U.S. Chamber of Commerce

U.S. Chamber of Commerce | September 22, 2016

Today, at a roundtable discussion hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s U.S.-Pakistan Business Council (USPBC) on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, Pakistani Prime Minister H.E. Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, a high-level delegation of Pakistani officials, and U.S. CEOs and business executives discussed opportunities for American companies in Pakistan and the bilateral economic relationship. As he welcomed Prime Minister Sharif, U.S. Chamber Executive Vice President and Head of Internationa...

U.S. Chamber of Commerce | September 20, 2016

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in a show of further commitment to collaboration by the business communities in the United States and across Africa, today named Aliko Dangote, Africa’s most successful businessman, as the co-chair of its U.S.-Africa Business Center. Dangote will serve alongside Jay Ireland, president and CEO of GE Africa, as a leader for the U.S.-Africa Business Center Board of Directors....

U.S. Chamber of Commerce | September 20, 2016

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, leading a broad coalition including the Texas Association of Business, National Automobile Dealers Association, the National Association of Manufacturers, National Association of Wholesaler Distributors, National Federation of Independent Business, National Retail Federation, and more than 50 other national and Texas business groups, filed a legal challenge to the Obama administration’s overtime rule, arguing that Department of Labor (DOL) exceeded its statutory aut...

U.S. Chamber of Commerce | September 19, 2016

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today launched Vote for Jobs, a comprehensive effort to mobilize the business community and Main Street economic voters leading up to Election Day. The initiative includes an online toolkit that provides users with the information needed to vote in their states and districts, as well as the opportunity for businesses to customize for their employees’ needs....