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31 Aug
Chapter News, New York Related News

NYC is pleased to present new International Business Website

The Office of the Mayor of New York launched the new International Business website to help international businesses come to NYC and succeed once they’re here.   This new site – www.nyc.gov/internationalbusiness – is intended to be a one-stop-shop for international businesses, providing information about NYC programs, economic data by industry, guidance on setting up a new office, and more.  International businesses have specific needs and challenges, and now they have a centralized hub to find tailored information and support from New...

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29 Aug
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The IMF’s role in the euro-area crisis: financial sector aspects

Financial sector aspects have pervaded the euro-area crisis, which can be seen as much as a financial sector crisis as a sovereign debt crisis, even though the latter narrative has dominated media coverage and political perceptions. The fragility of sovereigns in the euro area was to a great extent (though not in Greece) the result of large implicit and explicit state guarantees to national banking sectors. The International Monetary Fund made a significant contribution to addressing the euro area’s financial...

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24 Aug
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Single market access from outside the EU: three key prerequisites

In relative terms, Norway’s current net financial contribution to the EU is similar to the UK’s. Switzerland and Liechtenstein pay surprisingly little, while Iceland is a net beneficiary. Relative to their population, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein received about twice as large an inflow of EU immigrants as the UK. These countries also have to adopt the vast majority of EU regulation to gain access to the single market. The new government of the United Kingdom has not yet indicated...

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19 Aug
Chapter News

Launch of new EACC Chapter in the Carolinas

The European American Chamber of Commerce in New York is delighted to welcome its newest sister chapter, the EACC Carolinas, based in Greenville, SC. The chapter was officially launched on August 11, with a cocktail reception at the renown Westin Poinsett in Greenville, SC. The guest of honor at the occasion was Madam Ambassador Caroline Vicini, Deputy Head of Delegation of the European Union to the United States.  Ambassador Vicini flew in from Washington DC to deliver remarks on the European...

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17 Aug
Chapter News

Driving smart city innovation with open sensor data

For many years, open access to data has been viewed as an important means of improving government transparency and accountability and deepening citizen engagement, and today hundreds of local and national governments worldwide are using open data portals to publish data and documents that they produce over the course of their operations. But open data has proven to be more than just tool for advancing open government and citizen engagement, it is proving itself to be an important tool for...

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16 Aug
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Euro area international trade in goods surplus €29.2 bn – €7.7 bn surplus for EU28

The first estimate for euro area (EA19) exports of goods to the rest of the world in June 2016 was €178.8 billion, a decrease of 2% compared with June 2015 (€182.8 bn). Imports from the rest of the world stood at €149.5 bn, a fall of 5% compared with June 2015 (€157.4 bn). As a result, the euro area recorded a €29.2 bn surplus in trade in goods with the rest of the world in June 2016, compared with...

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15 Aug
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The EACC Paris is proud to announce its new Deputy Executive Director

The EACC Paris is proud to announce the arrival of Jean-Yves as Deputy Executive Director of the EACC Paris. Until recently Jean-Yves was the Head of the Press and Public Affairs department and the Spokesperson of the British Embassy in France for six and a half years. Before that, he had been Deputy Spokesperson of the French Permanent Representation of France to the United Nations in New York, and then a communications officer for the French Presidency of the...

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12 Aug
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Governor Cuomo Launches New York State Grown & Certified Food Program

Program Includes New $20 Million Food Hub in the Bronx First-of-its-Kind Food Certification Program Promotes Upstate Agriculture and Access to Farm-Fresh Food Certification Program Supported by Marketing Campaign – Watch Digital Video Ad Here and Visit certified.ny.gov State-of-the-Art, 120,000 Square-Foot Greenmarket Regional Food Hub in Hunts Point will Create 245 Jobs and Distribute New York State Grown & Certified Products Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today launched the New York State Grown & Certified program and announced a new $20 million food hub...

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09 Aug
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Current changes to the labour market may well define the future of Europe

Most discussions on the future of work are dominated by the impact of key changes in society, such as the digital revolution and demographic changes. These changes raise various issues of concern, sometimes suggesting contradictory trends such as labour shortages linked to an ageing population, or new technologies resulting in job loss. Migration and mobility are discussed as part of the solution, but also present important challenges of their own. Eurofound’s research analyses the structural changes that are ongoing...

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09 Aug
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USD 81 billion mobilised in 2015 to tackle climate change – Joint MDB report

Climate finance totalling USD 81 billion was mobilised for projects funded by the world’s six largest multilateral development banks (MDBs) in 2015. This included USD 25 billion of MDBs’ direct climate finance, combined with a further USD 56 billion from other investors. The latest MDB climate finance figures are detailed in the 2015 Joint Report on Multilateral Development Banks’ Climate Finance, prepared by the Asian Development Bank(ADB) together with MDB partners: the African Development Bank (AfDB), the European Bank for...

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