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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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 BRICS

 

* BRICS Business Council

 

6 March 2013, Pretoria

 

The BRICS Members announced the launch of the BRICS Business Council for trade and industry promotion.

 

Check here for more.

 

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* BRICS Customs Cooperation

 

11 March 2013, Pretoria

 

The BRICS Customs Agencies search for speeding up customs procedures and agreed to unify the software, organize preliminary informing and stimulate electronic customs clearance of cargoes.

 

Please follow the link.

 

 

More Trade News in Brief – Week 4 (21 – 27 January 2013)

 

* ILO – Global Employment Trends 2013

 

22 January 2013

 

The International Labour Organization (ILO) has issued a new report on global employment.

 

The Global Employment Trends 2013 is available here.

 

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* Romania – The 118th member of the Global Forum

 

23 January 2013

 

Romania has joined the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes developed by OECD.

 

Check here for more.

 

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* ISO – Information Security and Service Management Standard

 

16 January 2013

 

The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) in collaboration with International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) published a new international standard regarding the information security and service management system.

 

Read more about the new ISO/IEC 27013:2012, Information technology – Security techniques – Guidance on the integrated implementation of ISO/IEC 27001 and ISO/IEC 20000-1 here.

 

IT and Entrepreneurial Skills to be Developed in Schools

19 November 2012, Brussels

 

The EU’s Commission of the Eurydice Network advice in a report that schools need to include in their curriculum the teaching of IT, entrepreneurial and citizenship skills and the main goal of the education must be the developing of critical thinking and active participation in school and society.

 

Check here for more details.