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Another step towards Domestic Regulation in the Services sector for the OECS region!
Wednesday, May 26, 2021 — Addressing regulatory barriers, and enhancing transparency and predictability could help reduce trade impediments that negatively impact businesses and consumers in the Eastern Caribbean region. With this in mind, the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Commission is…
WTO approves Caribbean Basin Favoured Nation Waiver
From St Kiits & Nevis Observer The US request for the Most Favoured Nation waiver for the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) was approved at the General Council Meeting of the World Trade Organization (WTO) held October 15-16. The CBI comprises…
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CARICOM-US relations: What of CBI?
By Elizabeth Morgan From Jamaica Gleaner You will recall from previous articles that the Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI) comprises the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (CBERA) and the Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBPTA). CBERA’s duration is indefinite, but CBPTA,…
Diplomat urges US to seek extension of WTO waiver for the Caribbean
From Antigua Observer Antigua and Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States, Sir Ronald Sanders, has urged the US government to seek an extension of a waiver that allows Caribbean countries to continue to benefit from the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery…
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Caribbean reps and WTO discuss trade and environment issue
From MyVueNews Basseterre, St. Kitts, 15th January, 2019 (MyVueNews.com) – Participants from around the Caribbean are in St. Kitts to discuss the relationship between trade and the environment, in a program facilitated by the World Trade Organisation (WTO). The forum is…
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World Trade Organisation (WTO) Called Upon to Assist SIDS in Face of Climate Threats
Monday, December 17, 2018 — Geneva, Switzerland: Senior Officials from OECS Member States have called upon the WTO to assist Small Island Developing States build economic resilience in the face of climate change related hazards including category 5+ hurricanes and rising sea…
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Will current WTO rule-making reform proposals benefit Caribbean small states?
By ALICIA NICHOLLS, From Nation News The following is one of the articles from Trading Thoughts by the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services. The rules-based multilateral trading system (MTS), institutionalised by the World Trade Organization…
OECS Member States discuss the impact of natural disasters on trade
By Voronica Mufudza Trade Advisor, Hubs & Spokes Project Tuesday, October 9, 2018 — The recent passage of Tropical Storm Kirk, and the 5.6 magnitude earthquake that rattled several OECS Member States directly following the storm, served as a reminder…
Antigua considers asking for WTO mediator in long-running online gambling dispute with United States
From Flush Draw The Caribbean island nation of Antigua and Barbuda is again considering how to make the United States comply with a World Trade Organization ruling over online gambling that went in Antigua’s favor a decade ago. The latest…
Sir Ronald Sanders; Trade wars in no one’s interest
By Sir Ronald Sanders The government of the People’s Republic of China wrote to the chairperson of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on April 4, registering a dispute with the government of United States…
