WTO

  • Jun 19, 2009
  • 7 min read

RUSSIA: Protectionism may have driven abrupt WTO shift

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

Russia
  • Jun 10, 2009
  • 8 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Reputation will limit protectionism

The recent drop economic activity has led many governments to offer large subsidies to domestic...

International
  • Jun 10, 2009
  • 2 min read

RUSSIA: Trilateral move reflects frustration over WTO

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday announced that Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan would begin...

Russia
  • Mar 24, 2009
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Trade collapse may soon rebound

The WTO yesterday indicated that the collapse in global demand will drive exports down by 9% in...

International
  • Mar 19, 2009
  • 2 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Demand collapse slows trade

The gap in trade finance has ballooned to roughly 100 billion dollars, according to reports from...

International
  • Mar 16, 2009
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Trade rules will curb protectionism

G20 finance ministers and central bankers continued the pledge to fight protectionism, at their...

International
  • Feb 4, 2009
  • 7 min read

EU/CHINA: Mended relations highlight interdependence

Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao concluded a week-long European trip on February 2. The global economic...

Eu
  • Dec 24, 2008
  • 12 min read

AFRICA: Could there be an 'Africa' trade agenda?

African countries are beset by demands, both in global and regional forums, for liberalisation of...

Africa