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More Trade News in Brief – Week 20 (14 – 19 May 2013)

  * US, UK, Australia – Tax Information   United States, Australia and the United Kingdom have developed a plan to share tax information.   Check here for more.   ——————————————————————————————————————————————–—    * ASEAN–EU: A Strategic Partnership  EU…

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Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA)

  The 18 countries of Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) hope to unified their customs by 2015 in a full free trade agreement.   The Greater Arab Free Trade Area(GAFTA) is a pan-Arab free trade area that came into existence in 1997. It was founded by 14…

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More Trade News in Brief – Week 19 (6 – 12 May 2013)

  * WTO – New Trade Monitoring Database   The World Trade Organization (WTO) has launched new trade monitoring database provides detailed information on trade measures implemented by WTO members and observers.   Read more following the link.  …

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More Trade News in Brief – Week 18 (29 April – 5 May 2013)

* SESAR – Single European Sky  European Commission adopted a regulation establishing governance and incentive mechanisms to facilitate the effective and timely deployment of SESAR.   SESAR is the EU’s project that aims at modernising the Air Traffic…

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More Trade News in Brief - Week 17 (22 – 28 April 2013)

  * EU & Morocco to Start DCFTA Talks   22 April 2013, Brussels   The EU and Morocco started the first round of negotiations for an EU-Morocco Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).   Check herefor more.  …

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News from European Union

  * Capital Requirements Regulation and Directive   The European Union approves new rules to stabilise and strengthen the banking system, Capital Requirements Regulation (CRR) and Directive (CRD).   Check the next links for more details:   - EU Bank…

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News from ICC

  * Uniform Rules for Bank Payment Obligation   The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) launched the Uniform Rules for Bank Payment Obligation (URBPO), a standard in supply chain finance.   Please check herefor more.  …

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More Trade News in Brief - Week 15 (8 – 14 April 2013)

  * WB – Sector Results Profile   The World Bank published some examples of results of its programs in different sectors, please check bellow:   Environment: Sector Results Profile   Information and Communication Technologies: Results Profile   Oceans:…

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News from European Union

* Union for the Mediterranean (UfM)   The Parliamentary Assembly – Union for the Mediterranean relaunched its cooperation objectives in the fields of infrastructure, education and training.   Read more here.  …

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More Trade News in Brief - Week 14 (1 – 7 April 2013)

* USTR – Reports on Barriers to Trade   The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) publishes various Reports on Barriers to Trade:   Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT Report)   Sanitary and Phytosanitary Barriers to Trade (SPS Report)  

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