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2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Nicaragua

During the review period, the government made its enacted budget and end-of-year report accessible to the public, including online.


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2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Haiti

During the review period, the government published its enacted budget online within a reasonable period.


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2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Guinea-Bissau

During the review period, the government made significant progress by making information on debt obligations, including major state-owned enterprise debt, publicly available within a reasonable period.


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2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: Sudan

This assessment covers activities carried out during the first full year of military authority.


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2023 Fiscal Transparency Report: South Sudan

During the review period, the government published a budget for the first time since 2020, although the executive budget proposal, enacted budget, and end-of-year report were delayed.









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Completion of the Palau Bilateral Economic Consultation Meetings

Representatives from the United States of America and the Republic of Palau convened in Koror, Palau.


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USTR Announces Sarah Ellerman as Assistant U.S. Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific

The Office of the United States Trade Representative today announced that Sarah Ellerman will serve as the Assistant United States Trade Representative for Southeast Asia and the Pacific.


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What They Are Saying: Ambassador Katherine Tai Announces Major Resolution on Key Trade Issues with India

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai yesterday announced that the United States and India have finalized an agreement resolving several outstanding trade issues, including the termination of six WTO disputes and the removal of retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. agricultural products, including chickpeas, lentils, almonds, walnuts, apples, boric acid, and diagnostic reagents.


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United States Announces Major Resolution on Key Trade Issues with India

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States and the Republic of India have agreed to terminate six outstanding disputes at the World Trade Organization.


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Readout of Ambassador Katherine Tai’s Meeting with Ecuador’s Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries Julio José Prado

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai met today with Ecuador’s Minister of Production, Foreign Trade, Investment, and Fisheries, Julio José Prado.


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United States Seeks Mexico's Review of Labor Rights Concerns at a Grupo Mexico Mine

United States Trade Representative Katherine Tai today announced that the United States has asked Mexico to review whether workers at the San Martin mine in the state of Zacatecas are being denied the rights to freedom of association and collective bargaining.


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USTR Requests Comments on Advancing Inclusive, Worker-Centered Trade Policy

This week, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has posted a Federal Register Notice (FRN)


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USTR to Hold Stakeholder IPEF Listening Session for Fourth Negotiating Round

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) invites interested stakeholders to take part in two listening session opportunities on the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) for the fourth in-person negotiating round.