The World Trade Organisation is to approve Samoa's accession to membership of
the global trade body on May 10, 2012, following Montenegro's accession on April
29, 2012.
Puerto Rico’s Resident Commissioner, Pedro Pierluisi, has introduced proposed
legislation into the United States Congress that looks to extend the Supplemental
Security Income programme to Puerto Rico, as well as to Guam, the US Virgin
Islands and American Samoa.
A World Trade Organisation Working Party has cleared Samoa's bid to
join the trade organisation subject to the approval of ministers at the Eight Ministerial Conference scheduled
for December 15-17, 2011.
Offshore Incorporations Limited, a leading global company formation specialist based in Asia, has announced the opening of its first European office, in London, to support a growing number of Asia-based companies investing in Europe.
Having broadened its role as a representative on behalf of numerous offshore financial centres in issues pertaining to financial sector regulation and best standards, the
Offshore Group of Banking Supervisors has decided to rebrand itself the
'Group of International Finance Centre Supervisors’.
A meeting of a wide range of stakeholders, including ministers, non-government
organisations and businesses, has decided that much more regional consultation
will be required on the proposed PACER Plus free trade agreement.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development has developed a new approach to negotiating tax information exchange agreements involving multilateral negotiations, in order to assist developing countries with resource constraints.
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