Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - British Virgin Islands
China: Plans to relax rules for foreign portfolio investment
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On 24 February 2012, the official Xinhua news agency reported that China will soon release rules loosening the foreign portfolio investment policy.United States of America: Two-year extension of subsidy to rum producers
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The tax bill that the U.S.EC: Suspension of autonomous common customs tariff duties on certain goods
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On 19 December 2011, the EC decided to suspend the common customs tariff on a multitude of goods, especially agricultural, fishery and industrial products. This tariff liberalisation will enter into force on 1 January 2012.Italy: Reduced cost of financing for exporting companies
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On July 1st, 2009, the Italian Parliament approved a law decree titled "Anti-crisis measures".Belarus: Reduction of export tariffs on certain fuels
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Reduction of export tariffs on certain fuels, i.e. petroleum oils, oils obtained from bituminous minerals, petroleum gases, certain hydrocarbons, waxes and residues of petroleum oils, and oils obtained from bituminous minerals from 1 May 2011.Belarus: Increase of export tariffs on certain fuels
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Increase of export tariffs on certain fuels, i.e. petroleum oils, oils obtained from bituminous minerals, petroleum gases, certain hydrocarbons, waxes and residues of petroleum oils, and oils obtained from bituminous minerals from 1 May 2011.China: VAT rebates for more than 2600 products
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On 3 June 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated textile and garment exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate part of the VAT included in intermediate products.China: Increased VAT rebates for 553 products
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On 1 January 2009, the government of China raised the Value Added Tax (VAT) rebates for designated exports. Exporters of the benefiting products may recuperate up to 80 percent of the VAT included in intermediate products.United States of America: Reauthorization of GSP, increase in import fee, and expansion of Trade Adjustment Assistance
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Both houses of Congress have approved, and the president will soon sign into law, an untitled bill (H.R.2832) providing for the retroactive rThe Customs Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan: Export tariff increase on copper cathode
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The Commission of the Customs Union has increased export tariff on copper cathode (HS 7403.11.00) (from zero to 10%) from 19 December 2010.
