Tag: World Trade Organization (WTO)

Wednesday, January 21st 2015 - 07:05 UTC
Argentina confirms customs imports restrictions despite WTO ruling

The administration of president Cristina Fernandez confirmed to Argentine business leaders that customs restrictions on imports will stay in place, despite strong international pressure for barriers to be lifted.
Saturday, January 17th 2015 - 08:03 UTC
Argentina downplays WTO adverse ruling and considers possible negotiations with litigants

The World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling against Argentina triggers “no immediate modification” of the country’s trade administration, Cabinet Chief Jorge Capitanich pointed out adding a “comprehensive and detailed analysis of the ruling’s terms” is needed.
Tuesday, December 2nd 2014 - 06:38 UTC
WTO celebrates major deal which puts trade negotiations 'back on track'

After many years of talking, the World Trade Organization (WTO) pulled off a major deal last week that the body said could boost global commerce by one trillion dollars annually. The deal is the first multilateral trade agreement in the organization’s 20-year history. Agreement has been difficult to reach because WTO deals require the unanimous backing of its 160 member countries.
Saturday, September 27th 2014 - 08:13 UTC
Guest post: the UN is not the solution for a rogue debtor

By Arturo Porzecanski of American University (*) - Jose Antonio Ocampo, a former United Nations official and co-president with Prof. Joseph Stiglitz of Columbia University’s Initiative for Policy Dialogue, which promotes the adoption of heterodox economic policies in developing countries, recently wrote a guest post welcoming a UN General Assembly resolution calling for the launch of negotiations on a multilateral framework for sovereign debt restructuring.
Friday, August 22nd 2014 - 23:36 UTC
WTO rules against Argentina in trade dispute with world powers

The World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute panel ruled on Friday against Argentina in a 2012 case brought by the United States, European Union and Japan against Argentine import licensing rules used to restrict imports.
Wednesday, August 13th 2014 - 06:41 UTC
Philip Morris prepared to sue the UK over plain packaging of cigarettes

Philip Morris International, the world's largest tobacco company, is prepared to sue the British government should it implement a law requiring plain packaging of cigarettes, a document showed.
Wednesday, August 6th 2014 - 08:54 UTC
US and India clash over food security clause at WTO and suspends TFA protocol

The failure of the two major players in global trade negotiations to bridge their differences has put paid to the adoption of the protocol of amendment for implementation of the contested Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) for the time being.
Wednesday, July 2nd 2014 - 23:51 UTC
Argentina loses trade restrictions case at WTO, says Brazilian financial media

The World Trade Organization has ruled that a swath of import regulations imposed by Argentina violate international trade rules, according to the Buenos Aires media quoting diplomatic sources and Brazil's financial press. The ruling favors 43 countries those two years ago claimed Argentina had imposed trade barriers.
Saturday, March 29th 2014 - 05:46 UTC
Argentina takes EU biodiesel antidumping measures to WTO

Argentina formally requested the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) the establishment of a panel to address the European Union antidumping measures against Argentine bio-diesel. The initiative was rejected by the EU this week.
Friday, December 20th 2013 - 06:11 UTC
Brazil denies EU charges of protectionism and discriminating tax measures

Brazil on Thursday strenuously denied European Union charges it engages in protectionism and said it would show its trade programs conform to WTO rules. The EU took Brazil to the World Trade Organization Thursday, complaining it was using taxes to discriminate against imports and illegally help its exporters