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The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities effective July 2024. The CBSA periodically sets verification priorities which reflect its evaluation of the...more
A few weeks ago, The Economist published an excellent article that drew a contrast between the trade protectionism dominating U.S. politics and the more proactive trade agendas being pursued by other countries, such as the...more
Between July 24–26, trade ministers, members of the diplomatic corps and other stakeholders came to Washington, D.C., for the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. This year’s forum, “Beyond 2025:...more
On July 20, 2024, an Order Amending Canada’s Export Control List (ECL) (SOR/2024-112, or the Order) came into effect. This amendment adds five new controls under Item 5506 of the ECL, extending Canada's export regulation of...more
The World Trade Organization (WTO) experienced some of its most challenging times during the first Trump administration. While the Biden administration has been relatively kinder to the WTO, it still remains critical of the...more
In June 2024, China's premier Li Qiang (the head of government and the second most senior Chinese government official) visited Australia, marking the first time in seven years that a Chinese premier has visited the country....more
In Louisiana et al v. Biden et al a federal district court granted relief to 16 states by enjoining the DOE’s pause in considering LNG export permits. The relief is not permanent. It means that the plaintiff-states have a...more
International Geneva – A global governance ecosystem of over 40 international organizations, 178 country representations and 700+ non-governmental organizations. International competition lawyers and policy-makers gather to...more
U.S. loses first RRM case heard by a panel. But how did the panel reach this conclusion? What could happen next in this case? And what does this mean for future cases and for the RRM? For a refresher on the RRM, check out my...more
Author and futurist Peter Zeihan recently asserted that President Joe Biden has presided over “the most protectionist administration the United States has had in at least a century.” And Donald Trump reportedly plans to...more
The U.S. has Free Trade Agreements with 21 different countries. Do you know how to qualify?...more
In 2022, the United States was the leading recipient of Mexico’s tequila exports. In that same year, the U.S. imported more than 338 million liters of tequila from the country, more than 32 times the volume imported by...more
Le 16 juillet 2023, le Royaume-Uni est devenu signataire officiel de l’Accord de Partenariat transpacifique global et progressiste (le « PTPGP » ou l’« accord ») à Auckland, en Nouvelle-Zélande, devenant par le fait même le...more
On July 16, 2023, the United Kingdom formally signed the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in Auckland, New Zealand. It becomes the first European signatory and the first...more
The United Kingdom's free trade agreements (FTAs) with Australia and New Zealand entered into force on May 31, 2023. As a significant milestone in the UK's post-Brexit future, these FTAs are the first two independently...more
On March 31, 2023, the United Kingdom announced the conclusion of negotiations on the accession of the United Kingdom to the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), representing a "first" since the...more
On January 11, 2023, United States Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and Representative Maria Elvira Salazar (R-FL) released a “discussion draft” of The Americas Trade and Investment Act (“Americas Act”). The objectives reflected...more
U.S. import tariffs of 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminium imposed in 2018 on products from most countries, including Canada (until Canada negotiated their withdrawal in the context of the United...more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities for 2023. Verification priorities are established on an ongoing basis, and reflect the CBSA’s assessment of...more
The US-Africa Leaders Summit took place from December 13-15, 2022 in Washington DC, and featured top-level government-to-government talks, private sector engagements, and resulted in a number of trade-related outcomes...more
The Hong Kong government expects to begin discussions next year to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). RCEP, the largest free trade agreement ever, should have the effect of lowering tariffs,...more
While the Washington Consensus policies resulted in seven years of economic growth in the 1990s, the years that followed brought about a period of recession and stagnation - 71% US trade with Latin America is dominated...more
La posibilidad de presentar reclamos de inversiones existentes conforme al Capítulo 11 del Tratado de Libre Comercio de América del Norte (TLCAN) para la solución de controversias entre inversionistas y Estados pronto...more
Passed in August of this year, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was heralded by many as a landmark piece of climate legislation in the United States. The IRA’s tax credits for electric vehicles were among its most...more
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has released an updated list of trade compliance verification priorities for July 2022. Verification priorities are established throughout the year and reflect the CBSA’s assessment of...more