Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Bahrain
Iraq: Amendment to Investment Law allowing foreigners to own land for housing projects
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According to a Reuters article on 23 November 2009, Iraq’s parliament passed the first amendment to Investment Law No 13 of the year 2006 allowing foreigners to own land for housing projects.
Brazil: tariff reduction for capital goods (machinery and equipment), computing machinery and telecommunication equipment and apparatus
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On December 15th, 2009, the Brazilian government announced the creation of new exceptions for 260 tariff lines which led to tariff reductions on the ad-valorem import duty from 14% to 2% for capital goods (machinery and equipment) and from 12% to
United States of America: Renewal of preferential trade programs
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The authorizations for two preferential trade programs that extend duty-free treatment to U.S. imports from developing countries were due to expire on December 31, 2009 unless new legislation was approved to renew the programs.
Argentina: Subsides to dairy farmers
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Mexico: Unilateral tariff elimination.
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Brazil: Public financing for the production of goods for exports by small and medium companies (pre-shipment phase)
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Companies with gross annual income up to R$ 60 million will be able to obtain credit from the Export Financing Program - PROEX for the production of goods destined for export.
Germany: Prolongation of the German rescue package for credit institutions
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With decision C(2008) 8629 fin of 12 December 20081 the Commission raised no objection against an amendment of German bank rescue scheme in case N 625/2008 concerning the measures granted to financial institutions under the financial market stabil
EC: Measures to "stabilise" markets for certain dairy products
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On 22 July 2009, the member states of the European Union agreed to help stabilize falling dairy prices by scrapping the minimum price for cheese to qualify for export subsidies.
Germany: German asset relief scheme
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On 25 May 2009, Germany notified to the Commission its intention to amend the Finanzmarktstabilisierungsfondsgesetz (Financial Market Stabilization Fund Act – hereinafter "FMStFG") of 17 October 2008, in order to introduce asset re
Germany: Commerzbank
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