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.

 

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More Trade News in Brief Week 36 (2 – 8 September 2013)

 

* Indonesia and Pakistan Signed FTA

 

The governments of Indonesia and Pakistan finally signed a FTA after 10 years of negotiation.

 

Check here for details.

 

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* South Korea and Vietnam to Accelerate Trade Negotions

 

South Korea and Vietnam agreed to conclude a bilateral free trade agreement next year.

 

Please find more here.

 

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* Bahrain – Closer to ATA Carnet System

 

Bahrain prepares to implement ATA Carnet System.

 

For more information visit the ATA Carnet System.

 

More Trade News in Brief – Week 21 (20 – 26 May 2013)

 

* Switzerland & China FTA

 

Switzerland and China have signed a free-trade agreement. The deal is the first between China and a continental European economy.

 

Check here and here for more.

 

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* ICC – Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)

 

ICC has published a collection of standards to help border authorities determine a standardized definition of a diligent trader, commonly referred to as Authorized Economic Operator (AEO).

 

Read more here.

 

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* US & Myanmar Signed TIFA

 

The United States and the Republic of the Union of Myanmar signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA).

 

Follow the link for more.

 

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* ISO – A Revised Standard for the Financial Services Industry

 

ISO has just published a revised version of the ISO 20022:2013 series on financial services, which ensures the reliable transfer of data, making financial transactions more secure.

 

Click here.

 

Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA)

 

The 18 countries of Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) hope to unified their customs by 2015 in a full free trade agreement.

 

The Greater Arab Free Trade Area (GAFTA) is a pan-Arab free trade area that came into existence in 1997. It was founded by 14 countries (Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates). Four more countries joined the trade area later: Algeria, Jordan, Palestine and Yemen.

 

Please follow the link for more.

More Trade News in Brief – Week 15 (8 – 14 April 2013)

 

* WB – Sector Results Profile

 

The World Bank published some examples of results of its programs in different sectors, please check bellow:

 

Environment: Sector Results Profile

 

Information and Communication Technologies: Results Profile

 

Oceans: Sector Results Profile

 

Climate Change: Sector Results Profile

 

Water Resources Management: Sector Results Profile

 

Water Supply and Sanitation: Sector Results Profile

 

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* BIS – Basel III Implementation

 

The Bank for International Settlements on progress in adoption of the Basel III regulatory reforms

 

Please check the press release and the report.

 

 

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* China and Iceland Sign Free Trade Agreement

 

China and Iceland signed a free trade agreement. Iceland is first in Europe to sign free trade pact with China.

 

For further information please check here and here.

 

News from European Union

 

* EU & Japan to Start FTA Talks

 

25 March 2013, Brussels

 

European Union and Japan launched the negotiations for a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

 

Check here for more.

 

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* Long-term Financing of the European Economy

 

25 March 2013, Brussels

 

European Commission launches Green Paper on the long-term financing of the European economy.

 

Find more information following the link.

 

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* The EU’s Free Trade Agreements

 

25 March 2013, Brussels

 

European Commission published an update review of its trade free trade talks.

 

Check here.

 

News from European Union

 

* EU and Japan to Start Negotiation on FTA

 

The EU and Japan are set to hold a summit within the month as a launch pad to talks that could lead to a major free trade deal.

 

Follow the link for more.

 

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* EU-Thailand FTA Negotiations to Start Soon

 

The EU will start negotiations with Thailand on a free trade agreement soon.

 

Check here.

 

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* EU-Morocco Talks on FTA Begin

 

The EU and Morocco begin talks on free-trade agreement.

 

Please follow the link.

 

FTA Talks – South Korea, Japan & China

27 September 2021, Seoul

 

After a third preliminary working-level consultation, South Korea, Japan and China will start to undertake their respective domestic procedures to determine whether to launch negotiations for a trilateral FTA or not.

 

Kindly check here for more.

New Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)

* South Korea & Vietnam Started Negotiation on a FTA

 

Authorities from South Korea and Vietnam officially launched negotiations for a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

 

Please click here.

 

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* Pakistan & Mercosur Look for a FTA

 

The ambassadors from Pakistan and Mercosur expressed the desire of their countries to  hold talks on a trade pact soon.

 

More here.

 

More Trade News in Brief – Week 29 (9 July – 15 July 2012)

* Free Online Tool for Trade and Market

 

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has redeveloped its free online analysis tool Market Access Map.

 

Market Access Map is an interactive analytical web tool informing about tariffs and non-tariff measures (NTMs) and other market access conditions.

 

The tool is available at www.macmap.org.

 

More here.

 

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* Mozambique Sign IMO Anti-piracy Code

 

6 July 2012

 

Mozambique is the 20th state to The Code of Conduct concerning the Repression of Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in the Western Indian Ocean and the Gulf of Aden (Djibouti Code of Conduct) developed by International Maritime Organization (IMO).

 

More here.

 

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* CARICOM-Canada Revised FTA

 

The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and Canada express their desire to agree a revised free trade agreement to replace the actual CARIBCAN preferential trade programme until the end of the year.

 

More here.

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* Japan & Liechtenstein Sign TIEA

 

Japan & Liechtenstein sign bilateral Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) in accordance with the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development’s (OECD) model convention.

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* Ghana Signs Tax Cooperation Agreement

 

10 July 2012

 

Ghana is the second African country, after South Africa, to sign the Convention on Mutual Administrative Assistance in Tax Matters, a multilateral agreement developed by the Council of Europe and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).