ARGENTINA: Hard line maintained on utilities tariffs

After lengthy confrontation between the government and utilities, negotiations now appear likely...

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PROSPECTS 2004: EU expansion adds to regulatory tasks

After a difficult twelve months for liberalisation during 2003, and a number of setbacks for the...

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Low-wage countries are mounting a serious challenge to US leadership in high technology at a time...

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While most R&D spending in China is domestically sourced, WTO entry has driven an upsurge in...

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The government is considering a minority issue of shares in two leading public-sector oil...

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US Trade Representative Robert Zoellick suggested last month that Costa Rica could be excluded...

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China Netcom's acceleration towards an initial public offering in Hong Kong and New York...

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Faltering reforms have prompted a legal challenge against the state's licensing functions. ...

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The next round of bilateral talks with the United States on Russia's application to join the WTO...

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The report urges Arab governments and societies to adopt far-reaching steps to close the widening...

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