generalised system of preferences (GSP)
Influential US trade bodies want GSP's reactivation
The American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA) along with 270 other trade bodies has urged the US Congress for reactivating the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for the convenience of the American traders.
Ticfa meeting in Nov: Bangladesh to seek GSP revival
Bangladesh will again raise the issue of the reinstatement of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) of the US in the Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum Agreement (Ticfa) meeting in Washington in November, said Tapan Kanti Ghosh, senior secretary to the commerce ministry, yesterday.
Ticfa won’t be effective until GSP restored: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa) with the United States will not be effective until restoration of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for Bangladesh.
KNOT SO TRUE / Ditto and more…
What does the US gain by not restoring the GSP facility? And what do we lose?
PLEASURE IS ALL MINE / US' 'No' to GSP: One-sided love affair!
Though US-Bangla interactions have evolved on a love-hate trajectory, an exception is made in relation to the GSP facility for Bangladesh. Dhaka's obsession with it has not been reciprocated by Washington.
“The US should give us the GSP to inspire us to do better”
It is very unfortunate. The world knows that conditions are getting better in Bangladesh. We are working closely with the government, the ILO, the EU and others.
“It smells of double standards“
I am not in support of the fact that Bangladesh was left out of the GSP programme by the US. It smells of double standards.
Editorial / Making RMG compliance mandatory
A recently held seminar in the city organized by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) brought together union representatives, business leaders in garments industry and other stakeholders to deliberate on the issue of compliance.
ELUSIVE REGAINING OF GSP BENEFITS IN THE USA
GSP is always riddled with the subjectivity of the benefit granting countries. Indeed, trade analysts would recognise that this element of subjectivity is one of the fundamental problems with the GSP regimes.
GSP: Bangladesh’s reforms and unfinished tasks
Bangladesh made unprecedented progress in labour and safety standards over the last two years, which had raised hopes for the country of regaining trade benefits from the United States.
