232 tariffs lifted to boost Ukrainian economy. This week, Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced the temporary suspension of 232 Ukrainian steel tariffs. The Ukrainian steel industry employs 1…
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Senators Urge Solar Power Probe Finalization
Bipartisan group sends open letter to President Biden. A letter signed by 23 senators was released to the public this week that calls on President Biden to conclude…
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Commerce Secretary Celebrates Future of Internet Declaration
President’s administration joins global partnership for high-speed internet. President Biden’s administration announced last week that they and 60 global partners joined the Declaration for the Future of the…
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Supply Chain Tracker Shows Small Improvement
Transportation Department attributes continued delays to Russian sanctions and coronavirus. Last week, the U.S. Department of Transportation released the latest data gathered by the Transportation Supply Chain Indicators…
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Commerce Department Blocks Russian Airline Export Privileges
Issues three Temporary Denial Orders for 180 days. On Thursday, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security ordered the enactment of three Temporary Denial Orders (TDOs) against…
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Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Malaysia are under consideration. The U.S. Commerce Department announced an investigation Monday into solar panels imported from Southeast Asian nations for potential circumvention of…
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Department of Commerce Meets with Uzbekistan
Deputy leaders discuss mutual economic goals. The Deputy Secretary of Commerce Don Graves spoke with Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Sardor Umurzakov last week. They discussed Uzbekistan’s commercial relationship…
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Commerce Department Places Export Restrictions on Russia
Part of the administration’s response to the invasion in Ukraine. The Bureau of Industry and Security within the U.S. Commerce Department implemented stringent export controls on Thursday to…
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U.S./UK Release Joint Statement on Global Aluminum Excess
Both countries find Chinese overproduction the main issue. This past week, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai, and United Kingdom Secretary of State…
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Administration Announces Economic Grant Finalists
60 coalitions given $500,000 to prepare for final round. White House Senior Advisor Gene Sperling only expected 150 applicants for the Build Back Better grants for pandemic economic…
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