Free Trade Treaties & Agreements

After the crisis of 2009 Guatemalan plastic exports reported growth for the second consecutive year, rising by 14% to $241.8 million in 2011, reports Prensalibre.com (Jan. 6, 2012). In terms volume, the president...

Oman in 2008/09 weathered the global financial crisis and since then the economy has returned to pre-crisis GDP growth levels. In 2011, the government began investing RO30bn ($77.9bn) under a five-year plan to...

The Mexican motor-vehicle industry reported good results in 2011, with production, exports, and domestic sales all increasing. But the good news was diminished by reports that Mexico is still struggling with the illegal...

BOGOTA, Colombia -- Fitch Ratings has published a special report titled '2012 Outlook: Local Governments in Colombia'. In the report, Fitch notes the expectation for Stable Outlooks for Fitch rated Local and Regional...

WASHINGTON -- The National Retail Federation today issued an open letter to President Obama urging him to call for action on initiatives that support a strong retail sector when he delivers his State...

COLUMBIA, Md. -- Certis USA announces its introduction of a high potency codling moth virus that will be commercially available to apple and pear growers in select states this season. CYD-X[R] HP bioinsecticide...

ARLINGTON, Va. -- On the first day of the 2012 International CES([R]), Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)([R]) President and CEO Gary Shapiro announced that his New York Times best-selling book, The Comeback: How Innovation...

UPS Inc. said a new survey shows more needs to be done to educate small and midsize businesses about global trade. The UPS survey of more than 1,000 small businesses found that 24%...

26 CFR 601.201: Rulings and determination letters. SECTION 1. PURPOSE This revenue procedure updates Rev. Proc. 2011-7, 2011-1 I.R.B. 233, by providing a current list of those areas of the Internal Revenue Code...

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DUBLIN -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/ae3b3a/international_cont) has announced the addition of the "International Contracts Law Insights & Essentials for Purchasing Executives" audioconference to their offering. In this webinar, ExecSense examines everything you need...

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA) members joined Texas Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples, former Mexican President Vicente Fox and delegates from the U.S., Canada and Mexico Nov. 17 during the closing dinner...

Company Monitor Indigenous Manufacturers Strengths One of two local pharmaceutical players. Substantial financial backing by the parent group. Offering contract manufacturing services. Leading local supplier of semi-synthetic penicillin. Regulatory approval in a number...

Strengths One of the leading local drug producers and exporters. Strong manufacturing and distribution network. Involvement in the herbal supplements business. Considerable in-house R&D. Weaknesses Competition from other local manufacturers. Pressure on the...

In December 2008, the TSCRA officers and 8 policy committee chairs and vice chairs met for the first time to discuss what the state legislative priorities would be for TSCRA during the 2009...

HEADNOTE Keywords FTAs, fiscal crisis, recession, IT industry, hardware, software, cloud computing SERI spoke with Sukwoo HONG, the new Minister of Knowledge Economy, shortly after Korea reached $1 trillion in annual trade volume....