The following is excerpted from the 24 November 2013 edition of The Citizen.
The country once known as the breadbasket of Europe is quietly suffering through some of the worst pain known anywhere on the continent outside of Greece.
Its economy has shrunk for five successive quarters. The vital industrial sector has contracted by nearly six percent in annual terms.
The following is excerpted from the 24 November 2013 edition of Digital Journal.
The following is excerpted from the 25 November 2013 edition of Business Vancouver.
But Canada continues to lag behind other countries in negotiating a trade deal with the Asian industrial technology dynamo
There’s no better place to get a glimpse of the speed at which the South Korean economy is changing than a visit to Dongdaemun, a glitzy fashion district in Seoul where the country’s top designers showcase their latest clothing lines.
The following is excerpted from a 17 November 2013 article by 4-traders.com.
The following is excerpted from a 15 November 2013 news release by Foreign Affairs, Trade and Development Canada.
The Honourable Ed Fast, Minister of International Trade, today announced that progress continues to be made toward a Canada-Japan economic partnership agreement (EPA) as the fourth round of negotiations concluded in Ottawa.
The following is excerpted from a 14 November 2013 article by India Briefing.
Indian Finance Minister Shri P. Chidambaram today announced the implementation of an IT-based Risk Management System (RMS) for exported customs goods. The RMS is designed to greatly speed up the clearance process for the export of goods and reduce the related transaction costs.
In explaining why the new RMS had to be implemented for the export process, Mr. Chidambaram stated that “the underlying principle is trade facilitation.”
The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2013 news item by the World Customs Organization.
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The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2013 news item by the World Customs Organization.
The following is excerpted from a 13 November 2013 news item by the World Customs Organization.
On 29 and 30 October 2013, the World Customs Organization (WCO), the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) held a joint Regional Seminar on the Role of Customs in Natural Disaster Relief in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The following is excerpted from a 12 November 2013 article by Black Sea Grain.
Russian Customs introduced new rules for the passage of goods across the border with Ukraine, the press service of the Ukrainian State Border Service informs.
"Since November 12, the customs authorities of Russia have begun the implementation of measures to ensure compliance with the transit of goods imported into the customs territory of the Customs Union," the service reports.
