“We have gone from a system built around division and walls to a system increasingly built around integration and webs.” Thomas Friedman, author of The World is Flat.

Introducing the U of U International Center

In its quest to become Utah’s “international gateway,” the University of Utah is bumping up its numbers of foreign students who call Utah home while earning a degree.

Although the school saw a drop in international enrollments following Sept. 11, 2001, those numbers are once again starting to pick up and have just recently reached pre-2001 levels, says Bill Barnhart, director of the U.’s International Center.

Now Barnhart hopes to reach an ambitious goal of about 2,900 international students – or about 10 percent of the student body. That’s a hike from the current 1,750 foreign students now attending the U. from more than 110 different countries. Read more...

Leverage Trade Agreements to Increase Sales: Canada, Colombia, and Beyond

Learn from the experts about how to leverage existing trade agreements, and what is being done to level the playing field for American exporters in other markets, all in order to help you increase export sales. Speakers include Senior U.S. Commercial Officers from Canada and Colombia as well as a leading global supply chain logistics expert.

Date: Tuesday, May 6, from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Location: Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, Eccles Room, 175 E. 400 South, Ste. 600, Salt Lake City. (Parking validation provided by the chamber.)
Cost: $35, includes continental breakfast and relevant market information in digital media format. This event is co-sponsored by the World Trade Center Utah, the Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce, and Utah District Export Council. For more information or to register, click here.

Country: Luxembourg

Although third-party introductions are not necessary, they are recommended when doing business in Luxembourg. It is also important that you treat business colleagues with respect and not do anything to embarrass them. Luxembourg businesspeople develop personal relationships with the people with whom they conduct business.  Building a relationship requires demonstrating a sincere interest in the country and the people. Do not brag about your accomplishments, as this is seen as a sign of poor breeding. Read more...

- Delta, Northwest Merger May Bump Up Flight Costs
- Small U.S. firms make big global sales
In a powerful trend that is reshaping the economic landscape, a rising wave of U.S. small businesses and start-ups are going cross-border and selling hundreds of billions of dollars in goods and services to Asia, Canada, Latin America, Europe and Africa. (USA Today)

Upon implementation of the Panama agreement, U.S. agricultural exports will receive duty-free treatment on nearly 63 percent of current trade and will see all tariffs phased out for the remaining products. Panama’s preferential treatment will be made permanent. Source: International Trade Administration

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