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EU steps up trade dispute with Brazil at WTO

18/06/2015

Dec 17 (Reuters) - The World Trade Organization on Wednesday decided to set up a panel to rule on European Union complaints that Brazil unfairly raised import duties, escalating differences as the two sides try to reach a long-delayed trade pact.

China Criticizes Steep U.S. Tariffs on Solar Panels

18/06/2015

HONG KONG — China’s Commerce Ministry strongly criticized on Wednesday afternoon the United States’ decision to impose broader antidumping and antisubsidy tariffs on solar panels from China, but stopped short of threatening specific retaliation.

Testimonies Coming Out Of The US Anti-Dumping Hearings

18/06/2015

The testimonies coming out of US anti-dumping hearings are heart-rending. The deluge of cheap solar modules began around 2011. The U.S. manufacturing industry went into a downward spiral at the very time that solar power was catching on. More than twenty companies went out of business or had significant layoffs. Thousands of workers are said to have lost their jobs, impacting their families, communities and local businesses. Sharp Solar closed its factory in Memphis; Evergreen filed for bankruptcy; Schott and BP Solar have both disappeared.

NEW DELHI: The deadlock at WTO continued with India sticking to its stand of a simultaneous deal on trade facilitation and food

18/06/2015

AsemconnectVietnam - The EU believes the anti-dumping duties applied by Russia are incompatible with WTO law, both on procedural and substantive grounds. At the EU’s request, consultations were held on 18 June 2014 to try to resolve the dispute. However, they did not satisfy the EU's concerns about the WTO-incompatibility of the measures applied by Russia.

Deadlock at WTO continues as India stays firm on trade facilitation, food security deal

18/06/2015

NEW DELHI: The deadlock at WTO continued with India sticking to its stand of a simultaneous deal on trade facilitation and food security at the Agriculture Committee meeting on Tuesday in Geneva.

China's rare earth export jumps by 31% after WTO ruling

18/06/2015

BEIJING: China's exports of rare earths jumped to 31 per cent last month after the WTO ruled against export duties and quotas imposed by the communist giant.