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Here is a list of subtopics under Foreign Trade and InvestmentInvestment: Balance of Trade Balance of payments Capital Account Current Account Exchange rate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Foreign exchange reserves Import International trade Investment Portfolio investment Trade Deficit Trade surplus World Trade Organization (WTO) Foreign trade and investment are two of the most important drivers … Read more
The following are the subtopics of the WTO ministerial conference: Agriculture Services Rules Trade and EnvironmentEnvironment Trade and development Least-developed countries Transparency in government procurement Trade facilitation Electronic commerce Accession Dispute settlement Budget, finance and administration Institutional matters Other matters The World Trade Organization (WTO) is an international organization that deals with the rules of … Read more
The Doha Development Agenda (DDA) is a set of negotiations within the World Trade Organization (WTO) that began in November 2001. The DDA aims to improve the trading system for developing countries, and to address issues such as agricultural subsidies, market access, and Intellectual Property Rights. The DDA is divided into 21 areas of negotiation, … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics without any description for Dispute Settlement under WTO: Introduction The WTO Dispute Settlement System The Dispute Settlement Understanding The Rules of Procedure for Dispute Settlement The Panel Process The Appellate Body Process Implementation of Panel and Appellate Body Reports Arbitration Special Procedures The WTO Dispute Settlement System in Practice … Read more
The Agreement on Agriculture (AoA) is a multilateral agreement signed in 1994 as part of the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). The AoA aims to reduce agricultural subsidies and trade barriers, and to promote agricultural trade LiberalizationLiberalization. The AoA covers a wide range of topics, including: Market access: The … Read more
The following are the subtopics of the Functioning of WTO: Negotiations Dispute Settlement Trade Policy Review Mechanism Technical Barriers to Trade Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures Rules of Origin Customs Valuation Anti-dumping and Countervailing Measures Safeguards Subsidies Agriculture Services Intellectual Property Rights Transparency in Government Procurement Trade and EnvironmentEnvironment Trade and Development Least Developed Countries Regional … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics under Intellectual Property Rights: Copyright Trademark Patent Trade secret Industrial design Plant variety protection Geographical indication Integrated circuit layout design Database right Sui generis right over traditional knowledge and folklore Moral rights Enforcement of intellectual property rights International intellectual property law Intellectual property and human rights Intellectual property and … Read more
The following are the subtopics of Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS): Copyright and related rights Trademarks Geographical Indications Industrial designs Patents Layout-designs of integrated circuits Protection of undisclosed information Enforcement of intellectual property rights Dispute settlement Transitional arrangements Institutional arrangements The Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) is an international … Read more
The General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) is a multilateral agreement that sets rules for international trade in services. It was negotiated at the Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and came into effect on January 1, 1995. The GATS covers all services except those supplied in the exercise … Read more
Here is a list of subtopics under WTO agreements: Agriculture Anti-dumping Customs valuation Dispute settlement Export subsidies General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS) Government procurement Intellectual Property Rights Market access Rules of origin Safeguards Technical barriers to trade Trade-related InvestmentInvestment measures (TRIMs) Trade in services Transparency in government procurement Understanding on Rules and Procedures … Read more