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)

 

2013 National Trade Estimate Report on Foreign Trade Barriers

 

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* UN – Global Arms Trade Treaty Approved

 

The United Nations General Assembly has approved a global arms trade treaty to regulate the international trade in conventional arms.

 

Please find more about the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) following the link.

 

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* OECD – Global Economy Outlook

 

OECD published its latest Interim Economic Assessment.

 

Check here.

 

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* US – West African States to Start TIFA Negotiations

 

The United States is exploring a trade and investment framework agreement (TIFA) with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS).

 

The ECOWAS member states are Sierra Leone, Senegal and Cape Verde.

 

Read more about it here.