More Trade News in Brief Week 13 (24 – 30 March 2014)

 

* Household Air Pollution for 2012

 

According to a new report from the UN World Health Organization (WHO), air pollution – both indoor and outdoor – killed some 7 million people across the globe in 2012, making it the world’s largest single environmental health risk.

 

Check here for more and find the report following the link.

 

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* UN – Global Land Cover SHARE Database (GLC-SHARE)

 

The United Nations FAO Agency launched a new database which gathers under one roof previously scattered information about land cover – how much land is covered by croplands, trees, forests, or bare soils.

 

Read more about Global Land Cover SHARE Database (GLC-SHARE) initiative.

 

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* BIS – Global Liquidity Indicators

 

Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published updates on indicators for global liquidity conditions.

 

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* The Sovereign Borrowing Outlook 2014

 

The new OECD report shows the evolution of the borrowing operations of its members’ governments.

 

Read more here.

 

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* US – Official 2014 HTS

 

The official 2014 Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS) is now available on the USITC website.

 

Click here for more.

 

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G8 Becomes the G7 as Leaders Kick Russia Out

 

The leaders of the remaining countries – Britain, the US, Germany, France, Italy, Canada and Japan, who are calling themselves the G7 – agreed to meet in Brussels this year and decided to give Russia the boot.

 

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Ukraine Crisis

 

* Rusia Annexes Crimea

 

Russia officially annexes Crimea away from Ukraine.

 

Read more here or search over the internet.

 

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* EU & US Sanctions After Ukraine Crisis

 

The US and the European Union have retaliated over the Crimea referendum by targeting sanctions against Russians and Ukrainians’ officials.

 

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* EU Strength Ties with Ukraine

 

The European Union and Ukraine signed the core elements of a political association agreement.

 

Follow the link for more or search over the internet.

 

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* NATO Exercises in Ukraine

 

Ukraine will hold joint military exercises with U.S. and Britain. In addition to US and UK troops, Rapid Trident 2014 will include units from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Moldova, Poland, Romania and Ukraine.

Rapid Trident military exercises have been held annually on the territory of Ukraine for a number of years. Ukraine has a partner relationship with NATO but is not officially a member.

 

Read more here or search over the internet.

 

 

 

More Trade News in Brief Week 11 (10 – 16 March 2014)

 

* International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2014

 

United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) published the International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics 2014.

 

The statistical publication presents detailed, country-specific, business structure statistics, which provide empirical evidence for formulating industrial policy and carrying out comparative analysis of structural change and productivity.

 

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* US and China Drive International Patent Filing Growth

 

The United States of America and China drove record-level patent-filing activity via WIPO.

 

Please read more here.

 

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* The Revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA)

 

The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement (GPA) will come into force on 6 April 2014. The revised WTO Agreement on Government Procurement will open markets and promote good governance in the participating Member economies.

 

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* Canada & South Korea successful conclusion of the FTA

 

Canada and South Korea inked a free trade agreement (FTA) after more than six year of negotiations.

 

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* Finland, Chile Sign US FATCA

 

The United States signed intergovernmental agreements (IGAs) with Finland and Chile to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), bringing the total of such agreements that have been signed to 24.

 

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News from EU

 

* Emissions Trading Scheme for Aviation

 

The Presidency of the Council and representatives of the European Parliament have agreed on a draft regulation amending the EU Emissions trading scheme (ETS) directive (2003/87/EC).

 

Read more here.

 

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* European Maritime Safety Agency

 

The Council and European Parliament reached a compromise on funding the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) in response to marine pollution caused by ships and oil and gas installations.

 

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