TiSA and Services Exports – Sleeping Giant for Washington State Economy
Editor’s Note: WCIT is pleased to welcome our next guest blogger, Michael Messina, Sr. International Trade Consultant for Desh International Law, to the State of Trade blog. WCIT’s guest blogger series features posts by experts on diverse international trade policy issues impacting Washington state’s international competitiveness. We hear a great deal about …
Read MorePotential Impact of Russia Sanctions on Washington State Trade
Editor’s Note: WCIT is pleased to feature a series of guest blog posts on our State of Trade Blog. Guest bloggers are experts from diverse industries who will be writing on various topics relating to international trade policies and their impact on Washington state. Today’s guest blogger is Ann Nagele, …
Read MoreKORUS Turns Two!
Mmmm, French fries and cherries. What do these two things have in common, besides being delicious of course? They are examples of Washington state exports to South Korea that have grown over the past two years thanks to the U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS). Saturday, March 15, marked the two-year …
Read MoreOur Ports Are Great; Let’s Make Them Greater!
There’s nothing the staff of WCIT loves more than a free breakfast. Ok, not entirely true. There’s nothing that the staff of WCIT loves more than a free breakfast combined with a great discussion of trade policy! And apparently dozens of people agree, because nearly sixty business and port leaders …
Read MoreWe’re Happy the President Mentioned Trade in the SOTU…But There’s Much More to be Done
Back in DC, the night of the State of the Union is sort of like “Wonk Super Bowl.” There are viewing parties, after parties and all sort of pre- and post-analysis. In this analogy, Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers’ post-speech response is sort of like Michael Strahan’s breakdown of Russell Wilson’s …
Read MoreCongress Listened to WCIT When Drafting the TPA Bill
If I had a dollar for every time Congress did exactly what WCIT told them to do… Well, I’m not sure that I’d have all that much money, but I’d be at least $1 richer after this month’s introduction in the House and Senate of the Trade Priorities Act of …
Read MoreWCIT Pledges to Lose Weight, Call Our Grandparents More…and Improve Trade Policy
Did you have any New Year’s resolutions this year? Plans to improve your health, take up new hobbies, grow professionally? Here at WCIT, we’re not into self-improvement because…how can you improve on perfection! But what we are resolved to do this year better than ever is advocate for Washington’s international …
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