November 19, 2015 -- "President Barack Obama met with Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum in Manila to adopt a set of ambitious initiatives under this year’s theme of “Building Inclusive Economies, Building a Better World.”"
June 25, 2015 -- "I applaud Congress for passing Trade Promotion Authority (TPA) legislation. This bipartisan action grants President Obama the authority to negotiate trade deals that will simultaneously ensure our national security and guarantee our prosperity."
May 19, 2015 -- "Networking, or leveraging your business and personal connections, can help you start a company or bring in new business, says Ivan Misner, head of business-networking company BNI. Those connections might include colleagues, fellow alumni, business acquaintances and experts in your field of interest."
December 29, 2014 -- "Looking back on 2014, a U.S. Treasury Department review says the G20, a forum of the world’s largest economies, has made important progress on key issues that affect both the U.S. and global economies."
November 21, 2014 -- "The United States continued to foster a culture of innovation around the world during the fifth Global Entrepreneurship Summit November 19–21 in Marrakech, Morocco.
As President Obama’s point person on entrepreneurship, Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker helped lead the U.S. delegation to the summit, along with Vice President Biden."
November 11, 2014 -- "President Obama and Chinese leaders have reached an understanding that could lead to the slashing of tariffs on high-tech exports like medical equipment and videogame consoles.
U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman made the announcement in Beijing, where President Obama has been attending the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit."
November 6, 2014 -- "Trade and investment opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa were highlighted at the Discover Global Markets Forum November 5 and 6 in Atlanta.
The event was part of a series of conferences aimed at helping U.S. business operate more effectively in the international marketplace. The Atlanta forum focused on export opportunities in sub-Saharan African nations, including Côte d'Ivoire, Nigeria, South Africa and Mozambique, among others."
May 28, 2014 -- "U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker wrapped up her trade mission to Africa with a stop in Ethiopia that focused on AGOA renewal.
AGOA, the U.S. African Growth and Opportunity Act, “is one critical tool to continue deepening trade and investment ties between the U.S. and Africa,” the Commerce Department said in a May 27 news release."
May 1, 2014 -- "The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released its annual Special 301 Report April 30 on the adequacy and effectiveness of U.S. trading partners’ protection of intellectual property rights (IPR)"
April 30, 2014 -- "The planned opening of new U.S. trade offices in four African countries demonstrates the U.S. commitment to supporting Africa’s developing economies, a top U.S. trade official says."
April 2014 -- [...]"Release of the 2014 Special 301 Report marks 25 years since USTR published the first Special 301 'Fact Sheet.' In that time, we have achieved dramatic changes in the international intellectual property landscape. The Obama Administration is committed to meaningful and sustained engagement with trading partners"
April 28, 2014 -- "U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker announced the 20 American companies that will accompany her on an energy business development trade mission to West Africa, visiting Ghana and Nigeria May 18–23."
April 14, 2014 -- "U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman and U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Administrator Rajiv Shah met April 11 with government ministers, development bank officials, and other representatives to discuss donor efforts to help developing countries implement the new World Trade Organization (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement, and ensure coordination among donors."
April 10, 2014 -- "Ahead of the April 11–13 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew previewed the discussions in a television interview.
The Spring Meetings will focus on promoting global economic growth and development."
March 21, 2014 -- [...]"Yellen, the first woman to head the central bank, said the Fed will continue its phased reduction in buying long-term securities but will leave the short-term interest rate it sets for banks to borrow money at the current historically low level of zero to 0.25 percent, set in 2008."
"New opportunities for trade and investment that would be created by the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) would be especially valuable for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), according to a report from European Union (EU) and U.S. officials."
March 11, 2014 -- "On the second leg of a Middle East trade mission March 11, U.S. Commerce Secretary Penny Pritzker underscored the close commercial and economic relationship between the United States and Saudi Arabia before an audience in Riyadh."
March 10, 2014 -- "On the first leg of a Middle East trade mission, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker told business people in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE), March 9 that the 21 companies in her delegation are eager to do business in the UAE and serve as partners on a number of infrastructure projects the country has undertaken in areas such as renewable energy and transportation."
March 6, 2014 -- "Senior representatives of the governments of Iraq and the United States advanced trade and bilateral relations between the two countries at the inaugural meeting of the United States–Iraq Council on Trade and Investment (TIFA Council) in Washington March 5."