR General Counsel Tim Reif regarding the eligibility criteria for US Trade Preference Programs: “First, the criteria were intended to and have achieved four core goals: (1) strengthened the rule [...]
The largest Colombian export mission ever to the United States is in Miami this week for two-days of match-making sessions with pre-selected importers. High on the agenda for sale: women’s lingerie and other clothing, processed foods, books and other manufactured goods, Colombian officials said. To help offset a drop in trade due to disputes with [...]
US Commerce Secretary Gary Locke outlined a new plan to increase US exports last week in a keynote speech at the National District Export Council Conference. Locke outlined 4 strategies for increasing exports. I’m not counting his “other strategies” here, IMO “other” is not a strategy! Boosting Trade Promotion Activities: Encourage companies to export or [...]
The US is seeking talks with Mexico to determine who should field their complaint over ‘dolphin-safe’ tuna. In March, Mexico filed a complaint with the WTO regarding US labeling rules. The United States Trade Representative (USTR) believes that the issue should be resolved by a NAFTA panel rather than the WTO, as trade disputes involving [...]
Critics of trade agreements often claim that by greenlighting free trade, labor standards decrease. Their reasoning is that, in the rush to produce the cheapest possible product, the workers rights and safety are sacrificed. According to VoxEU.org, a collection of European economists that analyze public policy, evidence supports the contrary of the ‘conventional wisdom.’ According [...]
Today’s Featured Trade Agreement Resource is the Trade Compliance Center. The Trade Compliance Center, the TCC, in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration, is the U.S. Government’s focal point for monitoring foreign compliance with trade agreements to see that U.S. firms and workers get the maximum benefits from these agreements. The TCC is [...]
