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United States of America: Bill to ban imports of goods for which there is no registered domestic agent

Measure #1529 | Published 11 Jun 2010 ▲

Description

        A bill under consideration in the U.S.

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[+ 4 more sectors]

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[+ 871 more tariff lines]

United States of America: Relaxation of Buy-American standards in defense procurement

Measure #1517 | Published 9 Jun 2010 ▲

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.

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Nigeria: Fund for restructing and refinancing loans to the manufacturing sector

Measure #1477 | Published 3 Jun 2010 | Inception 16 Apr 2010 ▲

Description

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) as part of a N500billion power and real sector fund has given N200billion to restructure and refinance existing bank loans to the Nigerian SMEs (Small and medium scale enterprises) or manufacturing sector.

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[+ 4 more sectors]

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[+ 90 more tariff lines]

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The Custom Union of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan

Measure #1444 | Published 31 May 2010 | Inception 1 Jan 2010 ▲

Description

The Customs Union (hereinafter – CU) was established between Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia on the basis of the Eurasian economic community (EurAsEC) and is based on  a system of treaties between or with participation of  CU member

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[+ 24 more sectors]

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[+ 1199 more tariff lines]

Canada: Elimination of import tariffs on all manufacturing inputs, machinery and equipment

Measure #1425 | Published 24 May 2010 | Inception 5 Mar 2010 ▲

Description

As an accompanying measure to its 2010 budget, the Canadian government announced on 9 March 2010 that it intends to eliminate all remaining tariffs on manufacturing inputs and machinery and equipment in the near future.
 

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[+ 8 more sectors]

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[+ 251 more tariff lines]

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Venezuela: Devaluation of the Bolivar

Measure #1395 | Published 7 May 2010 | Inception 11 Jan 2010 ▲

Description

On 8 January 2010, the Venezuelan government announced the devaluation of the Bolivar. Instead of the existing fixed exchange rate at 2.15 Bs/US Dollar, the government now operates a two-tier system.
 

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[+ 22 more sectors]

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[+ 769 more tariff lines]

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Ethiopia: Repeated deliberate devaluation of the Birr

Measure #1317 | Published 1 May 2010 ▲

Description

According to numerous and consistent press reports, the National Bank of Ethiopia has repeatedly intervened to devalue its national currency since the end of 2008.

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[+ 17 more sectors]

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[+ 330 more tariff lines]

Nigeria: Deliberate devaluation of the Naira

Measure #1316 | Published 1 May 2010 | Inception 1 Dec 2008 ▲

Description

According to numerous and consistent press reports, the Central Bank of Nigeria has deliberately devalued the local currency at the end of 2008.

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[+ 20 more sectors]

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[+ 546 more tariff lines]

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Brazil: Intiation of antidumping investigation on pliers originating from China

Measure #1183 | Published 17 Feb 2010 | Inception 27 Jan 2010 ▲

Description

On January 27, 2010 the Brazilian Foreign Trade Department issued a notice of initiation of an antidumping investigation on imports of pliers from China. 

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Argentina: Extension of tax exemptions for locally produced capital goods

Measure #1171 | Published 17 Feb 2010 | Inception 4 Feb 2010 ▲

Description

On February 4, 2010, the Government of Argentina announced an extension of a tax-exemption program that benefits capital goods producers.

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[+ 179 more tariff lines]

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