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U.S.-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council
I. Introduction The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) met outside Washington, D.C., on December 5, 2022. The meeting was co-chaired by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai, European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, and European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, joined by U.S. Deputy Under Secretary of Labor Thea Lee, Jamaica…
FACT SHEET: U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Advances Concrete Action on Transatlantic Cooperation
The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council (TTC) held its third ministerial meeting on December 5 at the University of Maryland in College Park. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai co-chaired the meeting with European Commission Executive Vice Presidents Margrethe Vestager and Valdis Dombrovskis to discuss progress and advance concrete action on transatlantic cooperation…
West African country ditches dollar in oil trade
Ghana will buy crude with gold instead of the US currency Ghana’s vice president, Mahamudu Bawumia revealed this week that the government wants to pay for oil imports with gold instead of US dollars. He explained the plan as an attempt to protect the country’s dwindling foreign currency reserves. Official data shows Ghana’s gross international reserves have fallen from $9.7 billion at the end of 2021…
Taiwan tension: US and China trade strong words at ASEAN meeting
At the ASEAN meetings in Phenom Penh, US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan has overshadowed the gathering. ASEAN foreign ministers warned that the risk of miscalculation in the Taiwan Strait could lead to confrontation among the major powers. The United States has described China’s military response in the Taiwan Strait as a “significant escalation”, while China has warned the US against…
70-year-old Hong Kong mahjong tile carver among the last in his trade
Subscribe to our YouTube channel for free here: https://sc.mp/subscribe-youtube Cheung Shun-king is one of Hong Kong’s last mahjong tile craftsmen to stay in the traditional trade that is being replaced by machine production. The hand-carving and painting process is time consuming, and Cheung’s tiles cost twice as much as machine-made ones. But having been in the business for decades, he says he’ll keep serving his…
Ukraine War creating “global food crisis” says world trade body – BBC News
The war in Ukraine is creating a disastrous crisis in the world’s food supplies that could last for years, according to the World Trade Organisation. Ukraine is a major global exporter of wheat, contributing 9% of the global market. It accounts for a massive 42% of the global sunflower oil market and 16% of the world’s maize. However millions of tonnes of grain are sitting…
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