RUSSIA: Protectionism may have driven abrupt WTO shift

Representatives from Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus are meeting World Trade Organisation (WTO)...

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BRAZIL: Recovery risks remain despite positive signs

The Central Bank cut the benchmark rate to a record low of 9.25% on June 10, a day after the...

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Three factories in the Leningrad region town of Pikalyovo will reopen tomorrow, thanks to the...

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The withdrawal of Chinese firms from the mining sector and Beijing's push to re-open negotiations...

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FDI in the region reached a new record in 2008. However, presaging an expected drop this year,...

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Canberra is considering another request by Washington for Australia to take in Chinese Uighurs...

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Short-term investor confidence is returning to the region after last year's sell-off. The key...

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The State Statistics Committee (SSC) announced on May 20 that industrial output fell in April by...

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High growth rates in recent years have helped bring down numbers living in poverty. However, the...

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The Ukrainian authorities are trying to find new ways to pull the country out of a severe...

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