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 here for more.

 

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* IOSCO – Report on Technological Challenges to Market Surveillance

 

 22 April 2013, Madrid (Spain)

 

 The Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published today a final report on Technological Challenges to Effective Market Surveillance: Issues and Regulatory Tools.

 

Read the report here.

 

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* ISO’s 2012 Annual Report

 

The ISO’s 2012 Annual Report examines the organization’s activities in the field of business and economy standards.

 

Discover ISO’s Annual Report 2012 here.

 

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* New ISO for Financial Services

 

ISO/ IEC published a new standard: ISO/IEC TR 27015:2012, Information technology – Security techniques – Information security management guidelines for financial services – guidance for organizations providing financial services.

 

Read more here.

 

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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 here for more.

 

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* Global Risks – Trade Finance 2013

 

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) issued the Global Risks – Trade Finance 2013. The report provides reviews on the risks in trade finance from the global trade finance industry’s perspective.

 

Check the press release.

 

Download a copy of Global Risks – Trade Finance 2013.

 

More Trade News in Brief – Week 7 (11 – 17 February 2013)

 

* OECD – International Tax System

 

The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) urges stronger international co-operation on corporate tax to avoid different treatment between multinationals and local smaller businesses.

 

The study – Addressing Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) – reflects the tax system over the G-20 countries.

 

Check here for more.

 

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 * ICC-Ifo – World Economic Climate

 

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and Ifo Institute published the latest World Economic Survey (WES).

 

For further details check here and here.

 

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* The Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013

 

The World Economic Forum (WEF) released ”The Global Competitiveness Report 2012–2013”.

 

Please check it here.

 

More Trade News in Brief – Week 6 (4 – 10 February 2013)

 

* WHO, WIPO, WTO – Medical Technologies and Innovation

 

5 February 2013

 

The World Health Organization (WHO), World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and World Trade Organization (WTO) released the “Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation: Intersections between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade”.

 

Find more about this study here.

 

                                       

  

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* Turkey – Mauritius Signed FTA

 

7 February 2013

 

Turkey and Mauritius signed a free trade agreement (FTA). Check here.

 

Read more about the Turkey’s FTA’s here.

 

More Trade News in Brief – Week 3 (14 – 20 January 2013)

* Hong Kong & Italy Signed DTA

 

14 January 2013, Hong Kong

 

Hong Kong & Italy signed a bilateral double taxation agreement (DTA).

 

Check here for more.

 

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* US – Spain Updated DTA

 

14 January 2013, Madrid

 

US and Spain signed a protocol modifying the existing agreement aimed at avoiding double taxation and preventing tax evasion.

 

Find more here.

 

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* Final FATCA Regulations

 

The United States Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued comprehensive final regulations implementing the information reporting and withholding tax provisions for foreign financial institutions (FFIs) under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA).

 

Follow the link for more details.

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* UN – World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013

 

The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA) published the World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013.

 

Check here.

 

Trade in Value-Added Initiative

16 January 2013

 

OECD and WTO developed a database of trade in value added indicators to analyze the value added by a country in the production of any good or service that is then exported.

 

Please read more about this jointed initiative here and here.

 

Global Economic Outlook 2013

 

* WB – International Debt Statistics 2013

 

World Bank (WB) released the International Debt Statistics 2013.

 

Check for more here.

 

 

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* UN – Prospects for the World economy in 2013-2014

 

United Nations (UN) published the Prospects for the World Economy in 2013-2014.

 

Find more here.

 

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* 2013 Index of Economic Freedom

 

The Wall Street Journal and The Heritage Foundation, Washington’s preeminent think tank, issued the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom.

 

Please follow the link.