trade facilitation
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28-Sep-2011 ACP
Developing countries query European bid to abolish sugar quotas
The ACP Sugar Group has recently been made aware through media reports of an “impact study” made by and for the European Commission, reportedly due for release in October 2011. This study refers to proposals for changes in the European sugar regime. It is hoped that this is not accurate as some of the key assumptions and results are more than questionable.
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14-Jan-2010 http://www.blogdegerardpicovschi.co...
Suppression des droits de douane en Asie prévu le 1er janvier 2010
Après de longues négociations (plus de huit ans), la Chine et les pays de l’Asean ( Association des nations du Sud-Est asiatique) tels que les Philippines, la Thaïlande, ou la Malaisie ont décidé de supprimer l’ensemble des droits de douanes payés par plus de 7.000 groupes de marchandises et services. Ces groupes représentent plus de 90% des échanges commerciaux en Asie.
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16-Oct-2008 Semana.com
Bush firma hoy la prórroga de las preferencias arancelarias
En una ceremonia que tendrá lugar en la Casa Blanca este mediodía (once de la mañana hora de Colombia), el presidente de Estados Unidos, George W. Bush, firmará la ley por la cual se prorrogan por un año los beneficios que amparan a unos 6.000 productos colombianos que entran a ese país sin pagar aranceles.
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23-Nov-2007 Infobae
Mercosur: Los plazos para lograr una unión aduanera única entran en fase crítica
Según un informe privado, el lento avance de las negociaciones entre los países miembros y los continuos incumplimientos y trabas por parte de Paraguay, hacen difícil prever que se pueda cumplir con los tiempos previstos para que el bloque deje de ser una unión aduanera imperfecta
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14-Mar-2007 Argenpress
Bolivia: Mito y realidad del comercio con Estados Unidos
La posible conclusión del Atpdea no ocasionará ni desempleo ni el quebranto de la economía nacional y, en el peor de los casos, afectará a sólo el uno por ciento de las exportaciones. Los afectados serían las empresas que venden prendas de vestir, cuero y maderas por un valor total de 40 millones de dólares y que dan empleo directo a casi tres mil trabajadores
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30-Jun-2005 AU
AU’s Ministerial Declaration on EPA negotiations
EPAs should serve as instruments for development and poverty reduction. They must also support the deepening of intra-African trade.
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5-Jun-2005
APEC trade ministers agree to promote trade facilitation in RTA/FTAs
APEC Trade Ministers have agreed to develop possible model measures on trade facilitation for Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) and Regional Trading Agreements (RTAs) for endorsement by APEC Leaders in November.
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5-Jun-2005 Scoop
P4 Economic Partnership Agreement - key outcomes
Press release from NZ government outlining key features of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement between Brunei, Chile, New Zealand and Singapore.
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21-Mar-2005
US pushes bilateral trade pact
US Assistant Trade Representative Barbara Weisel yesterday urged Manila to sign a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) with Washington to boost its underperforming economy and keep it globally competitive.
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11-Nov-2004
Singapore -Thailand see need to implement ASEAN free trade earlier
Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his visiting Singapore counterpart Lee Hsian Loong have shared the same view that the planned ASEAN trade liberalization should be implemented and achieved earlier than originally set in 2020, according to Government Spokesman Chakraphob Penkair.
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6-Nov-2004 Asia Times
Indonesia courts the Dragon
Trade liberalization and a push toward enhancing trade and economic cooperation between the 10-nation Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and China are high on the agenda of the new administration of President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono.
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11-May-2004 Asia-Europe Dialogue
Analysis: Laser-Guided Liberalization and Latin America
While the US military unleashed laser-guided weapons of mass destruction on the peoples of Iraq and Afghanistan, the Bush Administration’s aggressive international trade and investment agenda has developed some “smart bombs” of its own.
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20-Apr-2004
Regionalism and the multilateral trade system
Regional trade agreements (RTAs) are an integral part of international trade, accounting for almost half of world trade and expected to grow further in the next few years. These agreements operate alongside global multilateral agreements under the World Trade Organization (WTO), and have both positive and negative effects.
