Tag: Imports restrictions

• Wednesday, December 16th 2015 - 08:10 UTC

  Argentina on track to end import restrictions by end of the year

  

  President Mauricio Macri's administration announced the end of restrictions on imports into Argentina, with the current controls of 'sworn statements' or DJAI, replaced by a system of automatic and semi-automatic licences.

• Wednesday, January 7th 2015 - 04:10 UTC

  Shortage of tampons in Argentina because of import restrictions

  

  Ladies in distress, particularly in summer time when going swimming is a ritual in Argentina: in effect because of the imports restrictions and lack of sufficient dollars, tampons are in short supply. They had been scarce all along the year but the situation peaked now that summer holidays have taken off.

• Tuesday, August 26th 2014 - 06:35 UTC

  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.

• Friday, September 7th 2012 - 03:15 UTC

  Argentina achieves 12-month trade surplus target in August with 10.04bn dollars

  

  Argentina's trade surplus rose to 1.64 billion dollars in August, more than double the surplus in the same month a year ago achieving the twelve months target four months ahead, President Cristina Fernandez announced on Thursday.

• Monday, September 3rd 2012 - 06:08 UTC

  The world infested with the “ghosts of a trade war” warns Argentina ambassador

  

  The Argentine ambassador to the United States, Jorge Argüello, warned that the world is infested with the “ghosts of a trade war” as he witnesses the protectionist measures applied by developed countries.

• Wednesday, July 18th 2012 - 08:37 UTC

  Argentina’s industrial production in May slumped 5.1%, says Industrial Union

  

  Argentina's industrial production in May slumped 5.1% from a year earlier due to a sharp slowdown in the automotive, non-metal minerals and base metals sectors, manufacturer chamber UIA said in its monthly report Tuesday.

• Friday, May 25th 2012 - 16:10 UTC

  EU files suit against Argentina with WTO, but it’s a long process

  

  The European Union filed a suit against Argentina's import restrictions with the World Trade Organization (WTO), European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht announced on Friday.

• Monday, April 30th 2012 - 07:12 UTC

  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.

• Saturday, April 21st 2012 - 05:19 UTC

  Argentine import restrictions trigger protests from port of Buenos Aires workers

  

  Freight truckers and customs’ brokers’ staff paralyzed the Buenos Aires port five terminals for a second day running to protest restrictions on import trade recently implemented, which has caused a collapse in port activities and thus jobs.

• Wednesday, April 18th 2012 - 22:44 UTC

  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.