Nevertheless, we tend to treat imports as some sort of negative or bad thing even though, when you think about it, imports are what we gain from international trade while exports are what we pay in international trade.
Before that, I co-founded the Library of International Trade Resources (LITR), a consulting firm providing interactive information access and international trade consulting.
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The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora in 1989 outlawed the international ivory trade and sharply reduced illegal killing in some countries.
To begin with, the U.S. is a longtime member of the World Trade Organization (WTO), a 140-member group that tries to promote international trade, reduces trade barriers, and handles trade disputes between member countries.
After 26 years of uninterrupted economic growth, the Dutch economy - highly dependent on an international financial sector and international trade - contracted by 3.5% in 2009 as a result of the global financial crisis.
The American delegation at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, had sought a ban on the international trade of polar bear parts.
The International Trade Commission and Trade and Development Agency aid American exporters and domestic firms facing foreign competition.
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That era of stable money not only promoted investment, but also international trade, as trade was not hampered by the risk of currency fluctuations.
The rhino horn trade is regulated by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) and at present South Africa only allows the export of horns as hunting trophies.
But more and more Chinese firms are trying to build their WTO or foreign trade practices, said Judy Wang, an international trade lawyer at Troutman Sanders and a former member of the Shanghai WTO Affairs Consultation Center's training program.
And before that, I was a trade policy and antidumping analyst at a few different international trade law practices in Washington, DC.
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Before joining Cato in 2000, I was director of international trade planning for an international accounting and business advisory firm.
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China gained entry to the World Trade Organization, paving the way for tremendous expansion in international trade.
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In 1976 the global trade in rhino horn was banned under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES).
The trade in rhino horn has been banned by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) since 1980.
Earlier this year, he secured Trade Promotion Authority, which gives him the power to negotiate international trade deals without Congress being able to unpick them line by line.
Since 1976, trade in rhinoceros horn has been regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, a treaty signed by more than 175 countries to protect fish, wildlife and plants that are or may become imperiled as a result of demand in international markets.
Toys are on center stage because of the 108th annual American International Toy Fair, the largest international toy trade show in the western hemisphere.
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All of these factors are responsible for the slower growth in world trade seen in 2012, and are expected to continue to have their bearing on international trade during 2013 as well.
But in a world where international flows of capital overwhelm international flows of trade, this does not work.
The European Commission in June adopted regulations about the international trade of green energy technologies that might trigger a global trade war that would harm the economy and the environment in the process.
Other U.S. economic data due for release Thursday includes the international trade in goods and services report, and the monthly wholesale trade report.
In early November, delegates from 160 member nations will convene in Chile for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to decide whether to ban, restrict or encourage trade in certain plant and animal products.
Peter Morici, a professor at the University of Maryland School of Business and former chief economist at the U.S. International Trade Commission, accused the Big Three of talking out of both sides of their mouths on trade issues.
The U.S. has had a trade and current account deficit for many years, so the matching of jobs created and lost through international trade may not have resulted in a perfect match because of export and import equality.
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But the latest figures showed that China is not immune from a devastating drop in international trade.
If it was a mess on a domestic basis, imagine foreign exchange and international trade.
The UN Commission on International Trade Law, UNCITRAL, is helping to build an open trading system.
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