Commercial policy

This is Alberta’s decade: top business leaders launch task force to define Alberta’s next decade of growth and prosperity

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021
Commercial policy, Competition, Foreign direct investment, Market structure, Alberta, Articles, Policy

This is not just about how to increase our competitiveness; it is also about social value.

Key Points: 
  • This is not just about how to increase our competitiveness; it is also about social value.
  • It is about thinking deeply and strategically about howas business leadersour investments can benefit everyone.
  • Alberta has been through some tough times recently, but our best days are in front of us if we plan for them on purpose.
  • The Business Council of Alberta is a non-partisan, for-purpose organization dedicated to building a better Alberta within a more dynamic Canada.

Global Medium and Heavy Trucks Industry Almanac to 2025 - Summary, Competitive Analysis and Forecasts - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Friday, July 30, 2021
Automotive, Other Automotive, Commercial policy, Competition, Foreign direct investment, Market structure, Truck, Economy, Pickup trucks, Policy, Articles

Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global medium & heavy trucks market

Key Points: 
  • Save time carrying out entry-level research by identifying the size, growth, major segments, and leading players in the global medium & heavy trucks market
    What was the size of the global medium & heavy trucks market by value in 2020?
  • What will be the size of the global medium & heavy trucks market in 2025?
  • What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the global medium & heavy trucks market?
  • What are the main segments that make up the global medium & heavy trucks market?

U.S. International Trade Commission Confirms Malaysian Imports Have Injured U.S. Silicon Metal Industry; U.S. Industry Applauds Antidumping Order

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
Commercial policy, Dumping, Pricing, Protectionism, BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, Countries, Europe

Following today's decision, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) will issue a formal antidumping (AD) duty order covering all imports from Malaysia for at least five years.

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  • Following today's decision, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) will issue a formal antidumping (AD) duty order covering all imports from Malaysia for at least five years.
  • "I am glad to see our trade laws enforced and thank the ITC and its staff for their hard work and commitment to these cases."
  • On June 30, 2020, GSM and MS filed petitions to stop silicon metal producers in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Iceland, Malaysia and Kazakhstan from selling dumped and unfairly subsidized silicon metal imports into the United States.
  • On January 27, 2021, Commerce announced preliminary duties of 7.41% on all imports of silicon metal from Malaysia.

U.S. CUSTOMS FINDS EVASION OF ANTIDUMPING/COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON QUARTZ SURFACE PRODUCTS FROM CHINA

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Thursday, July 22, 2021
Cambria, CVD, Commercial policy, Countervailing duties, Dumping, Crystal oscillator, Policy, Articles, Economy

By importing bathroom vanities from Vietnam that incorporate quartz surface products from China, Simpli Home Ltd. attempted to elude existing antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) and endangered thousands of American jobs.

Key Points: 
  • By importing bathroom vanities from Vietnam that incorporate quartz surface products from China, Simpli Home Ltd. attempted to elude existing antidumping and countervailing duties (AD/CVD) and endangered thousands of American jobs.
  • We hope that the entire quartz surface industry understands by now that this illegal evasion of the antidumping and countervailing duties on quartz surface products will not be tolerated, said Marty Davis, President and CEO of Cambria.
  • Customs announcement confirms that quartz surface products made in China remain subject to the payment of AD/CVD duties, even when they undergo further processing in a third country.
  • Cambria Company LLC, headquartered in Le Sueur, MN, is the leading domestic producer of quartz surface products.

MEDICC Calls for US Humanitarian Policy Towards Cuba as Health Crisis Deepens

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Tuesday, July 20, 2021
Countries, Embargoes, Commercial policy, Health in Cuba, International relations, MEDICC, International sanctions, Economic sanctions, United States sanctions, Cuba

Strict sanctions held over from the previous administration, says MEDICC, aggravate tensions on the island and between the two countries.

Key Points: 
  • Strict sanctions held over from the previous administration, says MEDICC, aggravate tensions on the island and between the two countries.
  • Says Dr C. William Keck, MEDICC Executive Director, "sanctions imposed by the United States against Venezuela, Syria and Iran have been eased for humanitarian reasons due to COVID-19.
  • According to MEDICC, "the US embargo has been directly responsible for halting desperately needed donations of personal protective equipment for health workers, food and medicines."
  • Founded in 1997, MEDICC is a nonprofit organization based in Oakland, California that works to promote US-Cuba health collaboration and highlight Cuba's public health contributions to global health equity and universal health.

Global Testing and Commissioning Market (2021 to 2026) - Industry Trends, Share, Size, Growth, Opportunity and Forecasts

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Monday, July 19, 2021
Commercial policy, Competition, Foreign direct investment, Market structure, Market

The global testing and commissioning market reached a value of US$ 208.6 Billion in 2020.

Key Points: 
  • The global testing and commissioning market reached a value of US$ 208.6 Billion in 2020.
  • Looking forward, the publisher expects the global testing and commissioning market to exhibit moderate growth during the next five years.
  • What is the structure of the global testing and commissioning market and who are the key players?
  • What is the degree of competition in the global testing and commissioning market?

Highlights - 1/2 September: International Procurement Instrument, trade defence instruments - Committee on International Trade

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Friday, July 16, 2021
Policy, Commercial policy, Articles, Daniel Caspary, Government procurement, Dumping, Public sphere

The International Procurement Instrument was originally proposed by the Commission in 2012 as a tool to promote a level playing field and reciprocity in accessing third countries' public procurement markets.

Key Points: 
  • The International Procurement Instrument was originally proposed by the Commission in 2012 as a tool to promote a level playing field and reciprocity in accessing third countries' public procurement markets.
  • Following the Council's recent agreement on a mandate for the negotiations with the European Parliament, Parliament will now update its own position in the form of a new legislative report (rapporteur: Daniel Caspary, EPP).
  • On 2 September, the EU's Chief Trade Enforcement Officer, Denis Redonnet, will present the 2021 report on the EU's trade defence activities.
  • With a strong focus on enforcement, the Commission assesses the EU's measures concerning anti-dumping, anti-subsidy and safeguard measures.

DIFARE Crafts Shopper-Focused Prices with DemandTec Price Science

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Tuesday, July 13, 2021
Articles, Economy, Commercial policy, Competition, Foreign direct investment, Market structure, Natarajan Chandrasekaran, Innovation, Chandrasekaran, Pricing, Retail, Business

With its three-year renewal of DemandTec Price, DIFARE continues on its path to pricing agility and competitiveness across its Farmacias Cruz Azul and Pharmacy's retail chains.

Key Points: 
  • With its three-year renewal of DemandTec Price, DIFARE continues on its path to pricing agility and competitiveness across its Farmacias Cruz Azul and Pharmacy's retail chains.
  • "Since 1984, DIFARE has been a proud innovator focused on improving the health and welfare of people across Ecuador," said Xavier Aparicio, Chief Merchant for Grupo DIFARE.
  • "DIFARE has been a DemandTec partner since 2016, and we are excited to deepen and extend the collaborative relationship between our teams over the next three years," said Niranjan Chandrasekaran, Vice President, Worldwide Services, Customer Success and Support for DemandTec.
  • "Both organizations bring a spirit of collaboration that results in the competitive prices that DIFARE customers expect while delivering on the organization's financial goals."

Press release - Human rights breaches in Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and Iran

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Thursday, July 8, 2021
Iran–United States relations, International relations, International sanctions, Commercial policy, Magnitsky Act, Economy of Iran, Sanctions against Iran, EU Global Human Rights Sanctions Regime, International sanctions during the Ukrainian crisis

While urging the Chinese authorities to repeal the draconian national security law introduced last year, MEPs encourage EU countries to impose sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for serious violations of human rights and international law in Hong Kong under the EU human rights sanctions regime.

Key Points: 
  • While urging the Chinese authorities to repeal the draconian national security law introduced last year, MEPs encourage EU countries to impose sanctions against individuals and entities responsible for serious violations of human rights and international law in Hong Kong under the EU human rights sanctions regime.
  • While urging the countrys authorities to genuinely abolish the death penalty for these offenders, the resolution strongly supports EU sanctions against Saudi officials responsible for grave human rights violations.
  • All EU exports of mass surveillance technology and other dual-use items to Saudi Arabia should be suspended, say MEPs.
  • The resolution also calls on Iran to stop threatening Dr Djalalis family in both Sweden and Iran.

CF Industries Holdings, Inc. Announces Petitions Seeking Remedies for Unfairly Traded Imports of UAN from Russia and Trinidad and Tobago

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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Chemicals, Plastics, Other Energy, Manufacturing, Agriculture, Natural Resources, Energy, Other Manufacturing, Customs duties, Commercial policy, Countervailing duties, Import, Dumping, International trade, Policy, Articles

CF Industries, which is the largest producer of UAN in the United States, requested the investigations due to the harm the domestic UAN industry has experienced from dumped and unfairly subsidized UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad.

Key Points: 
  • CF Industries, which is the largest producer of UAN in the United States, requested the investigations due to the harm the domestic UAN industry has experienced from dumped and unfairly subsidized UAN imports from Russia and Trinidad.
  • CF Industries filed its petitions under United States antidumping and countervailing duty laws, which authorize Commerce to level the playing field for domestic industries injured by foreign imports that are dumped and unfairly subsidized.
  • If Commerce and the ITC make affirmative determinations, then Commerce can impose duties equal to the level of dumping and unfair subsidies.
  • At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably.