WTO

  • Jun 3, 2003
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RUSSIA: New customs law reduces barriers to trade

President Vladimir Putin signed the new Customs Code into law on May 29. The new code aims to...

Russia
  • May 9, 2003
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CHINA: Growth will drive downstream expansion

The downstream market is entering a period of increased uncertainty as a result of the economic...

China
  • Apr 30, 2003
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RUSSIA/IRAQ: Putin set on recovery from Iraq 'defeat'

President Vladimir Putin told visiting UK Prime Minister Tony Blair yesterday that Russia did not...

Russia
  • Apr 28, 2003
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BURUNDI: Stability essential for recovery to continue

The WTO Secretariat on April 4 issued its first Trade Policy Review on Burundi. It indicates...

Burundi
  • Apr 15, 2003
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CHINA: Regulatory uncertainty clouds telecoms outlook

The government has replaced Wu Jichuan as China's top telecoms official. Wu's removal is part of...

China
  • Apr 10, 2003
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INTERNATIONAL: Congress ire over WTO steel decision

The US steel safeguards have been a source of international tension since their adoption in March...

International
  • Apr 10, 2003
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CHINA: New Premier Wen will prove quietly effective

Wen is the chief executive of a new, largely untested government team set on implementing bold...

China
  • Apr 7, 2003
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CANADA: WTO acclaim for Ottawa's trade record

The WTO report praises Canada's economic policies and maintenance of a liberal trade regime...

Canada