Modernizing NAFTA: Strengthening Our Trade Relationship with our North American Neighbors
How do you get along with your neighbors? At WCIT we always believe in keeping good relationships with our neighbors (don’t want to miss out on the summer block parties!), which is one reason we’re so enthusiastic about NAFTA. Thanks to this agreement, the U.S. has a strong relationship with …
Read MoreMay 2017 Policy Update
WCIT’s been hard at work following the twists and turns of trade policy updates in D.C. Here’s the latest: The administration’s trade team is finalized: The new U.S. Trade Representative, Robert Lighthizer, was confirmed. Ambassador Lighthizer was previously Deputy US Trade Representative in the Reagan Administration, and also worked …
Read MoreKORUS Five Years later: Triumphs and Challenges
The U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) has been in the news a lot recently as it reached its fifth anniversary and Vice President Pence traveled to South Korea and announced that the U.S. intends to “reform and renegotiate” the trade deal. With all this attention on KORUS, we thought this …
Read MoreEverything You Need to Know about the Border Adjustment Tax (BAT)
The new Administration and the Republican Congress are getting serious about tax reform. Just this week, Republican lawmakers commenced meetings to determine the path forward. The tax code has not been updated since 1986(!), so there is consensus that changes are long overdue. In fact, the United States has the …
Read More2017 WA Trade Conference Recap
It’s a unique time for trade policy, so WCIT was excited to host 2017’s Washington Trade Conference to discuss all the nitty-gritty details. We were proud to welcome over 250 from the local business community to mingle, learn, strategize, and problem solve. With a featured speaker list of congressional representatives, CEOs, and business …
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