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An Asia-Pacific regional trade policy course for officials began on 5 September 2011, with the Indian Foreign Trade Institute’s WTO Studies Centre as a partner. WTO chief Pascal Lamy was in Delhi to open it. To read Mr. Lamy's full speech, please click here.
The WTO Appellate Body issued its report on 5 September 2011 in the case “United States — Measures Affecting Imports of Certain Passenger Vehicle and Light Truck Tyres from China” (dispute document WT/DS399/AB/R).Details are available on the WTO website at:http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e…
The WTO issued on 2 September 2011 the report of the panel that had examined a complaint by Indonesia about a US ban on clove cigarettes (dispute number DS406). Details are available on the WTO website at:http://www.wto.org/english/news_e/news11_e/406r_e.htm
The world still lacks coherent international and domestic agricultural policies to deal with food security and the double-edged sword of higher prices, WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy told a congress of agricultural economists in Zurich on 30 August 2011.The entire speech is available on the WTO…
On 31 August 2011, China notified the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members, of its decision to appeal the panel reports in dispute cases DS394, DS395 and DS398, “China — Measures related to the exportation of various raw materials”. Further information is available on the WTO…
The following is excerpted from a 26 August 2011 news item from the World Trade Organization (WTO). The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 2 September 2011, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees…
The following is excerpted from the 24 August 2011 issue of Industry Week.If the ruling stands, it could bolster international efforts to get Beijing to relax controls over rare earths.China, under pressure to relax controls over rare earths, said it will appeal a World Trade Organization ruling…
The following is excerpted from a 19 August 2011 news release by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.Thirty trade and customs officials from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) gathered in Singapore this week to discuss streamlining specific import and export processes to…
The following is excerpted from a 17 August 2011 release by the International Chamber of Commerce.After the first two improved quarters of 2011, the global economic upswing is faltering, according to the latest quarterly World Economic Survey (WES) from the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)…