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In a first, Pakistan takes EU to WTO

06/11/2014

GENEVA: Pakistan launched a trade dispute at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Wednesday to challenge the European Union’s (EU) punitive duties on Pakistani exports of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the WTO said in a statement.

EU Files New WTO Challenge Against Russian Duties

06/11/2014

The EU filed a new WTO challenge (DS485) against Russia last Friday, citing a series of alleged violations of Moscow’s tariff commitments at the global trade body. The move marks the fourth dispute that Brussels has lodged against Moscow in the two years since Russia joined the organisation, and comes as the two sides continue to suffer strained diplomatic ties over the Ukraine crisis.

Mexico could seek hefty damages against U.S. over meat laws

05/11/2014

(Reuters) - Mexico would seek "hundreds of millions" of dollars in trade retaliation against the United States if Washington does not change meat labeling laws, a Mexican official said, as Mexico and Canada kept up pressure on the United States to act.

Lower tariffs for Canadian wood products exports to EU

05/11/2014

The Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with the EU is Canada's most ambitious trade initiative to date. Almost all tariffs between Canada and the EU will be removed and there will be greater market access for services and investments.

Vietnam seafood sector reports uptick

04/11/2014

The latest official statistics show that in the 10 months leading up to November, seafood exports mushroomed from 15 to 45% in 166 markets around the globe to gross US$6.5 billion in revenue.

New Zealand brings trade safeguards into line with WTO rules

04/11/2014

WELLINGTON, Nov. 4 (Xinhua) -- The New Zealand Parliament on Tuesday passed a new trade safeguards law to bring the country into line with World Trade Organisation requirements.

TTIP and the Economy: It's all About the Non-Tariff Barriers

03/11/2014

Economic projections clearly show that TTIP's potential gains are heavily dependent upon the extent to which non-tariff barriers to trade (NTBs) are eliminated. However, this also introduces a lot of uncertainty. Socially, it can sometimes impose costs by allowing economic efficiency and power over global regulatory schemes to trump a society's concerns. Economically, the effects of regulatory coordination are exceedingly difficult to estimate.

EU Considers Expanding Anti Dumping Investigation To Countries That Helped China

03/11/2014

Following the anti-dumping and countervailing measures imposed by the United States on Chinese and Taiwanese solar PV manufacturers, the European Union is now investigating other Asian countries for allegedly helping China violate the terms of a solar-export agreement it has with the EU, said Jason Huang, a research manager at EnergyTrend, a division of the Taiwan-based market intelligence firm TrendForce.