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Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade: Key Issues for the 109th Congress

Description: This report provides key issues for the 109th Congress regarding Foreign Affairs, Defense, and Trade. Among the 109th Congress' first orders of business will be dealing with the policy priorities - both domestic and foreign, as well as issues of business including U.S. foreign and security policy, global issues, defense policy, and more.
Date: December 27, 2004
Creator: Vaughn, Bruce & Veillette, Connie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Generalized System of Preferences (GSP): Overview and Issues for Congress

Description: This report discusses the General System of Preferences (GSP) which provides nonreciprocal, duty-free tariff treatment to certain products imported from designated beneficiary developing countries (BDCs).
Date: December 27, 2017
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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China-U.S. Trade Issues

Description: U.S.-China economic ties have expanded substantially over the past several years. China is now the third largest U.S. trading partner, its second largest source of imports, and its fourth largest export market. However, U.S.-China commercial ties have been strained by a number of issues, including a surging U.S. trade deficit with China, China's refusal to float its currency, and failure to fully comply with its World Trade Organization (WTO) commitments, especially its failure to provide prote… more
Date: December 27, 2001
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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China-U.S. Trade Issues

Description: This report is on China-U.S. Trade Issues.
Date: December 27, 2010
Creator: Morrison, Wayne M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The European Union’s Constitution

Description: This report provides background information on the constitution, its key provisions, the current crisis, and possible implications for U.S. - EU relations.
Date: December 27, 2005
Creator: Archick, Kristin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Federal Reserve's Arrangement for Emergency Loans to Japanese Banks

Description: The U.S. Federal Reserve reportedly has an arrangement with the Bank of Japan to provide emergency loans to Japanese banks operating overseas in exchange for U.S. Treasury securities. The collateralized loans would be extended on short notice for banks facing emergency liquidity needs. The purpose of the arrangement is to forestall the possible sale by Japanese banks of large amounts of U.S. Government securities (thereby raising U.S. interest rates) and to boost confidence in Japan's financi… more
Date: December 27, 1995
Creator: Nanto, Dick K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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