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More than 95% of consumers live outside the United States. Selling more U.S.-made goods and services around the world is crucial to American jobs and will help businesses small and large grow. Expanding trade also enhances the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturers while boosting the buying power of American families. The International Affairs Division of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce leads the business community’s efforts to shape global policy.
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Bolstering U.S.-Colombia Relations: Navigating Energy, Climate, Health, and CommerceAs the United States and Colombia prepare for the 11th U.S.-Colombia High-Level Dialogue, it is a crucial moment to reflect on the robust and evolving partnership between the two countries.
By Cesar Vence
- International
The Lobito Corridor: Building Africa’s Most Important Railway
By Ellington Arnold
- International
Business Views on the Select Committee on the CCP’s Recommendations
By Charles Freeman - Climate Change
Business Delivered at COP28
By Marty Durbin
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This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Senate, on S. 746, the "Trade Security Act." This bill is on the Legislative Leadership list for the “How They Voted” scorecard.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Brazil-United States Business Council (BUSBC) offers recommendations on expanded priorities including collaboration to combat the global pandemic, a new digitized economy, "green" energy, environmental protection, and initiatives to build on 2020’s important, but incomplete, bilateral trade agreement.
Four recommendations for the Biden Administration to strengthen U.S.-Egypt business relations.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce's U.S.-Egypt Business Council offers recommendations to enhance the U.S.-Egypt economic relationship.
This Hill letter was sent to the House Committee on the Judiciary on H.R. 2393, the “No Oil Producing and Exporting Cartels (NOPEC) Act."
This letter was sent to the Members of the House Committee on the Judiciary, on the the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law’s majority staff report on the “Investigation of Competition in Digital Markets."
The Chamber appreciates the Commission’s commitment to robust economic recovery efforts. We believe, however, that any measures contemplated should not run directly counter to the aim of a multilateral negotiation to which the EU has committed itself. We therefore strongly encourage the EU to focus its efforts on reaching a consensus at OECD level, to refrain from pursuing any such a measure while those negotiations are ongoing, and to avoid adopting any additional levy above and beyond what is agreed at the OECD.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce launched the U.S.-Bangladesh Business Council, which will focus on advocacy and engagement to strengthen the bilateral commercial partnership. As Bangladesh celebrates its 50th anniversary of independence, the new Council will serve as a platform for American businesses to engage both governments and promote opportunities for business to drive mutually beneficial economic growth.
The U.S.-China trade conflict presents opportunities for Southeast Asia, many of which grew their U.S. exports since the conflict began.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce welcomes the opportunity to provide comments on the European Commission’s consultation of the revision of the Directive (EU) 2016/1148 concerning measures for a common, high-level of security of network and information systems across the Union aimed at fulfilling the Commission’s requirements to review the functioning of the NIS Directive periodically. Our comments are attached.