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• The Intersection of Manufacturing & FDI: Job Creation October 4, 2019
  SelectUSA’s Investment Research Team works to create an environment where data inspires, supports, and informs investment policy and promotion. This Manufacturing Day we are highlighting the positive impact of investors in manufacturing. Whether a business decides to expand existing operations in the United States, or a new international investor opens a manufacturing plant for the […]
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• Privacy Shield and GDPR October 1, 2019
  by Alex Greenstein, Privacy Shield Director In April 2016, the European Union (EU) replaced its 1995 Data Protection Directive with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). As companies in the EU and beyond review their data protection policies to ensure compliance with this law, many are asking how GDPR impacts the three-year-old EU-U.S. Privacy Shield […]
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• Business Incentives Continue to Play a Key Role in U.S. FDI Leadership September 17, 2019
  SelectUSA is a program led by the U.S. Department of Commerce that facilitates and promotes job-creating business investment into the United States Global companies are drawn to the United States for many reasons: a highly productive and educated workforce, low-cost supply of energy, direct access to the world’s most robust capital markets, and much more. But how […]
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• The EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks: Why They Matter September 13, 2019
  by James Sullivan, DAS for Services, Industry and Analysis The EU-U.S. Privacy Shield Framework marked its third anniversary on August 1st. Just this week, on September 12-13, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the European Commission conducted the Third Annual Joint Review of the Privacy Shield program (Review) in Washington, D.C. In connection with the […]
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• BEA’s New FDI Numbers Point to Sustained Economic Growth for the USA August 23, 2019
  This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy. Audrey Cheng is an intern for SelectUSA The data is in: the United States Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released the most recent numbers for global foreign direct investment (FDI) into the United States, and they’re good news for the country’s continued prosperity. Total stock […]
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• The Next Investment Advisory Council is Here August 13, 2019
  Samuel Biddick is an intern at SelectUSA Representatives from more than two dozen economic development organizations and business executives from across the United States will soon provide something invaluable to the federal government: their expertise on how the Administration can best attract and utilize the largest amount of foreign direct investment in the world. Today, Secretary […]
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• “Exporting Mechanics Webinar Series II” for Growing Exporters August 2, 2019
  This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy. The U.S. Commercial Service and NCBFAA are proud to announce the second webinar series on exporting mechanics. It is focused on educational terms, definitions, and knowledge to assist the “intermediate” or “more advanced” exporter with their exporting questions, situations and interactions. Listed below is the schedule for […]
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• The U.S. is Enhancing Development and Growth Through Energy Opportunities in the Indo-Pacific July 23, 2019
  This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy. By James Sullivan, Deputy Assistant Secretary and performing the non-exclusive duties of the Assistant Secretary for Industry and Analysis Last week, I had the privilege of participating in an Energy Investment and Infrastructure in Asia event hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies […]
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• New Strategic Partnership with Georgetown University July 3, 2019
  About the Authors: Vincent Tran, an international trade specialist, and Yuki Fujiyama, a trade finance specialist, are staff members of the Office of Finance and Insurance Industriesin the Industry and Analysis unit within the International Trade Administration of the U.S. Department of Commerce. This post contains external links. Please review our external linking policy. In […]
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• Business Potential Met Business Opportunity at the 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit June 20, 2019
  Brian Lenihan is the Executive Director of SelectUSA The 2019 SelectUSA Investment Summit is over, but its impact is just beginning. Last week, thousands of people from all over the world converged on the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C. to turn business potential into business opportunity. So much happened that I think it’s best to […]
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