Experts Analyze Brexit's Potential Impact on the U.S. Economy

Guest post by Patrick Ryan, Tennessee World Affairs Council When voters in the United Kingdom shocked themselves and other Europeans thi...

Tennessee Leads the Nation for Foreign Direct Investment Job Creation

For the second time in three years, Tennessee has topped IBM's Global Location Trends report. The annual report from the IBM Institute fo...

By: Lori Odom

Visiting Canada? Better Pack Your eTA or Visa!

Guest post by Melanie C. Walker, associate, Baker Donelson Canada has a new entry requirement. Effective March 15, 2016, visa-exempt fore...

By: Lori Odom

What Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and Why Does it Matter?

Guest post by Penny Pritzker, U.S. Secretary of Commerce As secretary of commerce, my job is to create the conditions for American busin...

By: Lori Odom

Magazine Lauds Chamber's International Business Efforts

With the Nashville MSA ranked fifth for growth and 10th for prosperity among the 100 largest U.S. metros over the last five years, our r...

By: Lori Odom

Chamber's International Business Council Welcomes New Japanese Consul-General

The Chamber welcomes Masami Kinefuchi, newly appointed consul-general of Japan, to Nashville! Consul-General Kinefuchi arrived in Music ...

By: Lori Odom

U.S.-Cuba Relations - What Does the Future Hold?

“A quien madruga, Dios lo ayuda.” -- The early bird catches the worm Nearly six months ago, President Obama initiated a plan by which ...

By: Lori Odom

Partnership Between Israel and the American South: From Mere Acquaintances to Best Friends

Guest post by John Scannapieco, International Business Council board member and co-chair of Baker Donelson's global business team Israel is ...

By: Lori Odom

Promoting the Tennessee-Japan Trade Relationship

Japan is Middle Tennessee’s largest foreign investor nation, with approximately 65 companies employing more than 15,000 people. The Chamber...

By: Lori Odom

Cherry Blossoms, Exporting to Europe and More International Happenings in Nashville

International events and opportunities are abundant in Middle Tennessee over the next few weeks. Here’s a sampling of what’s in store. &...

By: Lori Odom

White House Official Visits Nashville Region to Discuss Impact of Trade

I recently joined Nashville Mayor Karl Dean, Tennessee Congressman Jim Cooper and Jerry Abramson, director of the White House Office of ...

By: Lori Odom

Proposed Transatlantic Trade Agreement a 'Game-Changer'

The EU and U.S. economies combined represent half the world's global GDP, and the two economies have long enjoyed a mutually beneficial ...

By: Lori Odom

Take Your Business Global With Free Exporting Advice

Did you know that 96 percent of the world’s consumers live outside of the United States, and that 70 percent of the world’s purchasing p...

By: Lori Odom

Foreign Diplomats to Highlight U.S.-EU Trade Relations

Fact of the day: The U.S. and EU economies together account for nearly half of global GDP and about one-third of all international trade...

By: Lori Odom