Call it international trade’s (re)work in progress, following the G20 meeting, which produced: [Daily News| July 11, 2017 |Inside US Trade] A united front on overcapacity issues, with an emphasis on steel – and some target deadlines for OECD recommendations on “concrete policy solutions that reduce steel excess capacity.” A flurry of comments from President Trump,…
The Pentagon is taking initial steps to more closely enforce so-called “Buy American” laws, elevating a series of Depression-era statutes that require manufacturers to rely on U.S. materials when they make guns, equipment, uniforms and food for the nation’s military. [Aaron Gregg| July 9, 2017 |Washington Post] A June 30 memo from the Office of Management and Budget…
Originally appears on Global Trade Magazine The Trump administration has made public its intent to seek amendments to the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement. The administration has said that USTR will request a special session under Article 22.2 of the agreement, which will start a 30-day clock requiring both countries’ officials to meet and discuss amendments. In…