Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Georgia
Russia: Trade Ministry approves Light Industry Strategy until 2020
Description
The Russian Industry and Trade Ministry has approved a light industry development strategy for the period until 2020.
Indonesia: Domestic market obligation (DMO) for mineral and coal producers
Description
The Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources issued a new regulation (No. 34 of 2009), effective 31 December 2009, on prioritising mineral and coal resources for domestic usage.
Brazil: tariff reduction for capital goods (machinery and equipment), computing machinery and telecommunication equipment and apparatus
Description
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
Description
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.
Kazakhstan: Initiation of safeguard investigation on imports of glass bottles
Description
On June 13, 2009 the government of Kazakhstan initiated a global safeguard investigation on imports of glass bottles.
Russia: Injection of 4 billion rubles (90 milllion Euros) into the charter capital of state-owned shipyard Sevmashpredpriyatiye
Description
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has signed a ruling (Government Decree # 1386-p dated 28 September) to inject 4 billion rubles into the charter capital of state-owned shipyard Sevmashpredpriyatiye (Sevmash).
Ukraine: Preferences to domestic fertilizer industry as well as support to farm industry
Description
The Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers (Decree 914 issued 12 August 2009) has allocated UAH 102 million (approximately 13 million US dollars) from the state budget's stabilization fund to farm enterprises to buy phosphorus fertilizers from domest
Russia: Subsidized loans to producers of certain type of machineries
Description
The Government Decree # 205 from 10 March 2009 establishes rules for granting subsidies (subsidized loans - 2/3 of CBR refinancing rate) from the federal budget to producers of agricultural machines and tractors, the wood processing sector, produc
Ukraine: Support of steel and chemical sectors
Description
The Government, seeking to support the steel and chemical sectors, has extended until the end of 2009 a number of preferences which were originally granted in Government Resolution No 925 of 14 October 2008 and in a Memorandum signed between metal
Egypt: Extension of ban on rice exports until 2010.
Description
The Ministry of Trade and Industry on 23 September 2009 extended a ban on rice exports for an additional year until 1 October 2010.
