More Trade News in Brief Week 25 (16 – 22 June 2014)

 

* 11th UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures

 

The Report on G20 Investment Measures is a joint report issued periodically by UNCTAD, the OECD and the WTO.

 

Download:

– 11th UNCTAD-OECD Report on G20 Investment Measures

– 11th UNCTAD-OECD-WTO Report on G20 Trade and Investment Measures (Joint Summary)

 

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* Ecuador: National Green Export Review (NGER)

 

Ecuador becomes first country to undergo innovative UNCTAD programme to assess ‘green export’ potential.

 

Read more about it here.

 

Quick Links:

– National Green Export Review

– UNCTAD’s Trade, Environment, Climate Change and Sustainable Development Branch

 

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* New Zealand Concludes FATCA IGA

 

New Zealand and US have signed a Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act intergovernmental agreement which will facilitate information exchange under FATCA.

 

Check here for more.

 

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* Canada Confirms South Korean FTA Terms

 

The Canadian Government has tabled the final text of its Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with South Korea.

 

See more here.

 

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* ICC: Trade Register Report 2014

 

ICC published the Trade Register Report 2014.

 

First launched in 2009 by ICC’s Banking Commission, the report is widely recognized as one of the world’s leading analytical reports on global risks for the trade finance industry—identifying risks across a range of trade finance products and markets.

 

Check here for more.

 

WTO – 2014 Annual Report

 

The WTO’s Annual Report 2014 provides a comprehensive overview of the WTO’s activities over the past year.

 

The app is freely available from the App Store, Google Play and Amazon.

 

The PDF can be downloaded from the WTO website.