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LEDCs: Barriers to Development
Discover the vicious cycle which prevents Less Economically Developed Countries from developing - a loop which affects the lives and livelihoods of millions around the world. Human Geography - A Changing World - Learning Points. Less...
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Free Trade vs. Protectionism
More trade tends to lead to more prosperity for a society. So everyone should favor completely free international trade, right? Well not exactly. Some economists promote protectionism, which restricts trade with other countries to...
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Trade Liberalisation
This video lecture discusses market-oriented strategies and policies that promote trade liberalization to achieve growth, development, and increase living standards. It also explains the distinction between theoretical growth and...
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Introduction to Trade Protection and its Methods
The video lecture is about trade protection and its impact on domestic production, consumers, and welfare. The speaker starts by defining free trade and analyzing its consequences for consumer and producer surplus. He then explains the...
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Trade Protectionism and Globalization: Understanding the Trends and Implications
This video discusses trade protectionism and its impact on globalization, interdependence, and world economies. It explains how the World Trade Organization (WTO) works to reduce trade barriers such as import tariffs, import quotas,...
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CUBA: HAVANA: MENINGITIS VACCINE TESTS
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The Clinton administration has decided to let a drug company with U-S offices work with Cuban researchers on tests of a meningitis vaccine for possible future use in the United States.
SmithKline Beecham has obtained...
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CHINA: TRADE WAR BETWEEN USA AND CHINA
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A trade war is looming between China and the United States after Washington imposed tariffs on more than one billion (b) dollars worth of Chinese imports.
In retaliation, Beijing says it will slap duties on a number of American...
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US made helicopters on display at air show despite trade sanctions
An Iranian company claimed on Thursday that four US-made helicopters displayed at an air show earlier this week were purchased through third parties.
The R-44 helicopters, made by the California-based Robinson Helicopter Company, were...
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WRAP Thousands attend protest organised by labour union ADDS clashes; injured
1. Zoom out from protesters on the street to wide
2. Various of riot police being mobilised
3. Various of protesters chanting (Korean): "Let's break up the FTA (Free Trade Agreement)"
4. Close of protester with red scarf round mouth,...
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Hong Kong-Trade Sanctions On China/Stock Exchange
Share prices in Hong Kong were virtually unaffected by the
announcement of US trade sanctions on China on Wednesday (15/5),
with Thursday's Hang Seng index in Hong Kong down a minimal 19.80
points.
vs exterior stock exchange...
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BRAZIL: EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICAN TRADE SUMMIT
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Europe and Latin America embarked on a new era of economic and political cooperation on Tuesday with a declaration intended to liberalize trade between the continents and work for peace and democracy.
Nearly four dozen...
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Vietnamese President greets Obama in Hanoi
US President Barack Obama was welcomed by Vietnam's President Tran Dai Quang in a ceremony in Hanoi on Monday, on his first stop on a week-long Asia trip that will also take him to Japan.Obama looks to bolster trade ties with the...
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GVs of Hong Kong port as Trump boosts tariffs
US and Chinese negotiators planned to continue trade talks Friday in an effort to resolve the standoff after the United States raised tariffs on Chinese imports, escalating tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
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New Orleans port eyes China tariffs increase
Trade talks between the US and China broke up Friday with no apparent agreement, as US President Donald Trump asserted that there was "no need to rush'' to get a deal between the world's two biggest economies.
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Delegations arrive for US-China trade talks
US and Chinese negotiators are poised to resume trade talks on Thursday, just hours before the United States is set to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
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Delegations arrive for US-China trade talks
U.S. and Chinese negotiators are poised to resume trade talks Thursday just hours before the United States is set to raise tariffs on Chinese imports in a dramatic escalation of tensions between the world's two biggest economies.
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US farmers stockpiling soybeans amid China tariffs
China's announcement Monday of higher tariffs on 60 billion US dollars of American exports — retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest penalties on Chinese goods — hit a particular nerve here in the farm belt. China's vast consumer...
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SINGAPORE: WTO: DISCUSSIONS ON ABOLISHING TARIFFS ON COMPUTERS
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The United States and Europe failed, Monday, to resolve their differences over a global deal on abolishing tariffs on information technology products but vowed to keep trying.
Both the US and Europe have been pushing to...
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The US Trade Representative is calling on China to show why it continues to impose what the WTO called restrictive tariffs and duties on "GOES" steel. (Jan 13)
The United States want to know why China is not in compliance with a WTO ruling on high tech steel exports.
The WTO ruled that the Chinese were imposing unusually high duties and restrictions on US exports of "GOES" or grain oriented...
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BNP Paribas, France's largest bank, pleaded guilty Monday to deceiving federal authorities in order to process transactions for sanctioned countries, agreeing to pay a record $9 billion fine. (June 30)
France's largest bank, BNP Paribas, pleaded guilty Monday and agreed to pay nearly $9 billion to resolve criminal allegations that it processed transactions for clients in Sudan and other blacklisted countries in violation of U.S. trade...
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Bush signing Free Trade Agreement with Singapore PM
1. Mid shot Bush and Goh start signing FTA
2. Side shot of signing ceremony
3. Mid shot as both men stand up and shake hands
4. Wide shot of Bush addressing audience
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) George Bush, US President:
"I am honoured to...
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US officials urge Congress to OK SKorean free trade agreement
1. Wide of Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill and Deputy U.S. Trade Representative Karan Bhatia
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Karan Bhatia, Deputy U.S. Trade Representative
"The comprehensive trade agreement would eliminate tariffs...