For the PDF Version please CLICK HERE. By Brett Heimburger, Danny Houpt, Steven Wrigley Governor’s Office of Economic Development International Trade and Diplomacy The United States has long been the preeminent economic power; however, in recent years China has been catching up at an unprecedented rate. Recent Goldman Sachs study projects’ that China will overtake [...]
In June, Global Utah featured an article about the recent Piura Government delegation visit to Utah, during which a Memorandum of Understanding was signed for the purpose of further developing cultural understanding, cooperation, and promoting international trade between the State of Utah and the Piura Region of Peru (click here for article). To continue this [...]
Attendees at the recent presentation of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council learned that Hong Kong is a well positioned and emerging market for all international business. Recent Chinese government measures encourage domestic consumption, enhance infrastructure development and improve environmental standards, creating many business opportunities for U.S. companies. Hong Kong is an ideal place for [...]
EDCUTAH ANNOUNCES 2008-2009 RESULTS Organization Reports Remarkable Performance in Tough Economic Times (Salt Lake City, UT) – Economic Development Corporation of Utah (EDCUtah) today announced results of the fiscal year ended June 30, 2009. In our 2008-09 year, more than 20 companies made the decision to come to or expand in Utah. These include eBay, [...]
THE NUMBERS: Temporary tariffs, 2000-2008 Total 2000-2008 Annual average 2000-2008 2008 Only WORLD 1701 189 155 India 326 36 31 U.S. 209 23 30 EU 171 19 15 China* 117 17 4 Turkey 123 14 15 Argentina 106 12 6 All Other 639 72 58 * WTO data for China cover only 2002-2008 WHAT THEY [...]







