The partnership offers shut collaboration on creating worldwide commerce alternatives for WTCA members in the U.S.
NEW YORK, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The World Trade Centers Association® (WTCA®), a global commerce group connecting over 300 World Trade Center® (WTC®) places in almost 100 nations, signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) yesterday with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration (ITA) to formalize its cooperation in facilitating and selling world commerce by combining the strengths of each the ITA’s and the WTCA’s world networks. The signing passed off at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center (WTC Washington, D.C.) with 15 representatives and company in attendance.
The MOA between the ITA and the WTCA will assist additional drive company funding and commerce alternatives for U.S. corporations searching for to improve exports and imports, and gives the ITA a platform to talk about funding and commerce alternatives in the U.S. to the WTCA’s world community of corporations.
The MOA establishes a most popular partnership between the WTCA and the ITA. Joint actions will concentrate on:
- Running a webinar collection that gives a framework on worldwide commerce greatest practices.
- Organizing inbound and outbound commerce missions.
- Mutually providing service assist for inbound and outbound commerce missions to the members of every of the events.
- Exchanging networking alternatives that can profit WTCA members situated in the U.S.
One of the first engagements following the institution of the MOA shall be the rollout of a webinar collection entitled “Make Trade Work.” The collection is a joint initiative to assist educate and improve world commerce and funding alternatives. The first of the 5 webinars, hosted over the course of a yr, will happen on September 29 – “Protecting Your Business Interests: Corporate Espionage, Global Security and Compliance” – and shall be open solely to U.S. corporations.
Future dates and matters of the webinar collection – which shall be open to a worldwide viewers – embody:
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• October 3, 2022 |
Planning and Maximizing Trade Missions |
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• February 9, 2023 |
Managing Global Supply Chain |
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• May 18, 2023 |
Attaining Global Talent and Diversity Inclusion |
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• September 7, 2023 |
Grants and Trade Finance |
“With our mission to promote international trade, this new partnership will support our network of World Trade Centers and their many business partners in the U.S. and globally,” mentioned John E. Drew, WTCA Chair, Board of Directors.
“I am proud that through our partnership with the ITA, we will strengthen our respective organizations in their efforts to promote and facilitate international trade opportunities. The partnership between the WTCA and the ITA will be extremely beneficial to both parties,” mentioned Robin van Puyenbroeck, WTCA Executive Director-Business Development. “Together we will continue to foster new relationships and expand our global reach.”
There are at present 48 World Trade Center-branded services situated all through the U.S. that are dwelling to principally small- and medium-sized companies, representing a large swath of completely different industries.
“Exporting is key to the U.S. and global economic recovery, and now is an important moment for businesses of all shapes and sizes to seize opportunities to reach new markets and customer bases,” mentioned Arun Venkataraman, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets, and Director General of the U.S. and Foreign Commercial Service Global Markets. “Many conversations about exporting begin at World Trade Center locations everywhere, and the ITA looks forward to deepening our partnership with the WTCA on programming, training, events and resources that will help U.S. businesses achieve international success.”
Mr. van Puyenbroeck added, “Our mission to facilitate and promote trade is now more important and relevant than ever. This is not just a trade project, but a peace project through trade to bring the business community together.”
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About World Trade Centers Association
The World Trade Centers Association (WTCA) is a community of greater than 300 extremely linked, mutually supporting companies and organizations in 92 nations. As the proprietor of the “World Trade Center” and “WTC” emblems, the WTCA licenses unique rights to these manufacturers for Members to use at the side of their independently-owned, iconic properties, services and commerce companies choices. Through a strong portfolio of occasions, programming and assets that it gives its Members, the aim of the WTCA is to assist native economies thrive by encouraging and facilitating commerce and funding throughout the globe via Member engagement. To study extra, go to www.wtca.org.
About the International Trade Administration
The International Trade Administration (ITA) at the U.S. Department of Commerce is the premier useful resource for American corporations competing in the world market. ITA has greater than 2,200 workers aiding U.S. exporters in additional than 100 U.S. cities and 75 markets worldwide. For extra info on ITA, go to www.commerce.gov.
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