Christopher Dombalis of Summit Logistics International
headed the discussion.

Philadelphia region exporters and importers will be in a major bind if they have supply chain vulnerability and can’t deliver goods to their own facilities or to valued customers reliant on them. How should you plan for and adjust your China and other global logistics strategy now and for longer term? This and many other questions were answered by Christopher Dombalis of Summit Logistics International at the September 6 WTCGP CEO China Operations Club meeting .

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The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia would like to invite its members, clients and partners to join us on our second trade missions this fall: Serbia, Romania, Hungary and Turkey (October 22 – November 2).  In each issue of WorldLinks, we have been focusing our attention on these countries to illustrate why we believe these markets have high potential for Pennsylvania and New Jersey companies.

This landlocked country serves as a major trade route between Western Europe and Balkan Peninsula, has a population of approximately 10 million people, and imported more than $65 billion dollars in goods last year.

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Philadelphia International Showcase is certainly generating a lot of “buzz.” An exciting program on September 27 will "showcase" the Philadelphia Region and celebrate the diversity of Philadelphia's international business community. Brief addresses will be made by Hugh Long, CEO, Mid- Atlantic Banking Group, Wachovia, and Joe Hoeffel, Deputy Secretary for International Business Development, Commonwealth of PA. Eighteen of Pennsylvania's Overseas Trade Representatives will be on hand to discuss your business opportunities in their respective markets. The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, Select Greater Philadelphia and the Philadelphia Business Journal will announce the Top 25 Foreign-Owned Companies in the Greater Philadelphia Region (ranked by local employment). Come and be identified as a leader in the region’s international community! See for yourself who and what makes the Greater Philadelphia region a truly world-class region! Register NOW!

Supporting Organizations: City of Philadelphia Department of Commerce; Innovation Philadelphia; International Visitors Council of Philadelphia; Irish American Business Chamber & Network, Inc.; Italy-America Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia; Japan America Society of Greater Philadelphia; Mid-Atlantic - Russia Business Council

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“Total July exports of $120.0 billion and imports of $188.0 billion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $68.0 billion,” announced the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis on September 12. A $3.2 billion increase in the U.S. trade deficit resulted from a $1.3 billion decrease in exports of goods and a $1.9 billion increase in imports of goods, slightly offset by a $0.2 billion decrease in imports of services.

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The World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia (WTCGP) is pleased to announce a new initiative, “Trade with Emerging Eastern European Markets,” aimed to increase the number of Philadelphia-area small to medium-sized companies participating in international trade in developing markets. “We are always seeking to create programs that introduce new markets and thus increase the opportunity for regional companies to participate in the global economy,” says Joanna Savvides, President, WTCGP. “We believe that our new program will serve the Greater Philadelphia region by creating jobs through international trade and fostering economic growth.”

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Nobuo Nakaya and Joanna Savvides at the WTC Tokyo

Joanna Savvides, President of the World Trade Center of Greater Philadelphia, made two recent overseas visits to the World Trade Center Tokyo on August 7 and the World Trade Center Cyprus on September 8. In Japan, she met with Nobuo Nakaya, Managing Director and Secretary General, WTC Tokyo. In Cyprus, Mohsen Eftekhar, Real Estate Consultant, WTC Cyprus, and Mehran Eftekhar, Group Finance Director, Nest Group Companies, hosted her for meetings. In both countries, discussions involved the exchange of WTC-related experiences, ideas pertaining to different educational programs, new and innovative offerings to WTC members and clients. Furthermore, potential cooperation between WTCs for business match-making and trade mission opportunities were also addressed.

Among the many benefits of membership in the WTCGP is our affinity program. With our members’ business needs in mind, we have established preferred pricing relationships with a wide variety of service providers. To view some of the significant discounts available, we invite you to visit our website.  Members may view specific directions on how to access these negotiated rates by going to the Members Only Section of our website.  We will continue to forge new partnerships through this special affinity program and we urge you to visit our website from time-to-time to look for updates and new additions to this section.  Please begin taking advantage of these exclusive agreements with hotels, airport parking providers, limousine and transportation services, shipping and delivery services, and language services providers, just to name a few.

For more information about our Affinity Program please contact: Victoria Delvizis at vdelvizis@wtcphila.org or 856-969-7826.

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