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Argentina will appeal WTO ruling against the use of import restrictions
Argentina will appeal a World Trade Organization ruling against its use of import restrictions, according to a senior Argentine official. On Friday a WTO dispute panel found against Argentina in a 2012 case brought by the United States, the European Union and Japan relating to Buenos Aires licensing rules used to restrict imports. Read full article
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Disclaimer & comment rulesArgentina not wanting to 'play by the rules' - Again. What a surprize!
Aug 26th, 2014 - 07:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0Should we wonder at the intelligence of the argie “government”?
Aug 26th, 2014 - 09:03 am - Link - Report abuse 0“requirements that all imports are balanced by exports and accompanied by investments into the country. Argentina imposed limits on the volume and price of imports and bans on foreign companies repatriating funds to their home countries as well”.
Should we “interpret” that? If you want to import goods into argieland, you have to find something to export as well. And the supplier has to “invest” in argieland as well. Sounds a bit like robbery to me. Especially if the “government” then decides to “expropriate” stuff. And what's this? Can't take the profit out of the country? How did they think other countries were going to stand for that? It would be like going into a casino and risking your money only to be told, after you've won, that you can't take your winnings with you!
The Argentinians always have the consequences backwards, it must be because they live in Bizzaro world, anyhoo, its not the imports flooding into the country they should be worried about its the exports being outright blocked or huge taxes put on them by the countries that won the ruling.
Aug 26th, 2014 - 10:02 am - Link - Report abuse 0They think the wine business was bad this year, they ain't see nothin' yet.
Silly fools always think they can get away with everything forever.
I think it's time for the Oxford Dictionary to update the current language.
Aug 26th, 2014 - 11:54 am - Link - Report abuse 0Replace:
“Tantrum”
by
“Argentrum”
what do you girls and guys think, reasonable?
@4
Aug 26th, 2014 - 01:35 pm - Link - Report abuse 0HHmm i don't know. It doesnt role of the tongue very well. How about just a picture of CFK beside the word instead? or use the word Argentina in the difination some where?
@4. I'm afraid I'm with Bombardier on this. On the other hand, you might use “argentina” in place of “catastrophe”.
Aug 26th, 2014 - 02:46 pm - Link - Report abuse 0@5. I don't think you can use a picture of CFK alongside. It would mean that the Oxford Dictionary would have to re-classified as a horror comic. Also it could only be made available to people over 18.
3. Yes. If we could just trap Smeagol, et al in one of those alternate universes. Ummm. How to do that??
Aug 26th, 2014 - 05:33 pm - Link - Report abuse 0It is quite sad, actually.
Aug 26th, 2014 - 08:48 pm - Link - Report abuse 0Argentina's K-strategy has become to drag it out as long as possible instead of getting over it, whatever the problem is.
@8
Aug 27th, 2014 - 03:50 am - Link - Report abuse 0The EU blocks most Argentine products. The USA blocks most Argentine products. Japan blocks most Argentine products.
They demand we allow all their products into Argentina.
What's your solution to the imbalance Ramanujan?
“The EU blocks most Argentine products.”
Aug 27th, 2014 - 07:08 am - Link - Report abuse 0- and the documentation is ... where?
Try:
27 countries from the EU, Australia, Turkey, Norway, Thailand, US, New Zealand, Costa Rica, Colombia, Peru, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea and Canada accuses Argentine imports’ policy of protectionism at a WTO committee
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/28/argentine-imports-policy-again-accused-of-protectionism-at-a-wto-committee
Argentine economy growing strong, benefits from imports’ restrictions
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/28/argentine-imports-policy-again-accused-of-protectionism-at-a-wto-committee
Argentina imposes new restrictions to slow consumer goods’ imports
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/28/argentine-imports-policy-again-accused-of-protectionism-at-a-wto-committee
Import barriers and inflation change Argentina’s industrial production scenario
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/28/argentine-imports-policy-again-accused-of-protectionism-at-a-wto-committee
Argentina has increased import licensing requirements on imports from Brazil and other countries
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/28/argentine-imports-policy-again-accused-of-protectionism-at-a-wto-committee
Argentina will continue with its policy of 'containing' imports
http://en.mercopress.com/2012/04/28/argentine-imports-policy-again-accused-of-protectionism-at-a-wto-committee
@6
Aug 27th, 2014 - 11:35 am - Link - Report abuse 0See your point. Didn't think of that.
@10
Aug 27th, 2014 - 08:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You didn't look hard enough. OTOH you clearly looked very hard for the anti-Argentina news.
# 12 Complete bosh. Not my job.
Aug 27th, 2014 - 09:32 pm - Link - Report abuse 0You are the one who claims Argentina's product are blocked, but you cannot provide sources for your claim.
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