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"GMO legislation stands in way of WTO membership"
Serbia, Bosnia and Belarus are the only countries in Europe that have not joined World Trade Organization (WTO), the Beta agency is reporting.
The main reason, it added, is "the refusal to adopt a new law on genetically modified organisms (GMOs)."
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Russia's sanctions on Turkey 'against world trade agreement'
Russia's trade sanctions against Turkey are a violation of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), said a Turkish retired diplomat experienced in trade affairs, noting that the World Trade Organization could punish Moscow for its actions.
B-20 head says world needs to boost trade
The world needs to boost trade and the Trade Facilitation Pact of the World Trade Organization (WTO) should be ratified by all countries in this vein, said the chairman of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) and the Business-20 (B-20), Rifat Hisarc?kl?o?lu, in a meeting at the G-20 Summit in the Mediterranean resort of Antalya on Nov. 15.
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WTO says trade deal could boost global exports by $1 trillion
Full implementation of the world trade accord reached two years ago could increase global merchandise exports by up to $1 trillion annually, according to a new World Trade Organization report published on Oct. 26.
Turkey 'considering WTO appeal over US steel pipe duties'
Turkey is considering lodging an appeal with the World Trade Organization (WTO) against a U.S. move to slap anti-dumping duties on imports of Turkish steel pipes, an industry group told Reuters.
?We firmly believe that the Turkish Ministry of Economy will take the ... case to the WTO,? Nam?k Ekinci, the president of the Turkish Steel Exporters? Association (CIB), told Reuters.
G-20 ministers meet world business leaders in Ankara
Top officials from the world's major 20 economies (G-20) and global business leaders have agreed on the latter's 19-item list of demands to solve problems in the world economy, upon a meeting in Ankara attended by treasury ministers, central bank heads from the G-20 countries and business leaders from the international business community, daily Hürriyet reported on Sept. 6.
Kyrgyzstan joins Russia-backed economic bloc
Kyrgyzstan became Aug. 6 the fifth member of a Moscow-backed economic bloc of former Soviet countries, a move firmly linking the Central Asian state to Russia at the risk of disrupting trade with China.
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WTO members seal trillion-dollar trade deal for information tech products
World Trade Organization (WTO) members finalized a deal on July 24 to cut tariffs on $1 trillion worth of information technology products in a boost for producers of goods ranging from video games to medical equipment.
EU 'not satisfied' with Turkey's int'l services trade offer, leaked documents show
Leaked wires have shown European Union executives were allegedly ?not satisfied? with Turkey?s offer to the Trade in Services Agreement (TiSA) Market Access Negotiations, a deal currently being negotiated by 24 members of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), including the EU and the United States, stating Turkey needed to ?substantially improve? its offer.
Is only the AKP innocent in agriculture?
How has Turkey, which was one of the few countries that was self-sufficient in agriculture, lost this feature and started importing everything, from sesame seeds to wheat?
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