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Joint CARIFORUM-EU Press Release
CARIFORUM-EU LAUNCH CRUCIAL PHASE OF TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT TALKS The third phase of negotiations for an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM countries and the European Union was launched today in Saint Lucia. CARIFORUM Trade Ministers and European Trade Commissioner Peter Mandelson met on the occasion of the Second CARIFORUM-EC Ministerial EPA Meeting. They adopted the Joint Report on negotiations…
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WTO Banana Ruling Devastating Blow To Vulnerable Caribbean Economies
WTO BANANA RULING DEVASTATING BLOW TO VULNERABLE CARIBBEAN ECONOMIES Region’s Banana-Producing Countries Risk being Squeezed out of Market CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Caribbean banana exporting countries have reacted with alarm to a ruling handed down Monday (August 1) by World Trade Organization (WTO) Arbitrators’ against the EC proposed tariff of €230 per tonne on third country banana imports under its…
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New Global Realities Demand New CARICOM Trade Policy
NEW GLOBAL REALITIES DEMAND NEW CARICOM TRADE POLICY GROS-ISLET, SAINT LUCIA – While Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Countries are committed to and are active participants in international trade negotiations, some uncertainty has emerged amongst Member States concerning the benefits to be derived and costs entailed. There is also mounting concern over the scope and pace of the adjustment process, which would…
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Lamy and CARICOM Trade Ministers Discuss Global Trade Round
LAMY AND CARICOM TRADE MINISTERS DISCUSS GLOBAL TRADE ROUND CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – In remarks before a gathering of CARICOM Trade Ministers in Georgetown, Guyana today (May 13), former European Union Trade Commissioner Pascal Lamy took stock of priorities for the World Trade Organization (WTO) Doha Round. In an exchange of views, it was underscored that it is important the…
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Canadian Minister talks Trade in the Region
CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Minister Pierre Pettigrew, the Canadian Minister of International Trade, met his CARICOM counterparts in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on March 10. The meeting was co-Chaired by Trinidad and Tobago’s Minister of Trade and Industry Hon. Kenneth Valley. The meeting provided an opportunity for both sides to assess progress made in beleaguered global trade talks…
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Chile rallies behind Port-of-Spain, front-runner in Secretariat race
CHILE RALLIES BEHIND PORT-OF-SPAIN, FRONT-RUNNER IN SECRETARIAT RACE CHRIST CHURCH, BARBADOS – Port-of-Spain has formally secured the backing of Chile, in connection with CARICOM’s bid for the Permanent Secretariat of the Free Trade Area of the Americas (FTAA). Chile is the latest country to signal its endorsement of Port-of-Spain. Recently, Port-of-Spain received the backing of Peru. “These developments are a…
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