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Trade ministerThe government official, at the ministerial or cabinet level, primarily responsible for issues of international trade policy; the minister of international trade. In the U.S. that is USTR.Similar MatchesSingapore MinisterialSingapore MinisterialThe first ministerial meeting of the WTO, held in Singapore in 1996. It did not launch a round of trade negotiations, but it agreed to form working groups on several Singapore Issues. MinisterialMinisterialA meeting of ministers. In the context of the GATT and WTO, it is a meeting of the trade ministers from the member countries (including, from the U.S., USTR). Administered protectionAdministered protectionProtection (tariff or NTB) resulting from the application of any one of several statutes that respond to specified market circumstances or events, usually as determined by an administrative agency. Several such statutes are permitted under the GATT, including anti-dumping duties, countervailing duties, and safeguards protection. Doha MinisterialDoha MinisterialThe WTO ministerial meeting held in Doha, Qatar, in November 2001, at which it was agreed to begin a new round of multilateral trade negotiations, the Doha Round. Administered priceAdministered priceA price for a good or service that is set and maintained by government, usually requiring accompanying restrictions on trade if the administered price differs from the world price. Further SuggestionsSeattle MinisterialMinister of International Trade |
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