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The following is excerpted from an 18 November 2012 article by the International Chamber of Commerce.Business leaders from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) gathered in Doha today to provide regional input on the recommendations of the Business World Trade Agenda, an initiative launched by the…
The following is excerpted from a 16 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.Consultations on a proposal for managing quotas for lower-tariff imports have shown that agriculture negotiators consider an early deal in their subject to be crucial if similar efforts are to succeed in…
The following is excerpted from the 16 November 2012 edition of Industry Week.The nation had appealed a World Trade Organization finding that Chinese duties on certain US steels breached international trade rules.China said Friday it would change its restrictive policy on certain steel imports from…
The following is excerpted from a 19 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.The “International Trade and Market Access” interactive tool, launched by the WTO on 19 November 2012, provides a new dynamic presentation for all WTO data on merchandise and commercial services trade as…
The following is excerpted from a 16 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 16 November 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal…
The following is excerpted from a 15 November 2012 article by the International Chamber of Commerce.The health of the world’s economy continues to deteriorate as insufficient demand, unemployment and the on-going debt crisis in Europe undermine recovery efforts, results of the ICC-Ifo World Economic…
Amendment to UPU Convention boosts global aviation security and Customs' fight against illicit trade
The following is excerpted from a 12 November 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.The World Customs Organization (WCO) welcomes the decision of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) to make its security standards mandatory for its 192 member countries, thereby establishing a legal basis…
The following is excerpted from a 5 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.WTO Chief of Staff Ms Arancha González, at the G20 Summit of Trade and Investment Promotion in Mexico City on 5 November 2012, said that “in the changing geo-politics of today with the rise of South-South…
The following is excerpted from a 19 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 19 November 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal…