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U.S. Virgin Islands: Use of U.S. rum-tax revenue to subsidize rum production
Description
The government of the U.S. Virgin Islands has lured a rum producer from Puerto Rico by granting it a multi-billion dollar subsidy.
United States: Restrictions, and possible waiver, of foreign maritime services to remediate the BP oil spill
Description
The Obama administration is under pressure to allow entry into U.S.
United States of America: Additional sugar import quota for remainder of Fiscal Year 2010
Description
In a Federal Register notice[1] published on May 11, 2010 and effective that same date, the Office of the U.S.
United States of America: Bill to ban imports of goods for which there is no registered domestic agent
Description
A bill under consideration in the U.S.
United States of America: Bill to tax and discourage the use of foreign call-centers
Description
Senator Charles Schumer (Democrat of New York) announced on June 2, 2010 that he was introducing a bill in the U.S.
United States of America: Relaxation of Buy-American standards in defense procurement
Description
The two versions of the defense authorization act for Fiscal Year 2011 currently under consideration in the U.S. Congress would each relax aspects of the Buy-American restrictions for certain goods.
Botswana: Government bodies urged to buy local.
Description
On 25 February 2010 the Assistant Minister of Trade and Industry, Mr Maxwell Motowane, told government officials that they should buy locally produced goods so long as they met established standards.
Botswana: Subsidies and loans for textile sector
Description
In response to greater import competition from East Asia and the global economic downturn in general, the Government of Botswana decided in January 2010 to introduce an employment-related subsidy and special loans for eligibile textile companies.
Russia: Import tariff decrease on stamping machines
Description
Government Decree # 803 from 5 October 2009 established an import duty of 0% (down from 10%) on stamping machines with programmed numerical control and an import duty of 10% (the same rate) on other (stamping machines) for 9 months.
Russia: Subsidies to the domestic aircraft sector
Description
By Government Decree N 690 from 20 August 2009 Russian airlines received ¾ compensation of their lease payments for Russian aircraft and ¾ of their interest payments on credits in rubles, obtained in 2002-2005 for purchasing Russian
