Islamabad Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ICCI) organized a webinar on US imports from Pakistan under Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) Program in collaboration with US Embassy and Ministry of Commerce. Speaking on the occasion, ...
Tags: Scope, GSP Scheme, Textiles
Departing U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk announced today that Deputy United States Trade Representative Demetrios Marantis will assume the post of Acting United States Trade Representative effective Friday, March 15, 2013, as Ambassador ...
Tags: Textile, Textile Industry
Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association will train 34,000 workers and mid-level officials in the apparel sector on fire safety by June, said Commerce Secretary Mahbub Ahmed. Ahmed spoke at the United States Trade ...
Tags: Garment Manufacturers, Garment
Bangladesh will make an action plan for implementing various compliances related to the readymade garments (RMG) sector. At the Social Compliance Forum (SCF) meeting on RMG sector, chaired by Commerce Minister Ghulam Muhammed Quader, it ...
Tags: Bangladesh, implementing various compliances, readymade garments
The 2nd Stakeholder' Consultation / AEPC Stakeholder Forum meet convened on January 20, 2013. The second stakeholder consultation was organized to discuss and consult the DISHA facilitation programme methodology being implemented in Garment ...
Tags: India, Garment Makers, Code of Compliance
The first meeting of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Commission (FTC) took place in Washington on Nov. 19, 2012. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Miriam Sapiro hosted the meeting, and Vice Minister of Trade Gabriel Duque Mildenberg led ...
Tags: Textile World, Textile, FTC Concludes, Free Trade
The U.S. has removed China's Taobao sites from its "Notorious Markets" list of major offenders that support piracy and counterfeiting, citing their successful efforts to remove infringing goods from the sites. Taobao Marketplace and ...
Tags: Computer Products, Taobao, Notorious Markets, Alibaba
U.S. cotton industry leaders met this week with senior U.S. government officials to discuss the serious financial losses accruing in all industry segments as a result of massive defaults on cotton export contracts. Industry leaders ...
Tags: cotton industry, cotton market, Cotton Council, cotton associations
The first meeting of the U.S.-Colombia Free Trade Commission (FTC) took place in Washington on Monday, November 19. Deputy U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Miriam Sapiro hosted the meeting, and Colombia's Vice Minister of Trade Gabriel ...
Tags: Free Trade Commission
Sally Kay,President and Rich Stober,CEO of The Hosiery Association(THA)issued the letter to United States Trade Representative(USTR)concerning our proposal clarification and response to a letter from an opposing group. The letter ...
U.S. manufacturers of socks and hosiery represented by The Hosiery Association (THA) this week made public their demand that the Obama administration revise its position in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) talks by tabling a rule of ...
Tags: United States of America, THA, Flexible Rule of Origin in TPP
As the U.S.and eight other nations negotiate a wide-ranging trade agreement,several digital rights groups said they're concerned that the Trans-Pacific Partnership(TPP)will bring back controversial copyright-enforcement provisions pushed by ...
Tags: Trans-Pacific Partnership, USA, SOPA, USTR
Recently, the United States frequently waved trade stick to China. Previously, Obama signed an order to set up an inter-sector trade law enforcement center within the U. S. Trade Representative's office, afterwards there has been news ...
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