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EU Funding To Boost Caribbean EPA Implementation 5/25/2012 The Caribbean Development Bank and the European Union have agreed to fund a multi-million facility to aid members of the Caribbean Community in implementing the necessary reforms to allow them to fully benefit from the preferential trade conditions provided for in the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement.
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Kirk Looks At Future Of US-EU Trade Relations 5/25/2012 After, earlier this month, the European Commissioner for Trade Karel De Gucht
had foreseen the possibility of a comprehensive free trade agreement between
the United States and the European Union in 2014, the US Trade Representative
Ron Kirk provided his view on US-EU trade policy during a recent speech in
London.
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CEPA Boosts Hong Kong's Industries 5/24/2012 The China/Hong Kong Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement services liberalization measures have boosted the development of Hong Kong’s traditional industries, Financial Secretary John Tsang says.
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Canada, Japan FTA To Bring Numerous Benefits 5/23/2012 A Canada-Japan free trade agreement would help boost already strong trade and investment ties, Canadian ministers have said.
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Malaysia, Australia Sign FTA 5/24/2012 On May 22 in Kuala Lumpur, as a complement to the existing regional agreement between Australia
and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, of which Malaysia was
one of the original members, Australia's Trade Minister Craig Emerson and his
Malaysian counterpart Mustapa Mohamed signed a comprehensive bilateral free trade
agreement.
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DIFC Promotes Advantages In US 5/24/2012 The Dubai International Financial Centre has concluded a road show to the United States, which, it is hoped, will lead to more US companies establishing a presence in the no-tax free zone.
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Brazil Provides New Fiscal Stimulus 5/24/2012 The Brazilian government has announced a package of tax measures worth around USD1bn to stimulate growth in key economic sectors, to ensure the nation meets this year's growth target of 4.5%.
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Lamy Highlights WTO Benefits For Ethiopia 5/22/2012 The Director General of the World Trade Organisation, Pascal Lamy has encouraged
Ethiopia to speed reforms towards accession to the global trade body, remarking
upon the benefits membership would bring for the nation's economic development.
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TPP Negotiations Make 'Better-Than-Expected' Progress 5/22/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has confirmed that
the twelfth round of negotiations, held recently outside Dallas, Texas, on the
proposed extension to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, between Australia,
Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, the US and Vietnam, made
better-than-expected progress.
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US Imposes Anti-Dumping Duties On Chinese Solar Cells 5/22/2012 Despite concerns that its decision may raise prices and harm the United States
alternative energy sector, the Department of Commerce has announced
a preliminary determination to impose antidumping duties on imports of crystalline
silicon photovoltaic cells, whether or not assembled into solar cells, from China.
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WTO Nations Discuss IT Agreement Expansion 5/18/2012 Several countries have signalled that they will be starting informal bilateral and plurilateral
consultations on what products to add to the Information Technology Agreement.
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Taiwan Accused Of Dragging Feet In Trade Talks 5/17/2012 Following the announcement that China, Japan and South Korea are to begin talks
on a trilateral free trade agreement by the end of this year, the Taiwanese
government has been asked to explain why it has not already progressed further
trade liberalization with China within their Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement.
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Peru, Korea Cement Economic Ties 5/17/2012 Peru's President Ollanta Humala recently met with his Korean counterpart, Lee
Myung-bak, in the South Korean capital, Seoul, to sign a double tax agreement,
and agree further areas for cooperation following the conclusion of a free trade
agreement in 2011.
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ASEAN, World Bank Monitor Progress To AEC 5/17/2012 The Secretariat of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and the
East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank have signed an agreement for the
World Bank to provide advisory services to ASEAN to strengthen its capacity to
monitor progress towards achieving the ASEAN Economic Community.
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Lamy Sings Praises Of IT Agreement 5/16/2012 At the opening of a symposium to mark the 15th Anniversary of the Information Technology Agreement, which substantially liberalized taxes on the global trade of computer products, World Trade Organization Director-General Pascal Lamy emphasized that the success of the agreement could easily be transferred to other growth, and innovation-promoting industries.
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China, Switzerland Make Progress In FTA Talks 5/16/2012 The latest round of negotiations on the proposed free trade agreement between
China and Switzerland, which was held in Beijing on May 8-10, is said to
have reached some consensus and made significant progress.
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EU's First EPA With African Countries Goes Into Effect 5/16/2012 The interim Economic Partnership Agreement between the European Union and four Eastern and Southern African states, Mauritius, Madagascar, the Seychelles
and Zimbabwe, went into effect on May 14, 2012.
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De Gucht Sees EU-US Trade Treaty In 2014 5/15/2012 In a speech on the future of transatlantic trade, to the recent AmCham Germany
Annual Membership Meeting in Hamburg, the European Commissioner for Trade Karel
De Gucht foresaw the possibility of a comprehensive free trade agreement between the United States and the European Union in 2014.
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Putin Backs Ratification Of WTO Commitments This Year 5/14/2012 Russia's new President, Vladimir Putin has dismissed calls to delay the nation's
accession to the World Trade Organisation.
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China, Colombia Initiate Free Trade Talks 5/11/2012 Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos has welcomed the conclusion of a total
of nine cooperation agreements with China during a recent official visit to Beijing, where
it was agreed that the two countries would commence discussions on the feasibility
of a bilateral free trade agreement.
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USTR Urges Extension Of AGOA's Textile Provision 5/11/2012 The United States Trade Representative has confirmed that the Administration
is committed to boosting trade with African nations through the African Growth
and Opportunity Act and, in that respect, renewal of its Third-Country
Fabric provision is seen as crucial.
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WTO Aims To Equip Developing Nations With Legal Know-How 5/9/2012 Officials from twenty-six developing countries were educated on different methods
of handling legal disputes in trade, during a week-long series of technical capacity-building events coordinated by the World Trade Organisation and two other Geneva-based organisations, in early May.
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EU, US Agree Common List Of 'Trusted Traders' 5/9/2012 The United States and the European Union have agreed to recognize one another's list of 'certified trusted traders', exposing these companies to faster, and less burdensome customs clearance procedures, to cut costs and introduce a more stable environment for cross-Atlantic trade.
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S Korea, China, Agree To Trilateral FTA Talks With Japan 5/8/2012 With South Korea and China due to begin their negotiations on a bilateral free
trade agreement, a trilateral agreement to include Japan will also be under
discussion at a prior meeting of the three countries’ trade ministers.
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WTO Admits Two New Member States 5/8/2012 The World Trade Organisation is to approve Samoa's accession to membership of
the global trade body on May 10, 2012, following Montenegro's accession on April
29, 2012.
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WTO Members Ready To Revisit Doha Agenda 5/8/2012 World Trade Organisation member states have informally agreed to return to the negotiating table to progress the Doha Agenda at a pace that recognises the present crisis-time challenges for nations globally.
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HMRC Issues Electrician Amnesty Reminder 5/7/2012 HM Revenue and Customs has issued a reminder warning electricians that they have only a limited time left to register for a tax amnesty scheme that would allow them to pay any undisclosed tax owed.
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Tax Guidance Issued For Foreign Ships Visiting Australia 5/4/2012 The Australian Taxation Office has recently issued guidance on the tax requirements
that must be met by foreign-based ship owners and charterers carrying passengers,
livestock, mail or goods shipped in Australia.
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Spain Told To Amend Excise Duty Regime 5/4/2012 The European Commission has formally requested Spain to modify its rules
on excise duties to bring them into line with European Union legislation.
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France Publishes 2011 Patent Applicant Rankings 5/4/2012 The French national institute for industrial property has recently published
details of the 2011 rankings for the country’s top patent applicants,
based on the number of patents published last year.
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Hong Kong Will Not Change Depreciation Rules 5/3/2012 In reply to a question in the Legislative Council, Hong Kong’s Secretary
for Commerce and Economic Development, Gregory So, said that the government could
not permit Hong Kong enterprises with import processing subsidiaries in Mainland
China to submit claims for depreciation for machinery used there.
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South Korea, China To Start FTA Talks 5/4/2012 The Chinese Minister of Commerce Chen Deming and South Korea’s Trade Minister
Park Tae-ho have announced, after a meeting in Beijing on May 2, the official
launch of negotiations for a China-South Korea free trade agreement.
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HKMA Reviews Its Progress In 2011 5/3/2012 In addition to its actions to strengthen further the risk management of banks
through its supervisory actions and countercyclical measures on property mortgages,
the Hong Kong Monetary Authority pointed, in its 2011 Annual Report, to
its support to the further expansion of renminbi market activities in Hong Kong.
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Canada Highlights Trade Support For Manufacturing 5/2/2012 Speaking at a manufacturing summit in Ontario, Canada’s Minister of Finance
Jim Flaherty has highlighted the government’s contributions to helping build
a strong domestic manufacturing sector through investment incentives and reduced
trade tariffs.
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US Issues Annual IPR Country Report 5/3/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has released its annual
‘Special 301 Report’ on the perceived adequacy and effectiveness of
US trading partners’ protection and enforcement of intellectual property
rights (IPR).
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Chile Announces Tax Reform Plan 5/2/2012 Chilean Finance Minister, Felipe Larrain has confirmed a package of measures that
aims to improve income distribution, and fund education reforms, whilst maintaining
Chile's competitiveness. This is to include the elimination of import duties from 2015, setting the nation apart from the rest of Latin America.
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US Business Pushes For US-Egypt FTA 5/2/2012 The United States-Egypt Business Council of the US Chamber of Commerce has held
meetings with senior members of Congress to push for commencement of negotiations on a US-Egypt free trade agreement.
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Nations Air Grievances At WTO Anti-Dumping Body 5/1/2012 The World Trade Organization's Committee on Anti-Dumping Practices held a meeting with WTO members recently to present feedback on 30 anti-dumping actions taken during 2011, and to hear nations' current trade policy concerns.
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ASEAN, EU Confirm Importance Of FTA Talks 5/2/2012 When the foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and European Union held a meeting in Brunei on April 27, emphasis was
laid on the on-going negotiation of free trade agreements between the two
regions.
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Kirk Explains US Asia-Pacific Trade Policy 5/1/2012 In remarks at Singapore Management University, the United States Trade Representative
Ron Kirk described the Administration’s broad trade policy in the Asia-Pacific region
as using the Trans-Pacific Partnership to make further progress with its
trading partners around the Pacific Rim.
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Philippines Wins More Time In Booze Tax Case 5/1/2012 The government of the Philippines has confirmed that it has concluded negotiations
with the United States and the European Union on the reasonable period of
time for it to comply with the World Trade Organization ruling that
the excise taxes it applies on imported distilled spirits are
discriminatory.
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Geithner Finds Progress In US-China Trade Relations 4/30/2012 In remarks made to the Commonwealth Club of California in San Francisco, Timothy
Geithner, the US Treasury Secretary, reviewed the development of the trading and
economic relationship between the United States and China, and pronounced that
significant progress has been made.
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Aviation Becoming 'Cash Cow' For Governments 4/27/2012 Policies are needed that re-invest aviation tax receipts back into the industry and to ensure that aviation is treated as an economic catalyst not a 'cash cow', says the International Air Transport Association.
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Canada-EU Trade Talks Entering Final Straight 4/26/2012 An ambitious Canada-European Union trade agreement will benefit businesses and workers, ministers from Canada and Denmark said after they met to discuss the ongoing negotiations.
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St Kitts, Brazil To Sign Free Trade Pact 4/25/2012 The government of Saint Kitts and Nevis has received notification
from Brazil that it is ready to sign the Partial Scope Agreement on trade that the two territories
have been negotiating for a year.
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Canada, Costa Rica To Expand FTA 4/25/2012 Canada and Costa Rica have concluded a third round of talks on the expansion and modernization of their existing free trade agreement.
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Bermuda Concludes Marketing Push In China 4/26/2012 Business Bermuda, the promotional agency for the territory's financial services
industry, has concluded a week-long business development and relationship-building
trip in Shanghai and Beijing mirroring the decisions of other small,
low-tax, financial centres targeting the region as a new source of financial services growth.
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Developing Nations Discuss Trade Policies 4/23/2012 The World Trade Organization has organized the first ever advanced course for policy makers from developing countries, to develop nations' knowledge of trade regime issues and environmental policies.
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Hong Kong To Halve Import, Export Charges 4/20/2012 To boost Hong Kong's external trade by lowering transaction costs and thereby
benefiting the import-export sector, the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau
has proposed halving import and export declaration charges.
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USITC Surprises With Two Rulings For Asian Exporters 4/23/2012 The United States International Trade Commission has surprised and caused
a certain amount of consternation within American industry, by ruling, twice on
the same day, that domestic manufacturers were not being harmed by imports from
their Asian competitors.
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Canada, Chile Expand FTA 4/18/2012 Canada and Chile have signed a modernized and expanded free trade agreement, designed to deepen commercial ties between the two countries.
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US, Colombia FTA Effective In May 4/18/2012 The Presidents of the United States and Colombia announced at a joint
press conference in Cartagena that a landmark Free Trade Agreement between the two nations will become effective
on May 15, 2012, gradually exempting the vast majority of goods from bilateral trade taxes.
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US, Tunisia Hold Talks Under Bilateral TIFA 4/18/2012 A delegation from the Office of the United States Trade Representative has recently met with the Tunisian government, under the auspices of the US-Tunisia
Trade and Investment Framework Agreement Council, which was re-launched
late last year.
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Antigua Issues Plea To US On E-Gaming 4/18/2012 Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda, Baldwin Spencer, has met with US Trade Representative, Ron Kirk, to discuss Antigua and Barbuda’s internet gaming case against the United States.
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IMF Loan Provided For Bangladeshi Tax Reform 4/16/2012 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved a loan worth up to USD987m for Bangladesh, to aid the government in undertaking numerous reforms, including a restructuring of the tax regime, to boost the nation's appeal to investors and secure a downward debt trajectory.
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East African States Boost Appeal With Red Tape Cuts 4/16/2012 A new report shows that the business environment in all five economies of the
East African Community - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and Uganda - improved
substantially in 2010-11, with the implementation of significant regulatory reforms,
including to ease the burden of paying taxes.
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Hong Kong, Spain DTA Enters Into Force 4/16/2012 The agreement for the avoidance of double taxation, signed between Hong
Kong and Spain on April 1 last year, came into force on April 13, after the completion
of ratification procedures on both sides.
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Austria, Switzerland Unite 'In Principle' On Tax Deal 4/16/2012 Austria’s Finance Minister Maria Fekter has announced that an agreement
in principle has now been reached on the tax treaty between Austria and Switzerland.
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TIGA Considers Format Of UK Games Tax Relief 4/13/2012 TIGA, the trade association representing the UK games industry, has urged input
from design studios on the functioning of a tax credit, promised by the UK government
in its latest budget after years of industry lobbying for fiscal support.
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Minister Promotes Canada, Peru Trade 4/16/2012 Canada's Minister of International Trade has been promoting the benefits of a deepened Canada-Peru trade and investment partnership, stressing that the relationship creates jobs, prosperity and positive change.
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Japan To Pursue Chinese FTA If Tripartite Deal Falters 4/16/2012 If a proposed tripartite China-Japan-South Korea free trade agreement is delayed by South Korean doubts, the Japanese government has decided to try
to begin, instead, immediate bilateral trade talks with China.
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Czech Cabinet Unites On Austerity Package 4/13/2012 Following months of internal conflict, the Czech cabinet has finally adopted the
comprehensive savings programme agreed by the coalition parties, containing a
raft of savings measures and planned tax rises aimed at consolidating the country’s
finances.
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No Quick Fiscal Fix For Heavily-Indebted Nations 4/12/2012 The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development has published a new
study, warning of the extraordinary measures that are required to achieve fiscal
consolidation in many advanced nations, now also facing expenditure pressures
from ageing populations.
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Nigeria Achieves Notable Success With Free Trade Zones 4/12/2012 During a recent conference in Lagos, the Managing Director of Nigeria Export Processing
Zones Authority, Adesina Agboluaje, disclosed that almost NGN2.2 trillion has, so far, been invested in Nigeria’s free trade zones.
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US Report Highlights Role of IP in Creating Jobs, Economic Growth 4/13/2012 The Commerce Department has released a comprehensive report, prepared by its Economics
and Statistics Administration and United States Patent and Trademark Office,
and entitled “Intellectual Property and the US Economy: Industries in Focus”,
which focuses on the impact of intellectual property on the American economy
and job creation.
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EU, US Adopt Commitment To Open FDI Regime 4/12/2012 Within the framework of the Transatlantic Economic Council, the European
Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht has announced that the European Union and the United States have reaffirmed their commitment to a set of principles
for creating and maintaining an open, transparent and non-discriminatory international investment
regime.
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China, S Korea, Japan Agree To FTA Talks At An Early Date 4/12/2012 The foreign ministers of China, Japan and South Korea have recently come together
in Ningbo, the seaport city on China’s east coast, for their sixth tripartite
meeting, covering cooperation in many areas, including the prospective bilateral
and trilateral free trade agreements.
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Business Calls For US-Brazil Trade Treaty 4/10/2012 On the occasion of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's visit to the United States
on April 9, the US Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas Donohue
called on the two countries to begin discussions on a comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement.
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After WTO Decision, China Establishes Rare Earth Regulatory Body 4/11/2012 Following last month’s request by several countries for consultations at
the World Trade Organization on what they consider to be China’s unfair
export restraints on rare earths, the latter has now set up a regulatory body
to oversee their exploitation.
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Results Of Annual US Review Of Telecommunications Trade Agreements 4/10/2012 United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk has announced the results of
the 2012 annual review of the operation and effectiveness of telecommunications
trade agreements under Section 1377 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act
of 1988.
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WTO Makes UAE Trade Recommendations 4/9/2012 The United Arab Emirates plays an important role in the multilateral trading system and has taken bold steps to diversify the economy away from oil and gas, according to the World Trade Organisation.
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UK, India Hold Economic And Financial Dialogue 4/6/2012 The UK and India have held their annual Economic and Financial Dialogue, discussing ways to strengthen cooperation and boost trade and investment.
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APEC Focuses On Trade And Investment 4/6/2012 The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is moving ahead with cooperative
efforts to evaluate and identify initiatives to support freer, faster and more
beneficial trade in the region that will lead ultimately, it is hoped, to a Free
Trade Area of the Asia Pacific.
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EFTA, Indonesia Hold FTA Negotiations 4/6/2012 The fourth round of negotiations towards a 'Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Agreement' between the European Free Trade Association states and Indonesia concluded
on March 29, 2012.
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WTO Members Pressure Argentina On Trade Policy 4/9/2012 At the Council for Trade in Goods meeting on March 30, 2012, fourteen World Trade Organisation members jointly
expressed their deepening concern about Argentina’s import-licensing measures, which were said to have significantly restricted trade flows.
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Aviation Sees Demand Spurt 4/6/2012 The International Air Transport Association has released global traffic results
for February 2012 showing an 8.6% improvement in passenger demand and a 5.2% rise
in cargo demand compared with the same month in the previous year.
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NZ Looks To Join International IP Protocol 4/6/2012 New Zealand looks likely to sign an international protocol on the registration of trademarks, as it undertakes an ‘operational preparedness’ test to ready itself.
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US Announces New Challenge To EU In Airbus Case 4/6/2012 The Office of the United States Trade Representative has confirmed that it has requested the establishment of a World Trade Organization compliance panel to consider whether the European Union removed illegitimate subsidies to Airbus fully and in a timely manner.
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Canada Promotes Budget's Trade Benefits 4/6/2012 Canada's 2012 Budget will help expand trade and open new markets for businesses, the Minister in charge has said.
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EU Agrees ECJ Submission On ACTA 4/6/2012 The European Commission has taken the next step in referring the Anti-Counterfeiting
Trade Agreement to the European Court of Justice, by agreeing on
the legal submission to be put before the Court.
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UAE, Montenegro Ink DTA, Investment Treaty 4/4/2012 The United Arab Emirates has signed a double taxation agreement and an investment promotion and protection treaty with the Republic of Montenegro.
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EU Provides Funding For Caribbean Tax, Regulatory Reforms 4/4/2012 The Caribbean Forum of African Caribbean and Pacific States and the European Commission on
March 29, 2012, signed three financial agreements, which will provide Caribbean
nations with additional funding to facilitate regional integration, and for reforms to ensure the Caribbean trade bloc can take full advantage of the Economic Partnership Agreement in place with the European Union.
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ASEAN Reaffirms Commitment To AEC By 2015 4/4/2012 In Phnom Penh, on April 3-4 2012, at the 20th Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, its member states acknowledged the significance of the progress
that has been made in the implementation of the roadmap towards an ASEAN Economic
Community by 2015.
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De Gucht Calls For An EU-ASEAN FTA 4/4/2012 During his speech to the European Union – Association of Southeast
Asian Nations Business Summit in Phnom Penh on April 1, Karel De Gucht,
the European Commissioner for Trade, stressed that a comprehensive free trade
agreement was needed between the two regions.
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China To Reduce Tariffs To Boost Imports 4/2/2012 Premier Wen Jiabao chaired a Chinese State Council meeting on the March 28, at
which it was decided that, in order to achieve a sustainable balance of foreign
trade between exports and imports, and to optimize its mix of imports, China should
selectively reduce its import tariffs.
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Ireland, China Finalise Strategic Partnership Agreement 4/2/2012 Ireland and China have concluded a Strategic Partnership Agreement, hailed by the Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny as a major step-up in relations that will lead to greater trade and investment.
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COMESA Members And EU Discuss EPAs 3/29/2012 A delegation of MEPs from the European Parliament has recently held a consultative
meeting in Lusaka, Zambia, with the Chair of the Eastern and Southern Africa group of countries to discuss their Economic Partnership Agreement negotiations
with the European Union.
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Morocco, Hungary Strengthen Economic Ties 3/28/2012 Moroccan Finance Minister Nizar Baraka has recently held talks in Morocco with
the President of the Hungarian National Assembly Laszlo Kover, with the discussions
centring on plans to strengthen economic relations between the two countries.
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Key Pushes For New Zealand-South Korea FTA 3/28/2012 In his remarks to the Kiwi Chamber of Commerce while in Seoul, New Zealand’s
Prime Minister John Key pushed for a completion of his country’s free trade
agreement with South Korea.
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South Korea, Turkey Sign Preliminary FTA 3/27/2012 Following meetings earlier this month, South Korea and Turkey were able, on March
26, to sign an initial agreement on trade in goods, as a step on the way to a
full bilateral free trade agreement.
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US Removes Argentina From GSP Programme 3/28/2012 In accordance with the Trade Act of 1974, President Barack Obama has
provided notification of his intent to suspend Argentina as a beneficiary developing
country under the United States Generalized System of Preferences programme.
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New Zealand, Malaysia Discuss TPP 3/26/2012 New Zealand’s trade minister has been discussing the ongoing Trans Pacific Partnership negotiations as part of a Malaysian trade visit.
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Argentina Eyes Protectionist Trade Measures 3/26/2012 The Argentinian government is set to announce increases to import duties on 100 items, and will seek to revise a long-standing vehicle trade pact with Mexico - mirroring an earlier move by Brazil - as part of a package of measures to mitigate the nation's growing trade deficit.
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EU Strengthens IPR Protection Body 3/27/2012 The adoption of a Regulation by the European Parliament and Council is seen
to be the first legislative delivery from the strategy of the European Commission towards a single market for intellectual property rights.
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Canada To Negotiate FTAs With Thailand, Japan 3/27/2012 During the visit of Stephen Harper (pictured), the Canadian Prime Minister, to South-east
Asia, he has announced, together with Yingluck Shinawatra, the Prime
Minister of Thailand, and Yoshihiko Noda, the Prime Minister of Japan, that Canada
will pursue bilateral free trade agreements with both countries.
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Japan, China, South Korea Agree On Investment Pact 3/26/2012 China, Japan and South Korea have recently held successful negotiations in Beijing,
at the end of which the text of a tripartite investment agreement was initialled.
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US Explains Anti-Dumping Investigative Process 3/23/2012 As the Department of Commerce is scheduled to release shortly a series
of determinations regarding antidumping duties, when a foreign company sells
a product in the United States at less than fair value, and countervailing duties to offset the benefits of foreign government subsidies, it has issued an
explanation of how its investigative process works in that regard.
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Laos Pushes For 2013 WTO Accession 3/22/2012 Having finalized new legislation and completed all but one bilateral negotiation necessary
to join the World Trade Organization, Laos is pushing to receive approval to accede
to the trade organization by the start of next year.
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Canada Pushes For FTA Negotiations With Mercosur 3/22/2012 Ed Fast, Canada's Minister of International Trade, has concluded a two-day trade visit to Argentina, to promote the conclusion
of exploratory talks towards a possible Free Trade Agreement between the nation
and the Mercosur trade bloc of Latin American nations.
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South Africa Pushes Trade Treaty Talks With India 3/21/2012 The completion of the Preferential Trade Agreement between South Africa
and India was anticipated at a recent business seminar hosted by South Africa’s
Department of Trade and Industry in Chennai, India.
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