POLAND: Government prefers VAT rise as deficit-cutter

By raising value-added tax and embarking on further privatisation, the government is trying to...

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US/INTERNATIONAL: Freer trade would reduce food prices

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said that there was "no global shortage in food grains"...

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Globally, agriculture accounts for about 10% of all human greenhouse emissions -- mostly released...

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Pyongyang's present economic path is unsustainable and risky. Adding to the problem, the regime's...

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The Central Bank (CBA) left the refinancing rate unchanged at 7.25% on August 10. This is the...

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Rather grandiose official initiatives of the past aimed at making Tokyo a leading regional and...

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The Ukrainian Agrarian Federation, a leading agricultural interest group, announced on August 6...

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Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday signed a decree banning grain and flour exports...

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The government's Mining and Mineral Development and Regulation Bill. Rapid industrial growth has...

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Deals born of financial distress are changing attitudes to Chinese trade and investment, but also...

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