The rise of digital trade has revolutionized the U.S. economy in recent years. According to the International Trade Commission, exports of digital goods and services increased from $282 billion in 2007 to $356 billion just four years later. Such growth creates new jobs in the United States and shrinks the nation's long-standing trade deficit by creating new market opportunities for innovative businesses.
Our global Govt. Relations team is always looking for opportunities to grow and learn, so we may better serve our Main Street community. On December 9th eBay Inc.’s Government Relations team sponsored the inaugural Professional Women in Advocacy conference in Washington, DC. The conference focused on the idea that everyone can benefit from women’s perspective at the public policy table. The event was also a chance for members of the eBay Inc.
On Thursday, November 21st John Muller, eBay Inc.'s VP of Global Payments Policy, testified before the California Assembly Committee on Banking and Finance. The hearing on "The Technology of Consumer Financial Transactions" was called by Chairman Roger Dickinson to investigate various new payments technologies, mobile in particular, that are entering the market, as well as their impact on consumers.
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eBay Inc. is drawing on its wealth of e-commerce data to play a global thought leadership role in a recent series of studies and public forums targeting international governments and industry leaders.
This week, eBay Inc. released a report titled, “Micro-Multinationals, Global Consumers and the World Trade Organisation” at the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Meeting in Bali, Indonesia.
The House of Representatives passed important patent reform legislation Thursday that will help protect small businesses from abusive patent trolls. Sponsored by House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte (R-VA), the Innovation Act (HR 3309) includes protections for small businesses that will shield them from expensive litigation and provide resources to properly respond to demand letters.
eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe became the newest member of the President’s Export Council Thursday after President Barack Obama appointed Donahoe to the prestigious advisory committee on international trade. In this role, Donahoe will advise the president on policies and programs that affect U.S. trade, including opportunities to expand cross border trade opportunities for businesses that use eBay Inc. products and services.