:- After the Second World War‚ many countries got down together to work on ways and means to promote international trade. The result was signing of General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) by 23 countries in 1947. India was one of the founder members of GATT. GATT was created to reduce global depression and to liberalise and regulate the world trade by reducing tariff barriers. GATT has been replaced by WTO in 1995. WTO is wider in scope as it regulates world trade in goods‚ as well as in
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an organization that intends to supervise and liberalize international trade. The organization officially commenced on January 1‚ 1995 under the Marrakech Agreement‚ replacing the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)‚ which commenced in 1948.[5]The organization deals with regulation of trade between participating countries; it provides a framework for negotiating and formalizing trade agreements‚ and a dispute resolution process aimed at enforcing participants’
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The World Trade Organization (WTO) website defines itself as an organization as “born out of negotiations”. The WTO of today was created on January 1‚ 1995 and is comprised of 153 countries as of February 2011. The WTO’s mission statement centers around 3 agreements between its members: The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)‚ the General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)‚ and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) (WTO‚ 2012). The WTO also serves the function
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Public Transport Feasibility Study Tender Document July‚ 2008 Galway City Council Transportation Unit Public Transport Feasibility Study Study Brief Contents 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Introduction Background Objectives Study Requirements Deliverables Available Information Study Administration Additional Tender Information Assessment of Tenders Freedom of Information Act Conditions of Appointment Data Protection Form of Contract Tender
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION(WTO) Introduction: WTO is an international body founded in 1995 to encourage international trade and economic development by reducing tariffs and other restrictions.This organization deals with regulation of trade between participating countries; it provides an outline for negotiating and formalizing trade agreements‚ and a dispute resolution process. WTO’s current Director-General is Pascal Lamy‚ who leads a staff of over 600 people in Geneva‚ Switzerland. Agreements:
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was the World Economy When the Portuguese reached India by sea in the 1490s they set up the foundation of trade around the Indian Ocean. Islamic rule of the Byzantine world and the Sassanid lands made it safe for all traders to travels between the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. As their rule expanded further to parts of Europe‚ Africa‚ and Indonesia the trading business between countries prospered. Once fees were paid almost all traders of any religion were allowed to move and trade from place
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Heightening port security with technological advancements in Africa 6/22/2011 Totem International Ltd 1 Heightening port security with technological advancements in Africa By Firoze Zia Hussain CEO & Director Totem International Ltd‚ India An electronics and communication engineer who is a forward thinking and energetic professional recognized for high-profile turnaround achievements. Was highly decorated law enforcement professional with more than 10 years experience in security
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Administering WTO trade agreements‚ (ii) Forum for trade negotiations‚ (iii) Handling trade disputes‚ (iv) Monitoring national trade policies (v) Technical assistance and training for developing countries ‚ (vi)Cooperation with other international organizations. The World Trade Organization (WTO) deals with the rules of trade between nations at a global or near-global level. But there is more to it than that. It’s an organization for liberalizing trade. It’s a forum where governments negotiate trade agreements
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FREE-ZONE Chabahar Free Trade- Industrial Zone (CFZ) is an Iranian free trade zone on the coast of the Gulf of Oman in Sistan and Baluchestan Province. It is formed according to the law on the establishment and administration of free trade-industrial zones. It was established in 1992 along with the two other free trade zones‚ Qeshm and Kish Island to use global expertise‚ mostly from South East Asia‚ as a tool for the development of the country‚ accelerating the accomplishment of infrastructures
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CATCH UP WITH SINGAPORE PORT Furqoni Agustina L P 014201100062 LOGISTIC PAPER Int. Business 3 2011 7/2/2013 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In this report is about comparison between Tanjung Priok port and Singapore port‚ and also suggestion in order to make Tanjung Priok port can compete with Singapore port. This report include the literature review on the dwelling time‚ cost in short explanation‚ infrastructure that can support the activities in the port in this globalization era‚ also explanation about
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