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The agency said it expects the Africa Trade Desk to facilitate “at least $300 million in export sales” between the U.S. and Africa over the next 18 months.

Wed, 6:21 PM

“This round of negotiations will primarily cover three of the topics under the STIP: (1) agriculture, (2) workers’ rights, and (3) environment.”

Wed, 4:22 PM

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Wed, 10:53 AM

“Notably, a substantial share of eligible trade, although qualified, did not file under GSP. The variations across countries can be attributed mainly to differences in economic size and the nature of the products imported from each GSP beneficiary.”

Tue, 6:24 PM

Biden: “Around 850,000 vehicles go through that port every single year, and we’re going to get it up and running again as soon as possible.”

Tue, 5:13 PM
By Hannah Monicken

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) on Wednesday asked five civil society groups to preserve communications with the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative related to the agency’s decision to rethink its digital trade stance.

By Oliver Ward

The United Kingdom hopes this year to strike a mutual recognition agreement with the U.S. that covers engineering qualifications and is exploring other professional services that could present opportunities for similar accords, a UK Department for Business and Trade official told Inside U.S. Trade this week.

By Dan Dupont

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo has directed her department’s Supply Chain Center to “quickly assess” how the loss of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore might affect supply chains.

By Jason Asenso

Former President Trump’s proposed across-the-board 10 percent tariff on all imports would cost the typical U.S. household roughly $1,500 per year, according to a new analysis from the Center for American Progress.

By Brett Fortnam

When she heads to China next month, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will emphasize the risks that Chinese overcapacity in the solar, electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery sectors pose to the global economy and to the U.S. in particular, she said on Wednesday.

TTC6: Leuven
By Margaret Spiegelman

A mechanical engineering association representing thousands of companies in Germany and Europe is pressing the U.S. and the European Union to negotiate a deal to cut red tape involving procedures required to certify machinery and industrial equipment for export into the two markets.

  • The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act is a “groundbreaking tool” to address the climate crisis and strengthen supply chains, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai said on Tuesday, responding to China’s plan to pursue a World Trade Organization dispute against Washington over IRA tax credits for electric vehicles.

  • A World Trade Organization dispute panel ruling has partially sided with China in a dispute brought by Beijing against Australian antidumping and countervailing measures on three products from China, a dispute that came in the midst of what U.S. officials at the time called Chinese “economic coercion” against Canberra.