King & Spalding Recruits Iain MacVay to Launch London Trade and Customs Practice
King & Spalding Recruits Iain MacVay to Launch London Trade and Customs Practice PressRelease by King & Spalding (firmenpresse) - LONDON -- (Marketwired) -- 05/20/13 -- King & Spalding has established a London trade practice...Read more...
Swiss Cheese & Chocolate
Cheese is a problem. Switzerland produces wonderful cheeses and chocolates, but protects its farmers to the max. That’s one of the few hits that Switzerland took in its Trade Policy Review last month in the World Trade...Read more...
Chinese Passenger Vehicle Market 2013-2023
World News: 16:41 GMT Monday 20th May 2013. [Reportlinker via PR Newswire] Chinese Passenger Vehicle Market 2013-2023 NEW YORK, May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is...Read more...
U.S. groups file complaint on ethanol duty
The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy filed on May 16 a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg challenging the E.U.’s decision to impose a 9.6% antidumping duty on all ethanol imported from the U.S....Read more...
Argentina Takes EU Biodiesel Policy to WTO
has requested World Trade Organization consultations with the European Union regarding measures imposed by the EU and its member states that affect the importation and marketing of biodiesel, as well as measures supporting the...Read more...
Trade Policy and Economic Decline
J.R. Martin writes of Chinese companies “exploiting loopholes in the U.S.-China tax treaty signed by the Reagan administration in 1986.” He asks what the Founding Fathers would say about our current trade deficit, and our...Read more...
Latin American geoeconomics
ON MAY 23rd in the Colombian city of Cali the presidents of four Latin American countries—Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru—will sign an agreement removing tariffs on 90% of their merchandise trade. They will also agree on a...Read more...
India worried over WTO's verdict on Ontario solar case
Ruling could hit India’s chances in its case against US The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO) recent ruling against Ontario’s domestic content requirements for renewable energy projects is setback for India, which is defending a...Read more...
Early Freedom
Vatican bank’s info-sharing deal with the US; cheaper iPhones in the offing; and more Former Enron CEO Skilling could be freed by 2018 To Tip, Or Not To? A Ready Reckoner Jeffrey Skilling, the former Enron CEO, could be freed...Read more...
Discourse: Indonesia doesn’t want to miss the game
Concurrently with its economic growth, Indonesia has intensified its involvement in various international forums. In terms of international trade, it has shown its dynamism and worked closely with ...Read more...
Samoa lifts ban on high-fat turkey tails
Samoa lifts ban on high-fat turkey tails Samoa lifts ban on high-fat turkey tails Samoa has been forced to lift a ban on high-fat turkey tails, which was introduced amid concerns about diabetes, obesity and heart disease....Read more...
Astana Economic Forum
Saturday, 18 May 2013 by Admin Financial regulatory reforms proposed by G20 are not sufficient to restore the stability of the global financial system. This was repeatedly stated by international experts. The world is in search...Read more...
Mark Fried: Why Are We Bullying The World's Poorest Countries?
We haven't heard much out of the World Trade Organization since 2005, when the US government decided to continue subsidizing corporate farms rather than forge a global trade deal. Yet the WTO machinery keeps grinding on -- and...Read more...
Acting U.S. Trade Representative Marantis on World Trade Month
Acting United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis issues a message on World Trade Month. Office of the U.S. Trade Representative Message from Acting United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis on World...Read more...
Acting DOE chief: US not backing down on Indian solar practices
Acting Energy Department (DOE) Secretary Daniel Poneman said the Obama administration is not backing down from requests that India eschew solar policies that it says might violate international trade rules. At issue are Indian...Read more...
Ag policy food security linked
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Reuters) — The United States says it is prepared to examine how agricultural policy reform could boost global food security as part of a package of commitments at the World Trade Organization’s upcoming...Read more...
South America contraception up to 79 Middle Africa 19
Between 2003 and 2012, the total number of women worldwide wanting to avoid pregnancy and in need of contraception increased from 716 million to 867 million, with growth concentrated among women in the 69 poorest countries...Read more...
DHL invests US$13 million in Vietnam supply chain
The global leader for contract logistics solutions, DHL, announced on May 16 that it will inject US$13 million into Vietnam through 2015. DHL flying above its competitors DHL to open HCM City-Hong Kong air route … [Read more]Read more...
Argentina challenges EU bio-diesel import restriction rules before WTO
Argentina has launched a challenge at the World Trade Organization against European Union rules for importing and marketing bio-diesel, the WTO said. The complaint applies to EU measures - used by Spain, Belgium, France, Italy...Read more...
US Uses Special 301 To Bully Ukraine, Likely Violating WTO
In this year's Special 301 report, the United States Trade Representative listed Ukraine as a "Priority Foreign Country" (aka PFC), triggering a 30 day countdown to initiate an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act...Read more...
EC opens anti-dumping and an anti-subsidy investigation on mobile telecommunications networks...
Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on mobile telecommunications networks from China Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ”The European Commission has today taken a decision in principle to open an ex officio...Read more...
U.S. Trade Agreements Threaten Public Health and Freedom
U.S. Trade Agreements Threaten Public Health and Freedom David Brodwin is a cofounder and board member of American Sustainable Business Council. Follow him on Twitter at @davidbrodwin . Let's face it: trade agreements bore most...Read more...
Renewable Fuels seek legal action over EU's penalty on US ethanol imports
EBR Staff Writer Published 17 May 2013 The Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) has filed a complaint with the Luxembourg General Court against the 9.6% antidumping duty that European Union (EU) imposed on ethanol imported from...Read more...
NFU Hails Survey Results that Consumers Support COOL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 17, 2013 Contact: Melisa Augusto, 202-314-3191 maugusto@nfudc.org Dan McEvily, 202-314-3104 dmcevily@nfudc.org WASHINGTON (May 16, 2013) – NFU applauded the results of a recent survey conducted by the...Read more...
Identifying China as trade partner
Sovereignty is sovereignty, business is business. If we develop strongly, our sovereignty is firm. VietNamNet continues the talks about the trade relations between Vietnam and China.Finding a sustainable path for Vietnam-China...Read more...
Canadian Pork Producers Reboot
By Suzanne Deutsch Downsized hog industry is focusing on new global markets. The Canadian hog industry is back to recovery mode. Those who have weathered the drought are ready to take on new markets.“When you look at the big...Read more...
Farm Bill Heads to Senate and House Floors
Farm Bill Heads to Senate and House Floors 25 seconds ago Food & Water Watch By Patty Lovera This week, both the House and Senate Agriculture committees adopted their versions of the 2013 Farm Bill . This is the latest move in...Read more...
Westerwelle: “Transatlantic Partnership – Working Together for Tomorrow’s World”
"The vision of a transatlantic single market now gives us an opportunity to infuse the transatlantic partnership with new momentum. In a dramatically changing world, we have to turn to our common strengths in order to shape...Read more...
Canada: Canada Loses WTO Appeal Regarding Ontario's Feed-In Tariff (FIT) Program - Stikeman...
the World Trade Organization (WTO) has released its... This service is completely FREE but for the full article and thousands of other articles from 100+ countries please tell us about yourself by registering (and yes, our...Read more...
ICC Ghana welcomes new WTO Director-General.
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has congratulated Ambassador Roberto Carvalho de Azevedo of Brazil on his selection as the new Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO). “We are in complete agreement...Read more...
