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Import duty removal will not lower cotton prices; agency
(New Kerala - Jul 16, 2008)

New Delhi, Jul 16: The recent government's decision scrapping 14 per cent import duty on cotton and withdrawing one per cent export incentive is unlikely to cause a fall in prices, a rating agency said today.

www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=86519

SA in gas import market
(Pretoria News - Jul 16, 2008)

Doha - South African President Thabo Mbeki said on Wednesday that his country seeks to import liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Qatar.

www.pretorianews.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=672&fArticleId=n...

ECC forms body to overcome wheat shortage: tax-free mineral oil import allowed
(Business Recorder - Jul 16, 2008)

LAHORE (July 16 2008): The Economic Co-ordination Committee (ECC) of the Cabinet, which met here on Tuesday with Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani in the chair, allowed import of mineral oil without any charge of customs duty and sales tax.

www.brecorder.com/index.php?id=770537&currPageNo=1&query=&se...

UN grants China permission to import African ivory
(International Herald Tribune - Jul 16, 2008)

China was given permission to import elephant ivory, despite opposition from some countries and environmental groups.

www.iht.com/articles/2008/07/16/asia/ivory.php

China gets permission to import ivory from Africa
(Environmental News Network - Jul 16, 2008)

China won the right at a U.N. wildlife meeting on Tuesday to import elephant ivory from Africa under strict conditions, a U.N. spokesman said. Four countries -- Botswana, Namibia, South Africa and Zimbabwe -- are permitted under a deal reached at The Hague last year to make one-off sales of registered ivory stocks.

www.enn.com/wildlife/article/37670

Scrapping of import duties on cotton may not to bring down prices: CRISIL
(The Economic Times - Jul 16, 2008)

The scrapping of import duty on cotton and withdrawal of export incentive is unlikely to cause a fall in prices, believes CRISIL.

economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/Economy/Scrapping_of_impor...

Gov’t endorses automatic import licence scheme
(Vietnam Net - Jul 16, 2008)

VietNamNet Bridge – The Government has approved the Ministry of Industry and Trade's proposal last week to curb inflation by limiting car imports through the application of automatic import licences.

english.vietnamnet.vn/biz/2008/07/793885

UN body lets China import African ivory
(AP via Yahoo! News - Jul 15, 2008)

A U.N. panel granted China permission Tuesday to import elephant ivory from African government stockpiles despite opposition from some countries and environmental groups.

news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080715/ap_on_re_eu/selling_ivory_2

15-07-2008: South Korea says may cut wheat flour import duty
(The Edge Daily - Jul 15, 2008)

SEOUL: South Korea plans to lower the import duty on wheat flour to check soaring food prices, the government said on Tuesday, a move which may reduce imports of food-grade wheat.

www.theedgedaily.com/cms/content.jsp?id=com.tms.cms.article....

Concerns heighten on China ivory import
(Moldova.org - Jul 15, 2008)

A Geneva meeting on endangered species will decide whether to let China import elephant ivory but the issue has already raised alarm among animal rights groups.Among the issues on the agenda of the five-day meeting of the U.N. Convention on Endangered Species is whether China should be allowed to import about 108 tons of African elephant ivory.The stockpile, offered for sale by Botswana, ...

politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/134599