CHINA: Agriculture still a weak link

Agriculture performed well in 2004, but the sector will find it difficult to maintain momentum in...

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INDIA: Singh prioritises VAT implementation

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh prioritised the implementation of value-added tax (VAT) as part of...

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The IMF released its annual Article IV review on February 4. The review holds that major...

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Australian Prime Minister John Howard today visited Indonesia's Aceh province. Last month, Howard...

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Latin American governments on January 26 rejected a proposed new EU tariff on bananas. The banana...

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Taiwanese President Chen Shui-bian and his political supporters would like to staunch the flow of...

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The lifting of the EU embargo on arms sales to China, which will probably take place in the first...

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The garment industry is the country's largest formal employer. The end of the global textiles...

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Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei this week ordered the Majlis to stop impeaching members of President...

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Rapid economic growth is generating voracious demand for energy in China, which faces supply...

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