The European Commission today agreed the draft mandate for the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement with the United States, effectively firing the starting gun for what is hoped to be a relatively quick negotiation. The ...
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At the close of the 16th Round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, chief negotiators reported that they had achieved the goal set for the round: to put the negotiations on an accelerated track toward conclusion of a ...
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
Colombian textile sector is expected to get a boost once the EU-Colombia free trade agreement (FTA) comes into force. Earlier this month, the European Parliament gave green signal for FTAs with Colombia, Peru and six Central American ...
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The Ministry of Textiles and The Indian Silk Export Promotion Council (ISEPC) in association with Textiles Committee, under the Ministry of Textiles is organising a Capacity Building Programme (CBP) under the project “Implication of ...
Tags: Textiles Committee, Textiles Exports, Clothing Exports, textile industry
German carmaker BMW is planning to build a new assembly plant in Brazil, marking its entry into Latin America's luxury car market. BMW's move follows uncertainity after the Brazilian federal government begun imposing additional barriers ...
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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 ...
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The American Apparel & Footwear Association (AAFA) presented Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) with the annual AAFA Friend of the Apparel and Footwear Industry Award during a reception in Washington, D.C., ...
Tags: Apparel, Footwear, Award, AAFA, barriers to trade, intellectual property
Non-Tariff Barriers (NTBs) refer to restrictions that result from prohibitions, conditions, or specific market requirements that make importation or exportation of products difficult and/or costly. NTBs also include unjustified and/or ...
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Canada's Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, made it very clear after the Keystone XL pipeline was rejected by the U.S. that Canada would be seeking other markets for its natural resources. Indeed, he has wasted no time pursuing that goal, and ...
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