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The following is excerpted from a 26 March 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.Following Indonesia’s objection, on 26 March 2013 the Dispute Settlement Body, which comprises all WTO members, deferred the establishment of a panel — requested by the United States — to examine a dispute on…

The following is excerpted from a 2 April 2013 news article by the International Chamber of Commerce.ICC and the private sector voice resonated at the Brainstorming Meeting on the Priorities of a New Development Agenda for the Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDCs) which took place on 20-21 March…

The following is excerpted from a 25 March 2013 news release by the World Customs Organization.The World Customs Organization, under the sponsorship of the Government of Finland, organized a two-day National Policy Dialogue, in Nairobi, Kenya. The meeting was held on the 18th and 19th of March 2013…

OECD Trade Policy Papers No. 146 Export Restrictions: Benefits of Transparency and Good Practices by Osvaldo R. Agatiello and Barbara Fliess is now available on the OECD website at:http://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/trade/export-restrictions_5k49czl4c5kh-en

The following is excerpted from a 26 March 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.The 2013 Public Forum, the WTO’s largest annual outreach event for civil society, academia, business, the media, governments, parliamentarians and inter-governmental organizations, will be on 1–3 October in…

The following is excerpted from a 27 March 2013 news item by the World Trade Organization.The WTO agriculture talks are now ready to discuss the substance of a proposal to loosen price support disciplines for developing countries’ public stocks and domestic food aid, chairperson John Adank said on…

The following is excerpted from a 13 March 2013 news item by the World Customs Organization.The Integrity Sub-Committee (ISC) held its 12th Session on 28 February and 1 March 2013 at World Customs Organization (WCO) headquarters in Brussels. Approximately 160 delegates from all around the world…

The following is excerpted from a 13 March 2013 news item by the World Customs Organization.As part of a continuous effort to enhance donor coordination and collaboration and to strengthen networking, the 6th WCO – AMS/CB regional entities strategic meeting and the 4th regional donor meeting for the…

The following is excerpted from a 13 March 2013 news item by the World Customs Organization.A record-breaking number of 260 high-level participants from more than 80 WCO member administrations and more than 20 stakeholder organizations met at the 4th Capacity Building Committee session held in…