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Members Discuss Intellectual Property Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

World Trade Organization | 10/20/2020

At the meeting of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) on 15-16 October 2020, WTO members discussed how best to use the global intellectual property (IP)…

Angela Merkel Says German Companies Should Diversify to Asian Markets Beyond China

Stuart Lau and Reuters | South China Morning Post | 10/20/2020

Germany has begu...

U.S. Ending Sudan’s Terrorism Listing Offers Economic Lifeline

Mohammed Alamin | Bloomberg | 10/20/2020

Sudan hailed the U.S. vow to remove it from a list of na...

USTR Announces Enforcement Action to Block Illegal Timber Imports from Peru

Ambassador Robert Lighthizer | United States Trade Representative | 10/19/2020

Washing...

EU Ready to Impose Digital Services Tax

Gavin Bade and Doug Palmer | Politico | 10/19/2020

The European Commission remains ready to propose an EU-wide tax on dig...

U.S. to Sign Limited Trade Deal With Brazil

Ana Swanson | The New York Times | 10/19/2020

WASHINGTON — The United States and Brazil have reached an agreement on a...

IMF Reveals 2021 Forecasts for Oil Prices and the Middle East Economy

Natasha Turak | CNBC | 10/19/2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The International Monetary ...

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