Editor’s note: The Netherlands-American Chamber of Commerce Southeast conducts monthly interviews with select members and sends out the resulting Member Spotlight to its email list. The below Q&A with Ric Hubler, client relationship executive for International Services, is reprinted with permission. Mr. Hubler, formerly senior director of global business development for the Metro Atlanta Chamber, is a fixture Read more
Commentary: Amid Trade Uncertainty, an 84-Year-Old Program Can Help American Manufacturers Compete
Encouraged by rising profits and tax reform, polls showed that business confidence surged last year to record highs. That positive sentiment was built on decades of relative predictability in America’s monetary policy, regulatory environment, labor force and trade policies. But the records may not last for long. America is changing how it engages with its Read more
One Last Time, Gov. Deal Praises 40 Georgia Exporters Who Cracked New Markets
Gov. Nathan Deal this week headlined his last annual celebration recognizing Georgia companies exporting all over the world. During his customary speech at this year’s Go Global reception, Mr. Deal used his swan song to praise the state’s network of international offices in 12 countries as key to its vaunted top ranking for doing business. Read more
Georgia Adds Peru to List of Overseas Trade Offices, Names New Chile Rep
Georgia has added a trade office in Peru, expanding the number of countries where the state has a physical presence to 12. Announced March 20, along with International Day at the Capitol and the Go Global reception celebrating exporters, the new Peru office is operated by the same company that has been awarded a new contract Read more
In Touchy Times for Trade, Canada Sends ‘Eternal Optimist’ to the South
Editor’s note: Canadian Consul General Nadia Theodore will join Mexican Consul General Javier Diaz de Leon and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada Gordon Giffin on March 21 to discuss NAFTA 2.0 and the implications for local companies. Learn more here. In the six months she’s been on the job, Nadia Theodore has already traveled to Read more
Trump Moves Ahead on Steel, Aluminum Tariffs Despite Pleas From Georgia
President Donald Trump announced new tariffs on imports of steel and aluminum Thursday, continuing a tough stance on trade despite pleas from many within his own party, including from Georgia’s two Republican senators. Mr. Trump slapped 25 percent duties on steel and 10 percent on aluminum, using a 1962 law that allows the president to tax Read more
Ambassador Shapiro: Trump’s Trade Agenda Might Differ If He Had Attended E. Rivers Elementary School
If only Donald Trump had gone to E. Rivers Elementary School on Peachtree Battle Avenue the way that he did, the president might have learned a few things about international trade before threatening the U.S.’s closest trading partners with new tariffs, Ambassador Charles Shapiro told a Kiwanis Club of Atlanta luncheon on Tuesday, March 6. Mr. Read more
Pitch Day Is Coming: 5 Exporters to Battle It Out for $35K
The dust is finally settling in the Atlanta Metro Export Challenge, and five companies are still standing in the battle for $35,000 in funding for international sales expansion. And this year, they’ll have a live audience on hand as they make their case that they deserve to take home individual prizes of $20,000, $10,000 and Read more
Agreement Pending Between Georgia and Irish Ag Regulatory Officials
Georgia is on the verge of signing an agreement with the Republic of Ireland to strengthen the familiarity between state and Irish agricultural regulatory officials, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black told Global Atlanta on Friday, March 2. Mr. Black met with Michael Creed, Ireland’s minister for agriculture, earlier in the week in Nashville, Tenn., at an annual Read more
Georgia Exports Recover as Import Growth Leads to Record Trade Numbers
Georgia’s total exports grew by 4 percent to $37.2 billion in 2017, reversing the previous year’s steep decline but not yet returning global sales to their peak of $38.5 billion in 2015. Meanwhile, the combination of recovering exports and increased imports propelled the state to its highest overall trade volumes ever. Georgia companies imported Read more
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