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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 14 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.Actual or potential violations of subsidy or market access commitments for rice, sugar and horticultural products by Costa Rica, Thailand, the EU and Indonesia featured in the WTO Agriculture Committee…
The following is from the 19 November 2012 edition of the Journal of Commerce.Negotiations to form the world’s largest trade bloc will start next April.The proposed ASEAN Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (ARCEP) would form a single market linking the 10 nations of the Association of…
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…
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…
The following is excerpted from a 2 November 2012 news item by the World Trade Organization.The 2012 Advanced Course on the WTO Agreement on Agriculture, held at the WTO headquarters in Geneva and jointly organized by the Agriculture and Commodities Division and the Institute for Training and…