Search Results for: World Trade Organization
Smoking costs the world’s economies over $1 trillion every year
January 10th, 2017
Policies to control tobacco use, including tobacco tax and price increases, can generate significant government revenues for health and development work, according to a new landmark global report from WHO and the National Cancer Institute of the United States ...
Nonstandard Employment Around the World
November 21st, 2016
Standard employment refers to a situation where a worker has a full-time job, and can presume an ongoing relationship with the employer. Non-standard employment describes other kinds of jobs: daily, seasonal, short-term contract, part-time, temporary agencies,and others. Sometimes non-standard ...
Trade Taxes On IT Products Falling, WTO Says
November 4th, 2016
A large majority of countries that have agreed to the newly expanded Information Technology Agreement have implemented their tariff commitments under the deal, the World Trade Organization announced on November 1. The original ITA was concluded in 1996. The ...
FIA joined four industry trade associations in a proposed guidance on central counterparty risk
October 24th, 2016
FIA joined four industry trade associations in a response to proposed guidance from the Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI), the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) on resilience and recovery of central counterparties (CCPs). FIA, along with the Global Financial Markets ...
World’s First Publicly-Traded Law Firm Facing Securities Class Action
October 14th, 2016
There’s a cautionary tale playing out in Australia over what can happen when law firms take money from outside investors, something that’s still prohibited here in the U.S. Slater & Gordon became the world’s first publicly-traded law firm back in 2007, ...
Oil-price gains wiped out as traders look to central banks
September 20th, 2016
Oil futures eased in early Asia trade Tuesday, wiping out overnight gains during the New York trading session, as traders await the outcome of the U.S. and Japan central banks policy meetings. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, ...
G20 summit concludes with historic consensus on world growth
September 6th, 2016
The 11th summit of the Group of 20 (G20) major economies concluded in Hangzhou on Monday, reaching extensive consensus on pursuing innovative, invigorated, interconnected and inclusive world economic growth. “Held at a critical time for world economic growth and ...
Asian Stocks Rise With Won on China Trade Data; Oil Above $50
June 8th, 2016
Chinese imports rose in yuan terms for first time since 2014 Shanghai, Hong Kong shares pare losses as kiwi strengthens Asian stocks recovered from earlier losses and South Korea’s won extended gains as Chinese trade figures added to evidence the ...
Oil Trades Near $31 After Saudi-Venezuela Talks as Bets Increase
February 8th, 2016
Al-Naimi speaks with counterpart about other producer meetings Vitol CEO says crude to stay between $40 and $60 for 10 years Oil traded near $31 a barrel after Saudi Arabia and Venezuela met to discuss cooperating to stabilize the ...
EU and WTO partners finalise high tech trade deal
December 17th, 2015
Deal initiated by the EU adds momentum to the multilateral World Trade Organization process happening now in Nairobi. The EU and another 23 members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) today completed a trade deal that eliminates custom duties ...
