On 30th September the European Commission adopted a proposal to amend the Market Access Regulation, governing the trade conditions for certain developing countries that have negotiated Economic Partnership Agreements with the EU. What is the Market Access Regulation?

The United States Senate has voted, on a bipartisan basis, to renew the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) and Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA), in the hope that it will prompt action from President Barack Obama to present the pending free trade agreements (FTAs) to Congress.

NEW DELHI, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- India and Myanmar Tuesday agreed to double bilateral trade to 3 billion U.S. dollars by 2015 through diversifying trade baskets and reducing barriers, especially tariffs, according to a trade commission meeting. Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said at the 4th meeting of India-Myanmar joint Trade Commission here that businesses of both countries need to be encouraged to utilize Duty Free Tariff Preference Scheme and India-ASEAN free trade agreement to diversify trade.

HA NOI — Export turnover of agricultural, forestry and seafood products in the first nine months of the year is estimated to reach US$21.2 billion, up 54.1 per cent over the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. During the period, key agricultural products such as rice, coffee and rubber accounted for $10.7 billion, up 49.3 per cent; seafood hit $4.4 billion, up 26.7 per cent; and forestry products reached $3 billion, up 17 per cent.

PR - Samoa has concluded all World Trade Organisation accession bilateral market access negotiations.  

(Reuters) - Russia must join the World Trade Organization before WTO-skeptic Vladimir Putin wins presidential elections next year, but not before allaying European carmakers' concerns, top EU officials said on Monday.

THE PHILIPPINES expects a hearing next month on its appeal in the foreign liquor tax case at the World Trade Organization (WTO) as the latter’s Appellate Body starts a three-month review today, an industry official said. The WTO announced on Friday last week that the country had submitted its appeal that day, following a panel report on Aug. 15 stating its excise taxes on imported distilled spirits, particularly from the United States and the European Union (EU), are unfair.

(Reuters) - Forty-two countries are close to agreeing an upgrade of their Global Procurement Agreement (GPA), a reform that could unlock tens of billions of dollars of commercial opportunities, and many times more if China gets on board, trade sources said on Monday. The GPA, a voluntary agreement within the World Trade Organization, opens a wide spectrum of public contracts in member countries to bidders from other members, improving competition and efficiency as well as providing massive new markets in areas such as infrastructure and transport.

NEW DELHI, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A prominent Indian commerce and industry association said Sunday the country's Free trade agreement (FTA) with Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has increased access for both Indian and ASEAN companies into each other's markets. A survey by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) said "FTA has opened up more opportunities for Indian industries in terms of greater market access for their products in the ASEAN region." FICCI was quoting its findings on the impact of the FTA on Indian industry.

VNEconomyNews.com - The Viet Nam Association of Seafood Exporters and Producers (VASEP) in collaboration with the Training and Trade Promotion Centre and Jardine LIoyd Thompson Co yesterday held a seminar to help seafood exporters identify and manage risks to improve their global competitiveness. Truong Dinh Hoe, general secretary of VASEP, said:"Viet Nam is integrating internationally and developing export trade. However, while the business environment has expanded, risks also appear more diversified and difficult to control."