The United States notified an automotive standard on «Rear Impact Protection’», which provides protection for occupants of passenger vehicles in crashes against the rear of trailers and semi-trailers. The agency in charge is the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A 2013 University of
Members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) raised seven concerns about state trading enterprises at the last relevant meeting. At the May 13, 2022 meeting of the Working Group on State Trading Enterprises, trade concerns were raised about: Information described as «not available» in the recent notification on
Merchandise trade will stand out for its dynamism in Asia among all world regions in 2022 and 2023, according to a report by the World Trade Organization (WTO). Indeed, Asia’s exports would remain above pre-pandemic levels throughout the forecast period, although setbacks are possible as a result of
Electrobras, considered the largest energy company in Latin America, is leading Brazil‘s extensive privatization package. By 2022, the Brazilian government expects the Programa de Parcerias de Investimentos (PPI) to encompass 153 active projects, totaling 389.3 billion reais in investments, including 26 airports, 10 highways and 4 railway concessions.
Brazil‘s grain exports rose at a year-on-year rate of 169% in the first half of 2022, to US$2.806 billion, the Ministry of Economy reported. After totaling $1.828 billion in 2019, these international sales fell to $908 million in 2020 and then recovered to $1.042 billion in 2021. Overall,
Mexico‘s Interoceanic Corridor of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec has among its main goals to reach a rail movement of 500,000 TEUs in its first three years. Carlos Alberto Gómez Martínez, general director of Port Development and Administration of the Ministry of the Navy (Semar), stated this goal while