Congress passed two bills that will help rewrite the rules for our trade policy: Trade Promotion Authority and the Trade Preferences Extension Act, which includes Trade Adjustment Assistance. Today, President Obama signed them into law. That’s a good thing, because as President Obama has said, past trade deals haven’t always lived up to the hype. […]
PEORIA, Ill. – A woman in sub-Saharan Africa is passionate. She’s smart. She’s innovative. Often times, however, she’s not given the chance – or the right tools – to take her ideas and turn them into a way of life. Through a $1 million investment from Caterpillar Inc. (NYSE: CAT) and the Caterpillar Foundation and […]
The WTO’s thirteenth trade monitoring report on G20 trade measures, issued on 15 June, shows a slight deceleration in the application of new trade-restrictive measures by G20 economies, with the average number of such measures applied per month lower than at any time since 2013. The report also underlines that it is not yet clear […]
In this week’s address, the President reiterated that his top priority is to grow the American economy and ensure that every hardworking American has a fair shot at success. It’s because of this commitment that the President has worked to enact smart new trade agreements that level the playing field for our workers, open new […]
CINCINNATI– In recent years women have been placing greater focus on their careers1 – whether starting a new business, changing jobs or excelling within their existing organization, more women are making bold career moves. Navigating the working world can be challenging, but with the right advice and guidance, professionals can be better prepared for any […]
NEW YORK- Artivest, a cutting-edge technology platform that connects leading private equity and hedge funds with a wider audience of suitable investors, announced today a $15 million round of funding led by prominent global investment firm KKR, with existing investors RRE Ventures, Peter Thiel, Nyca Partners, Anthemis Group and FinTech Collective participating as well. Artivest […]
The 2015 General Election is just around the corner, and the party manifestos are out. We have collected together their policies on TTIP for ease of comparison, plus links to the manifestos themselves. In the order they were published… Scottish Greens “We oppose any corporate power grabs, like the Transatlantic Trade Investment Partnership (TTIP), which […]
Today at Georgetown University, President Obama sat down with Harvard professor Robert Putnam and American Enterprise Institute president Arthur Brooks to share his views on poverty in America and what we can do to ensure every American — no matter who they are, where they come from, or where they live — has access to […]
Local business people were given the opportunity to learn how sports performance techniques can be applied in the business world at an exclusive event held at Preston Grasshoppers Rugby ground recently as part of Yorkshire Bank’s Private Banking Week. The ‘Power of Positivity’ half-day seminar, which took place on 25 March, was led by Michael […]
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