Taxonomy: Affected Trading Partner - Kuwait
Argentina: media denounces de facto prohibition on bovine meat exports
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Argentinean local media reported a de facto prohibition on bovine meat exports.There is no record of any formal act of the Government embodying the measure.
United Republic of Tanzania: Mandatory listing of mobile phone companies
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The parliament of Tanzania has passed the Electronic and Postal Communications Bill 2009, making it mandatory for all mobile phone companies in the country to list on the Dar es Salaam stock exchange in the next three years.
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.
Russia: Subsidized loans to producers of certain type of machineries
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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
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.
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.
