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The following is excerpted from the 2 August 2011 issue of The Journal of Commerce. In terms of value, U.S. surface trade with Canada, Mexico, hits pre-recession levels The value of goods transported by truck and rail between the U.S., Mexico and Canada rose 15.7 percent in May, the Bureau of…

The following is excerpted from a 26 July 2011 news item from the World Trade Organization (WTO).WTO members acknowledged on 26 July 2011 that a package of issues selected from the Doha Round agenda for the December 2011 Ministerial Conference is not taking shape. They accepted Director-General…

The following is excerpted from a 26 July 2011 news release by CBP.gov.U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) today announced the opening of two new land border ports of entry in Sherwood and Westhope, N.D. These new border facilities—funded as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of…

At the invitation of Chairman S. Dutt Majumder of the Indian Central Board of Customs and Excise, WCO Secretary General Kunio Mikuriya visited New Delhi on 25-26 July 2011 to discuss progress within Indian Customs, including the Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) program. Indian Customs has been in…

The World Trade Organization has released the following report:World Trade Report 2011The WTO and preferential trade agreements: From co-existence to coherence.The World Trade Report is an annual publication that aims to deepen understanding about trends in trade, trade policy issues and the…

The increasing internationalization of supply chains is challenging our interpretation of conventional trade statistics, as traditional concepts like country of origin, or the distinction between goods and services, become blurred. This publication, jointly produced by the WTO and the Institute of…

Director-General Pascal Lamy, in opening the Third Global Review of Aid for Trade on 18 July 2011, reported a 60% increase in Aid for Trade resources since 2005. He cited results of the initiative range from increased export volumes, to more employment, to faster customs clearance times and impacts…

The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 20 July 2011, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called…

The following is a news release by the World Trade Organization.China announced on 14 July 2011 that it is contributing USD 400,000 to set up a programme to help least-developed countries (LDCs) participate more effectively in the World Trade Organization while assisting those not yet members to…