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India open to free trade agreement with US
Brussels :: Belgium | about 3 hours ago
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Washington: Prime minister Manmohan Singh today said India is open to discussions on a free trade pact with the US on the lines of the agreement New Delhi already has with the 10-nation South East Asian bloc. "I don't mind exploring the possibility for...
Tags: trade agreement, free trade, prime minister, doha round, Belgium, Brussels, Doha Development Round, Trade, Manmohan Singh, ASEAN, World Trade Organization, International trade, Diplomatic conferences, Politics
Border taxes: should New Zealand be worried?
Auckland :: New Zealand | about 10 hours ago
Credibility A number of countries are talking about introducing border taxes to protect their local industry from imports from countries that have no or soft policies to tackle climate change. This is a risk to New Zealand’s exports, but overseas consumer perceptions...
Tags: border tax, New Zealand, carbon price, WTO & UNEP, climate change, border adjustments, global trade, domestic carbon, trade barriers, zealand export, Auckland, Environmental economics, Global warming, Emissions trading, World Trade Organization, Protectionism, International trade, Carbon finance, Economic ideologies, Environment
DC agrees to $13M settlement over protest arrests
Columbia :: SC :: USA | about 13 hours ago
Credibility The District of Columbia has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a lawsuit by protesters arrested during demonstrations nine years ago...It includes a maximum payment of $18,000 to each of 680 people who were arrested at the April 2000 protests...
Tags: protesters arrested, Columbia, Protests against the Iraq War, World Trade Organization, Political riots, Community organizing, Demonstration, Law Crime, War Conflict, Religion Belief
Zespri questioned over competition
Auckland :: New Zealand | about 16 hours ago
Credibility The rural property market is unlikely to be offset with the increased dairy payout; lifestyle blocks and grazing still big sellers
Tags: Zespri, WTO, New Zealand, Auckland, Anne Tolley, Politics, Fruit, Kiwifruit, Pollination management, World Trade Organization, Monopsonies, Wheat, Monopoly, New Zealand wine, Tim Groser, Business Finance
Dhaka to move for DAC status at trade talks
Dhāka :: Bangladesh | about 24 hours ago
Credibility Bangladesh will move at upcoming WTO talks for recognition as a Disproportionately Affected Country, due to effects of global recession and climate change, to secure reduced trade tariffs as enjoyed by other developing countries, the commerce minister...
Tags: Bangladesh, Dhāka, World Trade Organization, Foreign relations of Bangladesh, Bangladesh textile industry, International trade, Bangladesh Awami League, Faruk Khan, Bihar, Bangladesh￢ﾀﾓPakistan relations, Stranded Pakistanis, Bihari people, Dhaka, Ethnic groups in Bangladesh, Ethnic groups in Pakistan, Bangladesh Liberation War
Private sector growth poor, ADB
Thimphu :: Bhutan | 1 day ago
Credibility 23 November 2009 Private sector in Bhutan has not been able to play a bigger and desired role even with substantial development in construction of major hydropower projects, according to Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) latest report.
Tags: Bhutan, doing business, WTO, private sectors, report states, global economic, sectors growth, business survey, India, World Bank, Thimphu, World Trade Organization, Gross National Happiness, Outline of Bhutan, Economy of Pakistan, International trade, Economy of Bhutan, Business Finance
Poor nations need right to fair trade more than ever
Geneva :: NY :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Great Depression, and those paying the heaviest price are those who can least afford it. So, when trade ministers from the World Trade Organisation's 153 members gather in Geneva later this month, the issue of how the WTO and the global trading system...
Tags: WTO, Geneva, International economics, Doha Development Round, Ministerial Conference, Agricultural subsidy, Trade, World Trade Organization, Diplomatic conferences, International trade, Business Finance
[OPINION]Trading our way out of crisis
Geneva :: Switzerland | 1 day ago
Credibility Global trade contracted in 2009 at a rate not seen since the Great Depression, and those paying the heaviest price are those who can least afford it. So, when trade ministers from the World Trade Organization’s 153 members gather in Geneva later this...
Tags: Switzerland, Geneva, Diplomatic conferences, Trade, Politics, International trade, World Trade Organization, World government, Social Issues, Business Finance
Govt to drag EU to WTO
New Delhi :: India | 1 day ago
Credibility India is preparing to file a case against the European Union at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) for “wrongful” seizure of high quality Indian drugs at its ports while in transit to other destinations, a commerce department official has said. Preparations...
Tags: India, WTO, New Delhi, Pharmaceutical industry, Intellectual property law, Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights, Patent, European Union, International trade, World Trade Organization, Pharmaceuticals policy
Iraq could join WTO by end of 2011: US official
Baghdad :: Iraq | 1 day ago
Credibility Iraq began the accession process in 2004 but has taken only the initial steps needed for membership. It's benefits might also be limited since Iran, one of its main trading partners, is not a member. But some Iraqi ministries, like the finance ministry,...
Tags: Iraqi, Larry Morgan, WTO, Iraq, Baghdad, Ministry of Trade, International trade, World Trade Organization, World government
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