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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]

India: Incentives to exporters through Market Linked Focus Programme

Measure #1490 | Published 7 Jun 2010 | Inception 1 Jan 2010 ▲

Description

On 12 January 2010, India announced an incentive scheme for exporters in sectors such as engineering, handicrafts , textiles, chemicals, electronics and some metals thorugh the market Linked Focus Programme (MLFP).

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[+ 4 more sectors]

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[+ 255 more tariff lines]

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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

Sectors:


[+ 24 more sectors]

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[+ 1199 more tariff lines]

China: Removal of local content requirement on wind turbines

Measure #1427 | Published 24 May 2010 | Inception 29 Oct 2009 ▲

Description

On 29 October 2009, at the 20th U.S.-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade
meeting, the Chinese government agreed to drop its local content requirement for wind turbines.
 

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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.
 

Sectors:


[+ 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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Venezuela: Reduced value added tax for imported products related to electricity generation

Measure #1394 | Published 7 May 2010 | Inception 3 Nov 2009 ▲

Description

On 3 November 2009, the government of Venezuela issued a decree in which it freed 52 products used in electricity generation from value added tax (Impuesto al Valor Agregado).

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[+ 17 more jurisdictions]

Brazil: new credit line for exports of consumer goods

Measure #1365 | Published 4 May 2010 | Inception 30 Apr 2010 ▲

Description

The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) implemented a new credit line amounting R$ 7 billions for the pre-shipment phase of exports of consumer goods, in a decision announced on 29 April 2010.

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[+ 7 more sectors]

Tariff Lines:


[+ 181 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.

Sectors:


[+ 17 more sectors]

Tariff Lines:


[+ 330 more tariff lines]