Peru Congress ratifies U.S. trade pact
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Congress overwhelmingly voted to ratify a free trade pact with the United States early Wednesday, rejecting claims the treaty will hurt Peru&#039;s farmers by flooding the Andean nation with subsidized cotton, rice, corn and potatoes.
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Cambodia&#39;s legislature gave final approval on Tuesday to the nation&#39;s entry into the World Trade Organization, a step forced by new rules for international textile and apparel trade that could otherwise have smothered the country&#39;s crucial garment industry
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US companies in China said yesterday that Beijing had made dramatic progress in ratifying the commitments it made when it joined the World Trade Organisation three years ago.
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The US Senate cleared the way for passage of a bill that would replace a tax break for exporters ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization with $145 billion in tax cuts and payments
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HANOI, Vietnam -- Vietnam's legislature ratified the country's entry into the World Trade Organization on Tuesday, paving the way for the communist nation to become the global trade body's 150th member.
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Expiring U.S. trade benefits for  Colombia, Peru, Ecuador and Bolivia would be renewed through  the end of this year under a bill approved on Thursday by a  U.S. House of Representatives committee.
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Trade negotiators for the United States, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador have abandoned their goal of finishing a free trade agreement by mid-January and laid out a schedule for at least two more rounds of talks, a U.S. official said on Saturday.
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The Asean group of south-east Asian states sealed a historic trade pact with China today in the latest move towards a pan-Asian trade bloc that could rival the EU and the US.
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The bill was approved by a 69-37 vote. It cuts taxes for businesses ranging from film companies to bow-and-arrow makers. It also closes tax loopholes and brings US exporters in line with international trade rules.
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Support is growing in Congress for free trade agreements with Peru, Panama and even Colombia because of a deal congressional leaders reached earlier this year with the Bush administration, several Democratic lawmakers said on Wednesday.
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The World Trade Organization authorized Chile on Friday to impose punitive duties on U.S. exports because of Washington's failure to repeal an anti-dumping law that has helped the American steel industry.
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Legislation to reorganize the US intelligence community has been approved by the US House of Representatives. The vote sets the stage for negotiations with the Senate on a final bill implementing recommendations
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Mercosur and the Andean Community countries finally agree a trade deal.
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The House of Representatives on Thursday approved a huge corporate tax bill aimed at ending a trade dispute with the European Union while giving American manufacturers a new tax break.
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WASHINGTON -- A major rewrite of corporate tax law that would end a trade dispute with Europe won congressional negotiators' backing yesterday after House Republicans beat back efforts to increase tobacco regulation. The measure would repeal a tax break for thousands of US exporters that the World Trade Organization ruled illegal. As a replacement, it offers more than $140 billion ...
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The U.S. Congress on Thursday  formally certified President Bush as the victor of the November  elections after two Democrats symbolically stalled the event in  protest at alleged voting irregularities in Ohio.
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A US trade body has agreed to comply with a NAFTA panel ruling concluding Canadian softwood lumber imports are no threat to the US industry.