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Since 2002, ITC has achieved 20% year-on-year growth in delivery, and it plans to keep up the momentum in 2004. Innovation in content and delivery, focus on synergies and greater involvement of national partners are helping make growth sustainable. ITC kept three objectives in sharp focus throughout 2003. They were: 1. to remain a provider of specialized trade-related technical assistance and grow within its niche by intensifying, rather than diversifying, activities, 2. to combine its exper...
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International Trade Commission's (ITC) new senior management is using the recommendations of a major external evaluation of ITC, led by Denmark, as a point of departure to initiate a change management process. The aim is to transform the organization into a center of technical excellence that responds effectively to its clients in developing and transition economies. The first step was to set up focus groups at the beginning of the transition process in Jun 2006, to explore areas outlined in ...
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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 63 Num. 1, Mars 2008
Given the sharp rise in crude oil prices and growing awareness of climate change, the potential of biofuels, particularly of bioethanol, has become an ubiquitous topic of public debate and has induced ambitious policy initiatives. The latter are mostly paired with protectionist measures as the examples of the European Union and the United States show, where domestic producers of energy crops are put at an advantage thanks to subsidisation, direct payments and/or favourable tax schemes. Moreov...
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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 64 Num. 2, Juin 2009
... Typically, state bodies pursue multiple objectives in their procurement policies and differences in ...... These offices being the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the agencies that propose the ...
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International Trade Forum - Num. 2/2004, Avril 2004
The coffee market is over-supplied. With the price of coffee at its lowest in a century, there will be winners and losers in the fierce competition for exports. Getting producers to "add value" to coffee and earn more revenue is a commonly proposed solution. However, this proposal is complex and, for many producers, unrealistic. The collapse of world coffee prices is causing many exporting countries to suffer their worst economic crisis in years. How did this happen to one of the world's larg...
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Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 62 Num. 4, Décembre 2007
What has Competition Done for Europe? An Inter-Disciplinary Answer*
In recent policy debates in Europe, the question 'what has competition done for Europe?' has been posed at the highest levels. This question merits careful reflection. Competition as it is understood by mainstream economic and legal scholars refers not to an ideology but to inter-firm rivalry in markets. Such rivalry ensures that consumers enjoy choice, low prices, and good value for money. The authors consider the historical origins and development as well as the current role and effects of ...
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News and Business
Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 62 Num. 3, Septembre 2007
This article describes general budget support as an instrument of development cooperation. Based on poverty reduction strategies, poorer developing countries are increasingly receiving general budget support which enables their governments to carry out their core responsibilities more effectively. Strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and risks are discussed in a holistic approach. In view of aid effectiveness and efficiency, the author draws on an evaluation which was carried out in the conte...
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There are currently about 20 automobile suppliers with Swedish roots in Michigan, and, according to [Lennart Johansson], there is room for more. "But before attempting to expand to a global market, the suppliers' products need to be established in local markets," he says. "The Swedes are inventive and competent, although they're not great at selling their products or marketing themselves, skills that Americans practice in school." However, Lennart believes that with focus and unique product s...
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News and Business
Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 60 Num. 4, Décembre 2005
Free Trade Versus Cultural Diversity in the Field of Audiovisual Services
Free Trade versus Cultural Diversity in the Field of Audiovisual Services, by Christoph Beat Graber, Michael Girsberger, and Mira Nenova, is reviewed.
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News and Business
Aussenwirtschaft; Zeitschrift für internationale Wirtshaftsbeziehungen - Vol. 61 Num. 2, Mars 2006
Between July 2005 and January 2006. Swiss and US trade officials conducted exploratory talks to determine whether a free trade agreement (FTA) would be economically desirable and politically feasible. In January 2006, the talks were recessed when the Swiss Federal Council decided that - while an FTA would be economically desirable, free trade in agriculture was not politically feasible. The FTA talks may be resumed after the conclusion of the WTO Doha Development Round. Switzerland and the Un...
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