Tag: WTO
WTOBrazilian discomfort: ends automatic import licences for Argentine perishables
Brazil this week escalated a growing trade fight with Argentina by increasing the bureaucratic obstacles for importing about 10 perishable products including apples, raisins, and potatoes, a senior Brazilian government official was quoted by the media.
Argentina doesn’t want to start a trade war
By Jorge Argüello (*) - What defines a protectionist country nowadays? Is it when a developing country takes precautions against a flood of products with plummeting prices due to an international crisis? Or, is it when an export powerhouse delivers large subsidies exclusively for domestic production? In a world economy like today’s can protectionism be measured solely by Customs measures or those targeting imports?
EU ready to cut trade benefits to Argentina because of YPF; warns the region on growing protectionism
European Trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht expressed concern Monday over what he called a “growing tendency towards protectionism across Latin America” and warned Europe is preparing retaliation measures against Argentina after YPF expropriation
India to complain Argentine trade restrictions, but ‘bilaterally’
India has decided to raise its concerns over Argentina's recent import restrictions bilaterally, instead of joining the US and European Union who have taken the country to the World Trade Organization, reports the Economic Times from India.
Argentine imports’ policy again accused of protectionism at a WTO committee
Argentina was accused once more of “protectionism” at the meeting of the Imports License Committee of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in what can lead to a trade dispute with forty countries.
Colombia protests before WTO Argentina’s trade restrictions
Colombia has sent a letter to the World Trade Organization protesting Argentina's import restrictions on its products, the government announced Wednesday.
EC supports Spain and warns YPF expropriation can seriously damage business climate
The European Community strongly supported Spain and oil corporation Repsol saying that the expropriation by Argentina of YPF is “a very negative signal” for investors and could seriously damage the business climate of the country.
US and EU considering WTO actions against Argentine ‘protectionist practices’
The US and forty countries which formalized a joint statement before the World Trade Organization complaining about Argentina’s trade restrictions are considering moving a step further and begin a “disputes settlement” process which could lead to an open condemnation if the administration of President Cristina Kirchner does not lift the protectionist network.
Argentina claims US and EU have the most questioned trade policies at WTO level
Argentina highlighted that the administrations of Néstor Kirchner (2003/2007) and Cristina Fernández (2007/2011) were the less reported before the World Trade Organization and warned that that the US and EU are the most questioned members of the WTO regarding their trade policies.
Argentina targets Mexican car imports and considers revoking trade agreement
Argentina is considering applying measures to restrict the import of Mexican cars, which could include unilaterally denouncing the Economic Complementation Agreement (ACE) 55, which regulates bilateral trade, Argentine government sources told local media, ámbito.com.
