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Nov 29, 2014

Pham: “Nigeria Is Facing a Sea Change in Relations with the United States”

By J. Peter Pham

NBC quotes Africa Center Director J. Peter Pham on Nigerian oil exports to the United States:

Economy & Business Nigeria

New Atlanticist

Nov 26, 2014

How France Will Be a Test of Europe’s Ability to Enforce Its Budget Rules

By Andrea Montanino

European Union Aims to Put New Muscle into Limiting Deficits; Will it Succeed? Since 2009, France’s state budget has been breaking the rules. It has been exceeding the European Union’s limit on the size of deficits, which are limited (under the Maastricht Treaty) to 3 percent of gross domestic product unless there are exceptional circumstances. Once […]

Economy & Business Europe & Eurasia

Trade in Action

Nov 25, 2014

TTIP Action | November 25

By Global Business & Economics Program

– We wish all of you and your families a Happy Thanksgiving! Please note that due to the holidays, there will be no TTIP Action on Thursday, November 27-  Statement by Ambassador Michael Froman Following Meeting with European Union Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmström“We have an opportunity to work together for a fresh start to the […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Nov 21, 2014

TTIP Action | November 20

By Global Business & Economics Program

New European Union Ambassador David O’Sullivan Presents His Credentials“TTIP is a once in a generation opportunity to strengthen the greatest economic corridor in the world and give a significant boost to global trade.”At the beginning of this week, Ambassador David O’Sullivan presented his credentials to President Barack Obama at a White House ceremony, formally assuming […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Nov 21, 2014

TTIP and Trade figure prominently on the G20 and post-G20 Agenda

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP: Towards an Ambitious and Forward- Looking PartnershipThe former chairman of the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee, Vital Moreira, looks at the potential benefits of TTIP for both producers and consumers on both sides of the Atlantic, using Portugal as a case in point. To him the success of an agreement of this impact rests […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Congressional Relations

Nov 17, 2014

TTIP: Big Opportunities for Small Business

By Andrew Chrismer

“At a time when, both in the EU and the US, we have sluggish growth, we should be doing a lot better, trade is the antidote, the opportunity to enhance the values, the economic ties we already have,” said Congressman Erik Paulsen about the need for an ambitious TTIP agreement at the Atlantic Council last […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Trade in Action

Nov 14, 2014

November 13 TTIP: Big Opportunities for Small Business

By Global Business & Economics Program

TTIP: Big Opportunities for Small BusinessSmall and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both the United States and European Union stand to gain significantly from the implementation of an ambitious Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership. Using data from a targeted survey and interviews conducted with SME executives on both sides of the Atlantic, the report “TTIP: Big […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Report

Nov 14, 2014

The transatlantic trade and investment partnership: Big opportunities for small business

By Garrett Workman

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in both the United States and European Union stand to gain significantly from the implementation of an ambitious Transatlantic Trade & Investment Partnership (TTIP). Using data from a targeted survey and interviews conducted with SME executives on both sides of the Atlantic, The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Big Opportunities […]

European Union Macroeconomics

Trade in Action

Oct 28, 2014

TTIP Action October 28

By Global Business & Economics Program

How NSA Spying, Google and Chlorinated Chickens Are Pitting Germans Against Americans – And What to Do About ItIn his excellent, in-depth opinion piece, Sigmar Gabriel, vice-chancellor of Germany, explains how the “chlorine chicken”  has come to symbolize German fears about TTIP. Instead of treating TTIP like a zero-sum game, the German public should be […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

Event Recap

Oct 28, 2014

The ECB and the Future of Eurozone Bank Supervision

By Atlantic Council

Montanino argues ECB’s comprehensive assessment is a sign of a healthy banking system The Atlantic Council held a members’ call on Monday, October 27 with incoming Global Business and Economics Director Andrea Montanino. The call was in response to the ECB’s results of its highly-anticipated comprehensive assessment, combining an in-depth asset quality review of the […]

Economy & Business Trade and tariffs

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