by Dan Whiting | Mar 27, 2023 | Press Releases, WCIT Blog
The Washington Council on International Trade President, Lori Otto Punke, recently visited the Port of Vancouver, Washington as part of the Port’s community lecture series. The visit aimed to highlight the importance of international trade for Washington state’s...
by Dan Whiting | Dec 12, 2022 | News, Newsroom, WCIT Blog
WCIT’s President, Lori Otto Punke, writes in the Spokesman-Review, about an impending World Trade Organization proposal that would undermine global intellectual property protections. The op-ed appeared in the Spokesman-Review here on Sunday,...
by Colleen Boetel | Jul 27, 2022 | WCIT Blog
WCIT’s latest trade dashboard from the first quarter of this calendar year reveals that Washington state trade is experiencing a bit of a rebound. The state exported roughly $15 billion in goods in Q1, which was 20% higher than last year. Imports are up and our state...
by Colleen Boetel | Jun 6, 2022 | News, WCIT Blog
We don’t need to abandon IP rights to address the vaccine gap By Lori Otto Punke, President, Washington Council on International Trade Covid-19 is one of the greatest health challenges in history. In addressing it, the breadth and scale of vaccinations distributed...
by Colleen Boetel | Apr 27, 2022 | WCIT Blog
The Numbers and Issues Defining Trade Lori Otto Punke, President, Washington Council on International Trade This month’s release of our 2022 Trade Policy Agenda as well as our new WCIT Quarterly Trade Dashboard provides the latest relevant information on the trends...
by Colleen Boetel | Dec 15, 2021 | WCIT Blog
This summer and fall has seen a surge in port traffic, forcing shipping delays and upended retail distribution channels and manufacturing supply chains. News coverage has been replete with stories of shipping bottlenecks and images of hundreds of container vessels...
