More Trade News in Brief – Week 40 (24 – 30 September 2012)

* Canada-Jordan FTA Enters Into Force

 

The free trade agreement (FTA) between Canada and Jordan was signed in June, 2009 and it is to enter into force on October 1, 2012.

 

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* US Forbids To Comply With EU ETS

 

US Senate Forbids US’s airlines to complying with the European Union’s emissions trading scheme (ETS).

 

More here.

 

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* Basel III monitoring exercise as of 31 December 2011

 

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published the report regarding the implications of the Basel III standards for financial markets.

 

More here.