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EU moves towards ending tariff on Asian shoes
Brussels :: Belgium | 2 days ago
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Trade ministers from EU member states voted down the Commission’s proposal to extend anti-dumping duties put in place in 2006 to protect European footwear manufacturers from surges in imports from the Far East. The duties were opposed by retailers, including...
Tags: European Commission, member states, Belgium, Brussels, Protectionism, Shoe, Footwear, European Union, Tariff, International trade, Dumping, Peter Mandelson, European Commissioner for Trade, Tariffs in American history, Pricing, Catherine Ashton Baroness Ashton of Upholland, Baroness, Anti-competitive behaviour, Commerce
British shops plead for end to EU trade war on shoes
Brussels :: Belgium | 5 days ago
Credibility Britain's shopkeepers have joined forces with the Government to urge European Union countries to vote against extending punitive tariffs on leather shoes from Asia at a crucial meeting on Thursday. They have warned that extending the tariffs would "deal...
Tags: Vietnam, China, Belgium, Brussels, Stylo, C&J Clark, Protectionism, Shoe, International trade, Dumping, Tariff
Russia makes economic recovery a priority: Medvedev
Moscow :: Russia | 8 days ago
Credibility President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia's priority now is to ensure the resumption of economic growth that should be sustainable and based on a more balanced structure. Russia would continue its efforts to modernize its economy, and encourage innovation...
Tags: Russian, Dmitry Medvedev, Russia, Moscow, Putinism, Foreign relations of Russia, Gazprom, Medvedev, Business Finance, Protectionism, APEC Peru, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Asia Inc., Diplomatic conferences
Myanmar and Russian weapons on the Obama agenda in Asia
Singapore :: Singapore | 8 days ago
Credibility Obama to meet Medvedev at Asian forum US president Barack Obama has told the 21-nation Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Singapore that he wants to move forward with an arms-control deal in talks with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. [read...
Tags: Russian, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Dmitry Medvedev, Hu Jintao, Singapore, Barack Obama, Gazprom, Medvedev, Foreign relations of the People's Republic of China, Russia, Foreign relations of Russia, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, Business Finance, World Trade Organization, Trade, International trade, Economic ideologies, Protectionism, Politics, APEC Singapore, APEC Peru, Diplomatic conferences, Environment
America's steel curtain thwarts Canada
Quebec :: Canada | 9 days ago
Credibility As the poster boy for Buy American, steel industry executive Dan DiMicco is a leader in the campaign that is keeping Canadian companies from bidding on highly valuable urban renewal projects south of the border. But his North Carolina-based corporate...
Tags: U.S, Canada, buy americans, McWane Inc., American, Barack Obama, canadians companies, Omar Hammoud, John Hayward, Ontario, Quebec, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Protectionism, Birmingham Alabama, Business Finance, Nucor, McWane, Economic ideologies
Politics › U.S. lawmaker voices concern over Hatoyama's East Asian community
Tōkyō :: Japan | 9 days ago
Credibility A U.S. congressman expressed concern Friday about Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama’s call for an East Asian community, saying a bloc excluding the United States would threaten American interests in the region. In particular, he urged the United States to...
Tags: Barack Obama, Mr Obama, United States, Trans Pacific Partnership, Trans-Pacific Partnership, presidency barack, Asia-Pacific, Tokyo, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, free trade, Japan, Tōkyō, Doha Development Round, ASEAN, APEC Singapore, APEC Peru, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Diplomatic conferences, Politics, International organizations, Protectionism, Abhisit Vejjajiva, Economic ideologies, Obama Fukui, International reaction to the United States presidential election, Political positions of Barack Obama, Presidency of Barack Obama, Punahou School alumni, Republic of China, Industry of China, Business Finance
Geithner lauds Asian ministers' currency stance
Singapore :: Singapore | 9 days ago
Credibility Finance ministers from the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation group ended a meeting in Singapore with a strong endorsement of “market-oriented exchange rates that reflect economic fundamentals” but carefully avoided a confrontation with China over its...
Tags: China, Singapore, Taiwan, U.S, weekly jobless, Bahamas, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, Protectionism, World Trade Organization, Trade, International trade, Dumping, Safeguard, Sino-American relations, Barack Obama, Renminbi, Republic of China, Business Finance, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation, Currencies of China, Economy of the People's Republic of China, APEC Peru, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, Susilo, APEC Singapore, Diplomatic conferences, Javanese people, Politics, Timothy Geithner, World currency, Exchange rate, United States dollar, Currency, Foreign exchange market, International economics
A CASE FOR PROTECTIONISM IN ECUADOR
Ecuador recently imposed trade restrictions that put tariffs on certain imports. The cry has gone out that this is “protectionism” and hinders free trade. Economists around the world have become fearful that such...
Tags: ECUADOR, PROTECTIONISM, TARIFFS, ECONOMY
Murky Protectionism Threatens Global Economic Recovery
Washington :: DC :: USA | 8 months ago
Credibility When they meet at the April 2009 London Summit, trade must move to center stage. Trade is experiencing a sudden, severe and globally synchronized collapse. Protectionist forces have already emerged and will strengthen as the recession gets worse. But...
Tags: protectionism, recession
World Economic Forum at Davos - Implications for Africa
by Felix Ngasama The world’s top politicians, businessmen, financial and economic gurus have completed their annual gathering at Davos in Switzerland. Unlike previous gatherings, this year’s occasion was a showcase of sheepish executives...
Tags: World Economic Forum, Davos, Global Financial Crisis, Protectionism, China, Anti-globalization protests, African leaders, Financial aid, Weng Jiabao, Vladimir Putin, Barack Obama
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