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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.Global Economic Outlook 2013
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Banking System, Corporate Business & Management, Geopolitical Issues, Global Financial System, Globalization Challenges, More Trade News in Brief on January 10, 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.
World Still on Unsustainable Path – UN
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Energy & Natural Resources, Environmental Concern & Action, Statistics, Reports & Analysis, Sustainable Development on June 7, 2012
Digest of International Sale of Goods Contract Law – Updated and Revised
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in Law & Legislation on April 17, 2012
13 April 2012, Vienna
A newly updated and revised version of the Digest on the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods (CISG) has been published by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL). The third edition of the Digest is now available for free on the UNCITRAL website at http://www.uncitral.org/uncitral/en/case_law/digests.html
The Digest is a compilation of worldwide court and arbitral decisions and is based on the case law collected through the CLOUT system (Case Law on UNCITRAL Texts). The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) is the core legal body of the United Nations system in the field of international trade law.
UN’s Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures
Posted by Bogdan Marius Beleuz in International Standards & Norms on January 20, 2012
On 10 January 2012, the five-agency programme adopt a new medium-term strategy for 2012-16 in regard to help developing countries meet international standards on food safety and animal and plant health.
The Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) was set up by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), World Bank, World Health Organization (WHO) and World Trade Organization (WTO), and is run by the five partners together with donor countries and representatives of developing countries.
Since it was set up in 2002, the STDF has supported 47 projects and 48 project-preparation grants benefiting 54 developing countries. The current voluntary donors countries are Canada, Denmark, EU, Finland, Germany, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Chinese Taipei, US.