WTO
SAUDI ARABIA/EU: Trade deal
Saudi Arabia sealed a trade pact with the EU yesterday, marking a crucial step towards WTO...
Saudi ArabiaINTERNATIONAL/AFRICA: WTO generics deal
The United States, Brazil, India, Kenya and South Africa reached an agreement yesterday which may...
InternationalCHINA: Ownership ceiling raised
Banking regulator Liu Mingkang said yesterday that the government plans to raise the limit on...
ChinaSOUTH-EAST ASIA: Trade pressures spur banking reforms
Recent liberalisation suggests that governments are starting to believe that greater...
RUSSIA: Mobile growth outstrips fixed-line market
The number of cellular subscribers rose by 50% in the first seven months of 2003 from 18 million...
RussiaCHINA: Beijing moves to weaken WTO obligations
China's authorities believe the country is not receiving appropriate returns from concessions...
ChinaCHINA: Soya stoppage
Chinese authorities, citing food safety concerns, have halted traders from importing US and South...
ChinaSOUTH AFRICA: Generic AIDS drugs
Aspen Pharmacare Holdings, South Africa's largest maker of generic drugs, yesterday began selling...
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