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GE plans further investments in Israel, cites Israel as “best country for innovation”

GE plans further investments in Israel, cites Israel as “best country for innovation”

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General Electric will continue to invest in Israeli health care and cleantech and search for new opportunities in software and other areas, the Jerusalem Post reports after interviewing GE senior vice
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NAMA Tariff Negotiation Group meeting March 2012

NAMA Tariff Negotiation Group meeting March 2012

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Yesterday we continued our discussion on the way forward in the NAMA negotiations. This time, the topic was tariffs. At the outset, the Chair stated the three key issues in the tariff negotiation as he
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NAMA Wagon 2 proposals Negotiation Group meeting March 2012

NAMA Wagon 2 proposals Negotiation Group meeting March 2012

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Earlier this week, we continued discussions on the way forward in the Wagon 2 proposals of the NAMA negotiations. At the outset, the Chair informed the membership that
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NAMA Wagon 1 proposals Negotiation Group meeting March 2012

NAMA Wagon 1 proposals Negotiation Group meeting March 2012

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The meeting was intended to each subject under “Wagon 1” and determining where we stand and the way forward on each. We started by discussing Horizontal Mechanism, where the Chair suggested to move ahead on
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First General Council meeting 2012

First General Council meeting 2012

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The first General Council meeting of the year appeared to be short from the agenda, but lasted several hours. The majority of the statements by the Member
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AB Report in China – Raw Materials

AB Report in China – Raw Materials

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The WTO published the AB Report in the high-profile dispute, China-Raw Materials (WT/DS394/AB/R, WT/DS395/AB/R and WT/DS398/AB/R) on January 30, 2012, brought forth by Mexico, the US and the EU as co-complainants.
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Summary of OECD 2011 economic review of Israel

Summary of OECD 2011 economic review of Israel

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A report by the Economic and Development Review Committee (EDRC) of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on the State of Israel was released on December 12, 2011.The report provided focus-areas where further
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January’s DSB regular meeting

January’s DSB regular meeting

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This month’s regular meeting of the Dispute Settlement Body (DSB) had a few interesting developments: three panels were established, an Appellate Body (AB) report was adopted, and an AB
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What is the World Trade Organization?

What is the World Trade Organization?

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The World Trade Organization (WTO) is a global intergovernmental organization, much like the United Nations (UN), and the only one of its type to deal with the rules of trade between
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