“I remain hopeful, although there have been many disappointments hereâ€, said Minister of Foreign Trade Paavo V?yrynen in Moscow on Monday after meeting with Russia’s Minister of Economic Development, Elvira Nabiullina.
The most important topic of the meeting involved the export tariffs imposed on raw timber by the Russian government, which is a major cause for [...]
By Daniel Flynn ACCRA (Reuters): Proposed trade deals between Europe and dozens of its former colonies would expose poor nations to cheap industrial imports and slash their customs revenues, British-based charity Oxfam said on Monday. In a report entitled %26quot;Partnership or Power Play?%26quot;, Oxfam called on the 35 countries from the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific [...]
By Wendell Roelf CAPE TOWN, South Africa (Reuters): The Caribbean region expects to sign a new trade agreement with the European Union by the end of June, Trinidad and Tobago’s trade and industry minister said on Tuesday. %26quot;We are looking at June 30th. That’s the time we are working towards,%26quot; Trade and Industry Minister Keith [...]
By Jonathan Lynn GENEVA, Switzerland (Reuters): The European Union is still breaking international trade rules with its import regime for bananas, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) said on Monday. The ruling by a WTO panel, confirming a preliminary judgement made last November, shows that EU regulations are blocking access to the world’s biggest banana market [...]
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP): The European Commission launched an investigation Monday into allegations that a US online gambling ban discriminates against EU firms, an action that could lead to a WTO case. The US restrictions have fuelled frictions with some of the US’ trade partners and Washington has already suffered a defeat at the World Trade [...]
