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VITA's mission is to promote the Greater San
Fernando Valley as a leader in international trade
by providing our members with valuable resources,
informational programs, and referral assistance
and networking
opportunities. |
VITA Global Networking Breakfast
"Global
Entrepreneurs"
Date: Wednesday
- November 18, 2009
Time:
7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
Location: The
Valley Economic Alliance
5121 Van Nuys Blvd., 2nd
Floor
BFG Board
Room
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
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Our speakers are Mr. Carlos
Sol - President, Connections Unlimited,
Victor Florian - CEO, Rocca International, Andrew
Sweibel - Vice President International,
Bobrick Washroom Equipment. These
international business experts will speak about
doing business in international trade successfully
in a "Best Practices" format. Register and
find out more at our website
www.vitainternational.org. For additional
information, please call Darcy Winters at
818-379-7000 x109.
Non-Member Price:
$25.00 |
| Holiday Open House |
Date: Tuesday - December
8, 2009
Time: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00
p.m.
Location:The Valley Economic
Alliance 5121 Van Nuys Blvd. 2nd Floor,
Sherman Oaks, CA
91403
Please join VITA and The Economic
Alliance for some holiday cheer. Food
and refreshments will be
served.
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Orange County Presidents
Council & Saban - South Asian Business
Network
Holiday Mixer
Extravaganza
Date: Wednesday -
December 2, 2009
Time: 5:30
p.m.
Location: South Coast
Plaza, Costa Mesa, CA
Holiday Greetings -
Networking - Refreshment - Cocktails -
Entertainment
Cost: $15.00 Members, $25.00
Non-Member
RSVP: Mohammed
I. 949/726-8804,
Mislam100@hotmail.com
Details see below or go
to: www.OCPresidentsCouncil.org | |
Seminar on U.S.
Malaysia Business
Opportunities
Date: Tuesday - December
8, 2009
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 5
p.m.
Location: Wilshire
Grand Los Angeles
Wilshire Grand Los
Angeles
930 Wilshire Grand Blvd.
Los
Angeles, CA 90071
Cost: Admission is free of
charge with advance registration
This business delegation
will be led by the Hon. Minister of
International Trade &
Industry. This seminar will provide
participants with the latest updates on the
Malaysian economy, government policies,
incentives, facilities and support services
available for business and investment in
Malaysia.
This will be an opportunity to
seek clarification from the Honorable Minister
on issues relating to trade, investment and
services in Malaysia. There is also an
opportunity to establish networking with the
Malaysian industry leaders from the
manufacturing and service sectors.
The main objectives of the
seminar are to facilitate discussions
on business proposals from Malaysian
business people with their counterparts
in Southern California, create and
establish business relations between
Malaysia and Southern California for future
collaborations and also to further enhance
bilateral trade and investment between the
Malaysia and Southern
California.
For registration
information please call
213-955-9183, or
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Brazil, Breaking Latin America
Economic Mold
Author:
Rogelio Douglas, Founder & CEO, GBD
Consulting For decades just about every business and
economist writer could not write anything about
the Latin America region without including a
reminder of the risks in its poli-economic
historical volatility. However recent
indications are that the region is poised for a
lengthy period of stable economic growth.
While today many countries around the
world struggle to recover from an unprecedented
recession Brazil's economy, together with a
handful of other emerging markets, had a
relatively moderate slow-down and is still on
track for an impressive GDP growth in the 5%
range this year.
A rash of events over
the past few years has placed Brazil on a sound
footing for solid economic growth over the next
decade or more. Among these are: Exceptional results from 3 decades of
government efforts have turned Brazil in the
largest producer / consumer of plant-based
bio-fuels, effectively complementing their
economic diversification in terms of sectors as
well as geographical trading partners.
Recent discovery of 5-to-8
billion barrels of light crude oil has brought
Brazil reserves above that of Mexico, second
only to Venezuela in the continent, where full
scale production is expected by 2013.
Hosting major national and
international events such as the national
elections in 2010, world cup soccer in 2014 and
the Olympics in 2016, all of which are expected
to stimulate significant investments.
Major infrastructure
investments are forecasted such as Anatel
estimates $125Bn in telecom over 10 years,
including several $100Ms national and local
broadband networks; $39Bn in several improvement
and new rail projects; $1.5Bn in airport
projects.
This long term positive outlook for the
region is substantiated in part by a rash of
recent investment announcements and M&A by
multinationals such as BG Group, HP, Avaya,
Microsoft, Xerox, Telefonica of Spain.
As the economic power-house of the
continent Brazil's bright economic future is
bound to have a significant tail-coat pull of
their trading partners in the region. No
question the number one risk lies in the
governments' ability to produce sufficient
educational and middle income employment
opportunities for the general populace.
However, there are so many major
variables moving in the same positive direction
it's not difficult to imagine the region
consistently gaining a much stronger economic
stature on the global market.
Rogelio
Douglas is the Founder and CEO of GBD Consulting
and is recognized for his expertise as an
International Business Development Consultant
assisting clients throughout Asia, South America
and Europe. Visit:
http://www.gbdusa.net
Source: http://www.gbdusa.net | |
| U.S. Commercial Service |
Founded in 1980, the U.S. Commercial Service
is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce,
which assists U.S. companies, particularly small
and medium-sized businesses with sales in
international markets. Our network includes
107 U.S. Export Assistance Centers throughout the
United States and more than 150 offices overseas
in 87 countries. Visit the U.S. government's
export portal at http://www.export.gov. |
| Buy USA E-Newsletter |
The U.S. Department of Commerce Commercial
Service has an excellent E-newsletter Asia Now
eNews. Please refer to the following website
to subscribe www.buyusa.gov/asianow/enews.html.
Each month there is a detailed article on a
featured country as well as reports on needs in
various Asian countries for US products and
services, and information about trade shows and
events throughout the
region. |
| GlobalCalifornia.com |
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On-line resource directory of public and
private sector global trade related
organizations. GlobalCalifornia.com is
currently a simple online directory for
California's dynamic trade promotion and
investment community based on industry sectors,
such as, legal, trade finance, marketing,
educational, logistics and other sectors in global
trade. Eventually, the website will employ a
sophisticated searching mechanism through a
natural language query interface to identify
qualified online sources of information and
solutions in California, combined with the ability
for the user to summon on-demand online support in
real time or offline through the California Trade
Partners network.
VITA and MBITA are currently offering
exclusive sponsorship opportunities for
GlobalCalifornia.com. Please contact Tony
Livoti at 831-335-4780 or by e-mail: tlivoti@mbita.org to get on
the ground floor of California's premiere gateway
to global
trade. |
| TradePort
California's Gateway to
Global Trade |
TradePort is a cooperating partner of VITA
and a repository of free information and resources
for businesses that seek to conduct international
trade to and from California. Created in
1996, TradePort is backed by an alliance of
regional trade associations that assist California
export and import businesses. Includes
information on California Trade Statistics,
TradePort Network, Export & Import Tutorials,
Online Trade Services, Market Research, and a
Trade Library. Go to www.tradeport.org. |
| CalTrade Report |
The CalTrade Report is the only dedicated
source, online or in print, for international
business news/information in and about the world's
fifth largest economy, California. This
edition is brought to you free-of-charge courtesy
of Valley International Trade Association.
Click Here for the most recent edition of
the CalTrade Report with the latest
news. | |
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Darcy
Winters
VITA Newsletter
Editor
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