WTO

  • Jun 12, 2002
  • 8 min read

CHINA: Cautious welcome for foreign fund managers

The China Securities Regulatory Commission issued rules on June 3 outlining the participation of...

China
  • Jun 12, 2002
  • 1 min read

CHINA: Financial liberalisation

Liberalisation of the financial sector is being driven by the economy's own structural needs: ...

China
  • Jun 10, 2002
  • 7 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Farm bill casts shadow over Doha round

The UN Food and Agriculture Organisation criticised new US farm subsidies today before the start...

International
  • Jun 10, 2002
  • 1 min read

INTERNATIONAL: Farm Bill Aftermath

The new US farm legislation poses a near-term problem for the United States in terms of its WTO...

International
  • Jun 7, 2002
  • 7 min read

CHINA: Banks at risk as WTO opens door

As China begins to honour its aggressive WTO timetable for foreign banks to enter the local...

China
  • Jun 7, 2002
  • 1 min read

CHINA: Banking risk

The countdown to full foreign entry in the banking sector is providing impetus to reforms of...

China
  • May 22, 2002
  • 7 min read

MERCOSUR/EU: Little progress on trade talks

The EU and Mercosur countries held their second bi-regional summit in Madrid to coincide with...

Mercosur
  • May 20, 2002
  • 1 min read

CHINA: Public investment spending

Public investment spending rose 27% in the year to April, compared to a year ago, the National...

China