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US, European groups urge India to remove trade barriers

21/12/2014

A dozen American and European business organisations have asked India to remove trade and investment barriers, saying they are preventing overseas firms from contributing fully to the country's economic growth.

VN cashew exports approach new high

20/12/2014

HA NOI (VNS)— Viet Nam expects to gain US$2 billion from cashew exports this year, according to the Viet Nam Cashew Association (Vinacas).

Turkey begins antidumping probe into Vietnam, Malaysia steel over dishonest China exporters

20/12/2014

The import department under the Turkish Ministry of Economy has launched an antidumping probe into steel imports from Vietnam and Malaysia, the Vietnam Competition Authority (VCA) announced Friday.

China: Nation gets WTO ruling on US duties

20/12/2014

The World Trade Organization backed China on Thursday in the final ruling of a dispute overcountervailing duty measures imposed by the United States on 22 kinds of Chinese products.

U.S., Mexico clinch deal to avoid duties on Mexican sugar imports

19/12/2014

Dec 19 (Reuters) - Mexico and the United States finalized a pact on Friday to end a months-long sugar dispute that threatened to escalate into a broader trade battle.

U.S. extends anti-dumping duties on PET film from China, UAE

19/12/2014

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- A U.S. trade panel voted Friday to extend anti-dumping duties on Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) film, sheet and strip from China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) after the first five-year review of the measures imposed initially in 2008.

U.S. dismisses new EU claims on Boeing tax breaks

19/12/2014

(Reuters) - A new European complaint about tax breaks for aircraft manufacturer Boeing (BA.N) "lack any foundation," and show the European Union is not serious about resolving the long-running dispute, a senior official from the U.S. Trade Representative's office said on Friday.

OECD experts advise multilateral action to reduce export restrictions

19/12/2014

The BIR world recycling organisation has welcomed OECD proposals of multilateral action to counter the harmful impact of export restrictions on steelmaking. The advice was given at an OECD workshop in Cape Town on December 11 which highlighted the detrimental effects of such export restrictions and the efficiency gains to be made from their simultaneous removal both upstream and downstream of steelmakers.