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The following is excerpted from a 5 June 2012 news release by the World Trade Organization.Some developed and advanced developing countries said they consider counterfeiting to be one of the most serious problems to be discussed by the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property…

The following is excerpted from a 4 June 2012 news release by the International Chamber of Commerce.New report links ACTA to potential economic growth of €50 billion and 960,000 new jobs in EUBusiness Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy (BASCAP), an initiative of the International Chamber of…

The following is excerpted from a 6 June 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.The World Customs Organization (WCO) is pleased to announce the successful opening of its 2012 IT Conference and Exhibition in Tallinn, Estonia which will run from 6-8 June 2012 with the theme: " IT…

The following is excerpted from a 5 June 2012 press release by the International Chamber of Commerce.The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) on Tuesday launched the ICC G20 Business Scorecard, measuring progress on the G20’s response to business recommendations, at a consultation between…

The following is excerpted from the 6 June 2012 edition of Embassy Magazine.Canada's economic integration with the United States is an obstacle to finalizing a key portion of the Canada-European Union trade talks, says an EU diplomat.Maurizio Cellini, head of the EU delegation's economic, commercial…

The following is excerpted from a 5 June 2012 press release by the World Customs Organization.The World Customs Organization (WCO) welcomes the Statement released by APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade (MRT) meeting in Kazan, Russia from 4-5 June 2012 to discuss various trade issues, including…

The following is a 31 May 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.The Secretary General of the WCO, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Lomé, Togo from 30-31 May 2012 to attend the AEO Awareness Raising and Customs-Business Forum at the invitation of the Director General of Togo Customs, Kodjo Adedze. The…

The following is excerpted from a 30 May 2012 report by the World Customs Organization.At the invitation of the Director General of Cote d'Ivoire Customs, Issa Coulibaly, the WCO Secretary General, Kunio Mikuriya, visited Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire from 29-30 May 2012 to discuss the way forward for…

The following is excerpted from a 31 May 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.The seventh WTO-OECD-UNCTAD report for the G-20 on trade and investment restrictions reveals that government-imposed trade and investment restrictions have not slowed and that the pace of removing such obstacles…