Tag Archives: Trade

No change in India’s negotiating position in Agriculture and NAMA – first priority to conclude Doha Round quickly: Anand Sharma

Shri Anand Sharma, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry, while addressing the media persons in Geneva last evening, emphasised that there was no change in India’s negotiating position in A......

State subsidies represent a slippery slope towards further bad investments, says The Shippers’ Voice

Governments must resist giving state aid to shipping lines as this will never benefit shippers or global trade, says Andrew Trail, Managing Partner of www.shippersvoice.com Shipping lines made ......

India-US Services Trade could cross US$ 150 billion mark by 2015: CII

A fast growing services trade between India and the US, which has remained relatively stable despite the global economic crisis, is expected to cross the US$ 150 billion figure by 2015 – ......

Financial crisis eroding development gains, African leaders warn at UN

The current worldwide recession is jeopardizing strides made toward reaching development targets, African leaders told the General Assembly today, calling for imbalances in the global trade sys......

End Distractions and Take Serious Steps, Obama Tells North Korea

Obama spoke with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak in Seoul November 19, the last stop on the president’s nine-day trip to East Asia. He said both countries will continue to have “extraordin......

International Youth Foundation Announces Recipients of 2009 StarbucksTM Shared PlanetTM Youth Action Grants

The Youth Action Grants program is a key component of the Starbucks™ Shared Planet™ commitment to communities. Grant recipients were chosen by Starbucks and the International Youth ......

USAID, Walmart, TransFair USA and SEBRAE-Minas Gerais Sponsor Brazil Coffee Cupping Competition

The event was sponsored by U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Walmart, TransFair USA and the Brazilian non-profit SEBRAE, as part of the Responsible Sourcing Partnership project......

Changing the Face of Apparel in the United States: TransFair USA to Open Up New Fair Trade Certified(TM) Apparel and Home Goods Pilot Program for Public Comment

The new standard extends strong labor protections based on International Labour Organization (ILO) Conventions to garment workers in factories and sewing cooperatives. It builds on the success ......

Hong Kong: Amendments to Strategic Commodities Control List gazetted

The Government will table at the Legislative Council next Wednesday (November 18) the Import and Export (Strategic Commodities) Regulations (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2009. The purpose of ......

UN ‘s Asia-Pacific gathering wraps up with call for better trade deal for poorer States

Exports from the world’s poorest countries should be granted duty- and quota-free access to markets, according to government officials, economists and academics attending a regional United Nati......

Jyotiraditya Scindia distributes E-Asia Awards

Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry, during the e-Asia Award ceremony, here today, stated that e-governance projects as a leading model generate excellen......

UN official kicks off week-long event on trade and investment in Asia-Pacific region

A top United Nations official has called on countries in Asia and the Pacific to strengthen regional ties in an effort to boost trade and investment and increase economic growth, kicking off a ......