ANALYSIS: International Trade Actions Complicate Global Market for Renewable Energy Businesses, Particularly Solar Sector

A number of recent trade actions involving renewable energy, particularly in the solar sector, are complicating the business landscape domestically and globally for a wide range of entities operating in these industries…

EU Leaders Cautiously Optimistic about Free Trade Deal with U.S.

The foreign ministers of the European Union on Feb. 4 expressed cautious optimism about reaching a free trade agreement with the United States after Vice President Joe Biden named it a priority of the U.S. administration…

EU, Latin American Nations Sign Pact Formally Ending WTO Banana Dispute

The European Union and 10 Latin American countries signed an agreement Nov. 8 that formally ends their 20-year dispute over the EU’s discriminatory restrictions on imported bananas…

U.S. President Obama Announces WTO Action Against China for Auto Subsidies

President Obama Sept. 17 announced that the administration is launching an enforcement action against China at the WTO, accusing China of illegally subsidizing exports in its automobile and auto parts sectors, which puts U.S. manufacturers at a competitive disadvantage…

Indian Government to Allow Foreign Investment in Supermarkets, Aviation

The Indian government will allow foreign supermarkets into the Indian retail sector, let foreign airlines invest in Indian aviation, and intends to privatize four state-run companies…

APEC Countries Agree to Disclose Terms of Bilateral Deals in Transparency Effort

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum’s ministerial meeting concluded an agreement to open up the terms of regional and bilateral trade agreements to the public, in an effort to make the deals transparent, coherent and consistent…

Russia Formally Accedes to WTO, Enacts New Regulations on Foreign Trade

Russia became the 156th member of the World Trade Organization on Aug. 22, but Russian officials warned the transition period could take up to seven years…

China Releases Draft Patent Law Revisions, Completes IP Anti-Monopoly Guidelines

China’s State Intellectual Property Office has released draft revisions to the Patent Law that would address patent enforcement challenges, particularly administrative enforcement issues related to patent infringement, according to a statement from its official website on Aug. 9.

China Relaxing Foreign Exchange Controls, Tightening Scrutiny on Tax, Practitioners Say

Chinese authorities are stepping up scrutiny of cross-border transactions as they relax controls on foreign exchange, practitioners from Deloitte said in an Aug. 16 webcast broadcast from China…

EU Confiscated More Counterfeit Goods At Borders in 2011, Mostly From China

The value of counterfeit products confiscated by European Union customs officials increased by about 15 percent in 2011 compared to the year before, rising to about $1.54 billion from $1.34 billion in 2010, according to a European Commission report published July 24…

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