More Trade News in Brief Week 45 (4 – 10 November 2013)

 

* OPEC’s World Oil Outlook and Annual Statistical Bulletin

 

The 2013 OPEC World Oil Outlook (WOO) and Annual Statistical Bulletin (ASB) have been released.

 

Please follow the link for more.

 

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* ITC – Free Market Analysis Database and Analytic Tools

 

The International Trade Centre’s (ITC) gives free access to its market analysis databases and related analytical tools.

ITC’s market analysis tools include Trade Map, Investment Map, Market Access Map and Standards Map. 

 

See more here.

 

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* Central Asian Countries Committed To Build New Routes

 

The ten member countries of the Central Asia Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC) have agreed to develop new road and rail corridors linking the region to East and South Asia.

 

Please find more on the CAREC’s website.

 

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* Andorra and Cayman Joins OECD Convention on Tax Assistance

 

The Cayman Islands and Andorra signed the Convention on Mutual Assistance in Tax Matters developed by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)/Council of Europe Convention.

 

Check here and here for more.

 

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* Cayman, UK Sign ‘FATCA’-type Agreement

 

The Cayman Islands signed an intergovernmental agreement (IGA) with the United Kingdom.

 

Follow the link for more.

 

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* Canada & Honduras – Free Trade Deal

 

Canada and Honduras signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA).

 

Check here.

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* 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).