WTO
CHINA: Congress opens
President Jiang Zemin today pledged to attract more foreign investment and to open China's...
ChinaWEST AFRICA: Cotton threats
The threat to the survival of the region's cotton sector has focused renewed attention on the...
West AfricaRUSSIA: Enterprise economy?
Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov has called on the cabinet to take urgent measures to counter...
RussiaCHINA: Intellectual property regulation
The country's efforts to update its intellectual property legislation have met a cautious...
ChinaTAIWAN: Trade policy
Although Taipei has pursued increased trade liberalisation and completed its first year of WTO...
TaiwanUNITED STATES: Export subsidy dispute
Congress recessed this month without reaching agreement on how to respond to a WTO ruling that...
United StatesCHINA: Banking risk
The dominant state-owned banks present the largest source of systemic risk for the banking...
ChinaPHILIPPINES/AUSTRALIA: Trade row
The decade-long trade row over non-tariff barriers against Philippine exports of tropical...
Philippines