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Cambodian Garments Record 7 Percent Growth in Exports
[18 Feb 2009]
Garments, the backbone of Cambodian exports were able to register 7 percent growth in 2008 to $3.15bn from its previous year. Even in 2008, the US continued to be the largest market for Cambodian garm
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The EU Prods Thailand to be Proactive on FTA
[03 Mar 2009]
European Commission Trade Director-General and Chief Negotiator, Philippe Meyer said in Bangkok at the sidelines of ASEAN Business Investment Summit that the EU was keen on inking a free trade deal wi
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Argentina Joins the Visa-free Regime with Russia
[13 Mar 2009]
Argentina has become the sixth country from Latin America to remove visa requirements for Russian citizens to travel to their country. Argentine Foreign Minister Jorge Taiana signed the draft in the p
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Africa Clamours for Aid Prior to the G-20 Summit
[18 Mar 2009]
During the Consultative Meeting prior to the G-20 Summit between the leaders of the African nations and the Prime Minister of Britain, Gordon Brown, the African leaders have strongly appealed to relea
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Up to $1.5 trillion to be siphoned from Global Stimulus
[23 Jun 2009]
Kroll Global Fraud Report warned that if preventive measures were not taken, a portion of the global economic stimulus package would end up in the hands of fraudsters waiting in wings. The report has
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Fake Items are on the Rise in the EU – Seizures Double
[13 Jul 2009]
The European Commission in its latest report stated the customs seizures of fake goods have grown by about 125 percent in 2008 from the previous year. It said China maintained its position as the majo
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Saudi Arabian Citizenship for Long-term Expats
[14 Jul 2009]
According to sources, Saudi Arabia is understood to have informed the International Labour Organisation (ILO), the Geneva-based world labour body that it has plans of considering its expats into natur
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Slowdown and Piracy Sink Suez Canal Revenues
[27 Jul 2009]
Suez Canal, Egypt’s major foreign currency earner and world's busiest international trade routes has slashed its revenue by 7.2 percent owing to decline in traffic triggered by global economic crisis
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India Pitted Against with China in Ban Game
[29 Jul 2009]
China has warned India that it would also clamp restrictions on Indian food products including seafood and sesame oil if India did not remove ban on its dairy products. China reacted following India b
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India and Nigeria to Streamline Pharma Exports
[03 Aug 2009]
India is expected to sign pharma deals with Nigeria, the country’s largest trading partner from Africa to reclaim and boost the pharmaceutical exports after fake ‘Made in India’ drugs originating fro
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Malaysia-EU Timber Trade Deal by Year End
[19 Aug 2009]
The European Union (EU) and Malaysia are planning to conclude the bilateral Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA) to promote trade of the legitimately produced and harvested Malaysian timber by end of
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Free Fall in Shipping Rates to Devastate Industry
[01 Sep 2009]
A Bloomberg survey by six analysts and fund managers predicts that the rate for leasing capesize vessels will reach as low as $18,000 from its current price of $37,865 per day. It should be recalled t
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Japanese Morning Banana Diet Lifts Filipino Exports
[08 Sep 2009]
A sudden rise in banana consumption in Japan owing to the Morning Banana Diet (MBD) designed by Hitoshi Watanabe and wife Sumiko to lose weight in last September has significantly helped the Philippin
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Bangladeshi SMEs Want Regulatory Barriers Disposed
[15 Sep 2009]
In a recent conference organized by the SME Foundation of Bangladesh has inferred that the country needed an SME-friendly environment without regulatory barriers to take the sector to the next level o
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Poor Agri-Infrastructure Fail Nigerian Fruit Exports
[16 Sep 2009]
Lack of sustainable infrastructure to support farm products in Nigeria has caused inadequate supply of fruits in the market during the month of Ramadan despite having large farmlands. Nigerian fruit t
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Negotiations on Indo–Australian FTA Soon
[29 Sep 2009]
The Indian origin Australian high commissioner during his recent visit to India said the negotiations on the proposed FTA would begin after governments of both the countries examine the feasibility st
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Egyptian Lulav Prices Bring Israel and Gaza Closer
[01 Oct 2009]
The tripling of lulav prices by the Egyptian suppliers during the festive season of Sukkot has forced Israel to allow Gazan exporters to supply lulavim (palm fronds) to fulfil its seasonal demand. Suk
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Bangladesh Goes India and China way on Rice-husk Power
[05 Oct 2009]
A large rice-husk power generation plant coming up at the north-western Thakurgaon district of Bangladesh will generate 400 KWh of electricity mainly for small and medium sized rice mills. The project
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Biomass Power Plants Feared to Create Deserts
[08 Oct 2009]
Hundreds of biomass power plants, those operational and under construction, are exponentially increasing the demand for wood, and are likely to trigger industrialized plantation of trees. A sudden inc
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Karzai Seeks Islamic Trade Ties to End Afghan Crisis
[10 Nov 2009]
The Afghan President Hamid Karzai while speaking at the 25th anniversary of the Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) summit, appealed to the attendees that his country was lookin
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US Exports to North Korea Impacted by Trade Embargo
[17 Nov 2009]
The vexed US-North Korea ties have adversely affected the US exports to Korea by almost nothing in comparison to previous year. In response to a second nuclear test on May 25 this year by North Korea,
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India Awaits Major Surge in Investments from the GCC
[23 Nov 2009]
The Indian Ambassador to Qatar, Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa told the 12th Industrialists’ Conference, organised by the Gulf Organisation for Industrial Consulting that her country was expecting a surge in in
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Developing Nations barring China Joint Hands to Cut Tariff
[03 Dec 2009]
The trade representatives from 22 nations of developing and emerging economies at the sidelines of the three-day WTO ministerial meet have signed an accord to reduce industrial tariffs. According to t
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Growth of Cheap Fakes Continue to Hurt Cell Phone Majors
[08 Dec 2009]
Gartner, a market research firm has stated in its recent report that knock-offs or cheap imitations of branded mobile phones would double their growth by this year to eat away more than 10 percent of
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Russia to Lead Gas Exporters – Reinforces its Position
[10 Dec 2009]
Leonid Bokhanovsky, a board member and the first vice president of the leading engineering-construction company Stroitransgaz of Russia has been chosen as the General Secretary of the Gas Exporting Co
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Argentina Sees Remarks by US Envoy as Political Posturing
[18 Dec 2009]
The US Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela’s recent visit to Argentina did not pan out as expected after he quoted the US businessmen had raised investment doubts over
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USDA Releases Details on Funds for Emerging Markets Program
[21 Dec 2009]
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that 91 agricultural trade promotion projects had been allocated $8.2m for the fiscal 2009 to promote overseas market access for the US food and a
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GCC to Perk Up on Low Realty Cost
[22 Dec 2009]
In a recent report by AT Kearney, a leading global management consulting firm stated Dubai's capacity to "rebound fast should not be underestimated, with low real estate prices at offer now”. It furth
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S-Korea Plans 2nd Capital City with Incentives to Investors
[05 Jan 2010]
The changed plans for Sejong city, located about 130kms south of Seoul, from administrative township to a science-business one will take off after a nod from the parliament with incentives for all est
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Business Connivance Virus – In 90s Tobacco and Now H1N1
[19 Jan 2010]
According to a study, what the world is hearing from the H1N1 space about the false pandemic alarm and the WHO staff’s collusion with pharma powerhouse are just what happened in the 1990’s at the behe
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What to Eat - Farmed or Wild Salmon - Debate Rages on
[20 Jan 2010]
It is a well known fact that salmon is the most sought after fish for its delicacy status and health benefits. Consequently, salmon is also the most farm-raised fish with its high demand and lucrative
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China Acts by welcoming More Indian Goods
[21 Jan 2010]
The Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao gave assurance to the visiting Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma that his country would do everything to iron out trade imbalances with India. New Delhi
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EU Aims to Tide over WTO Ceiling on Sugar Exports
[22 Jan 2010]
In the wake of repeated requests from International Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE) and other sugar agencies of Europe to export surplus sugar, the EU as a ‘matter of urgency’ is plannin
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Online Exporter Guide from ITC to Mainly Aid Africa
[23 Jan 2010]
The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a comprehensive, interactive trilingual online version of its Cotton Exporter’s Guide as an outreach to improve the skills and abilities of developing
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Latin American Countries to Begin Single Currency Talks
[25 Jan 2010]
The trade ministers of an alliance of Latin American Countries (ALBA) will meet today to discuss the operational launch of a regional electronic currency. In last April, Venezuelan President Hugo Chav
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New Zealand Basks in the Success of Avatar
[27 Jan 2010]
Avatar, the most expensive and the largest grosser movie ever made has given a big boost to the New Zealand (NZ) film industry and the economy as a whole. The 3D mega visual has delivered USD$218mn to
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FIFA and SA Allay Fears over World Cup Security
[28 Jan 2010]
The president of South Africa (SA) Jacob Zuma and the FIFA's secretary general Jérôme Valcke at separate occasions informed there was no security threat to the forthcoming football (soccer) World Cup
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China to Tax E-tailers as an Act of Internet Regulation
[02 Feb 2010]
China’s Administration for Industry and Commerce will soon keep tabs on its online businesses to check fraud and generate revenue through one of the country’s fastest growing industries. A new proposa
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Russia to be Less Reliant on Food Imports
[08 Feb 2010]
According to RIA Novosti, the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev has approved a plan to boost domestic food production and reduce the country's dependence on imports. Russia plans to enhance its foo
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US-Mexico Truck Dispute Enters Hope Highway
[10 Feb 2010]
A meeting between two top government representatives from the US and Mexico suggests the Obama administration’s revocation of the pilot program will be lifted soon to end the one year old trade spat.
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GCC Becomes the Largest Food Importer
[17 Feb 2010]
According to the World Trade Organisation (WTO), the GCC is the biggest importer of food in the world by buying more than 90 percent of its total needs. The GCC’s very high reliance on external food s
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Migrant Workers Fuel e-Wallet Growth in the Gulf
[24 Feb 2010]
The current mobile phone finance players and aspiring entrants are vying among one another to extract a higher share of the future market of mobile payments, the latest mode of payment among migrant w
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Vietnam Dismisses Taiwanese Charges on Chinese Goods
[26 Feb 2010]
A Vietnamese trade representative to Taipei rebutted the allegations of dried day lily from China being routed through his country to bypass Taiwanese restrictions on Chinese agricultural products. Hi
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Greece Needs Pragmatism not Post mortem
[01 Mar 2010]
Greece, the EU member state, which is experiencing a severe economic crisis, has literally become a thorn in the flesh to the Union. Initial analysis on the ongoing crisis indicate a likely domino eff
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WTO Could be a Stage to Resolve Google-China Faceoff
[04 Mar 2010]
At the behest of Google, the Obama administration is reviewing the options of complaining to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the Chinese censorship of Google Inc., the search engine powerhouse
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UK Illicit Pharma Exports to Expand If Gov Actions Fail
[09 Mar 2010]
The recent emergency meeting summoned by the UK Health Minister Mike O'Brien with the trade bodies to condemn and act against the parallel drug trade may become a lip service if the government fails t
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EU Embarrassed by Report on Exports of Torture Equipment
[18 Mar 2010]
The EU which insists on stringent enforcement of human rights in every trade deal has found itself cornered by the recent jointly released report by Amnesty International and the Omega Research Founda
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Fairtrade Enters Gold Market with New Standard
[19 Mar 2010]
The Fairtrade Foundation, a market-based social organization has announced that it had jointly developed a gold standard with the Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM), a coalition of individuals and
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India Scales up Vegetable Exports by 70 Percent
[19 Apr 2010]
In a data presented by Minister of State for Commerce and Industry of India, Jyotiraditya M Scindia concluded that country’s vegetable exports are showing stupendous growth since last year. According
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ACTA to Play God on Online Activities – Overrides WIPO Role
[20 Apr 2010]
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which will be released on Thursday from New Zealand is expected to put tabs on most e-activities on the basis of piracy or copyright infringement. Moreov
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US-Cuba May Hammer out a Deal Soon Despite Divergences
[27 Apr 2010]
The two events, the legislation passed by the US House of Representatives easing travel and trade restrictions and recent municipal election in Cuba suggest the US will end the 48yr-old embargo agains
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Greece a Lesson for Blocs Aim to Emulate EU
[09 May 2010]
Greece crisis must be termed as a discouraging event for blocs from Latin America and the Gulf which are essaying to toe the line of the EU to form unions with single currency and similar governance s
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Greece a Lesson for Blocs Aim to Emulate EU
[09 May 2010]
Greece crisis must be termed as a discouraging event for blocs from Latin America and the Gulf which are essaying to toe the line of the EU to form unions with single currency and similar governance s
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Used Cooking Oil-based Bio-diesel becomes a Rage in US
[12 May 2010]
In the US, companies and communities alike are fashioning the new wave of energy production by converting cooking oil waste to bio-diesel not just for greening but also for profits and revenue generat
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Mosquito-feasting Plants May Well Be the Answer
[21 May 2010]
A Ugandan scientific team is believed to have discovered an eco-friendly method to eradicate mosquitoes. The team headed by Prof. Jasper Okeng of the Pharmacology department of Makerere University is
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GCC Puts Oil and Gas Exports at $18.3tn
[24 May 2010]
The head of Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) while addressing the second day of the MENASA (Middle East, North Africa and South Asia) Forum in Dubai said with the presumption of average oil
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World Oceans Day 2050 would be a Fishless Celebration
[30 May 2010]
According to a recent UN report, the World Oceans Day June 8 designated and celebrated by the UN since last year would be a fishless one in 2050 if the fishing industry failed to restructure itself. T
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Airline Introduces iTicketing with Apple iPad Kiosks
[24 Jun 2010]
Malaysia Airlines (MAS) in collaboration with SITA, an air transport technology major, has installed iPad kiosks at the Kuala Lumpur Sentral (KL Sentral), to simplify flyers’ travelling needs. The ini
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Indo-Bhutan Power Trade to Reciprocally Obviate Dearth
[09 Jul 2010]
India's plan to create over $1bn sovereign-backed fund to boost trade and investment for domestic power utilities in South Asia will largely benefit Bhutan to fund its power distribution projects to i
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EAC Common Market Likely to Slash Cost of Consumables
[12 Jul 2010]
The East African Common Market (EACM) which came into force on July 1 is expected reduce prices of household items as the new 'competitive' market environment will trigger some price shake-up on many
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Kuwait Out-reaches to South America for Bettering Ties
[14 Jul 2010]
A high profile delegation headed by the Prime Minister of Kuwait Sheikh Nasser Al Mohammed will begin its tour of South America on Wednesday. The three-week trip to nine countries including Antigua an
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Portugal and Turkey Ink Landmark Visa Exemption Deal
[16 Jul 2010]
Turkish Foreign Minister's one day visit to Portugal has culminated in the signing of a mutually beneficial partial visa exemption agreement. According to the deal, citizens of both countries who have
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Cambodia Garment Strike Spotlights on Labor Rights
[29 Jul 2010]
The wraith of global meltdown is still resonating in some form or the other in most outsourcing dependent countries. The recent Cambodia garment workers’ strike turns out to be a perfect case in point
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Tourism Primed to Spur Economic Growth of UK for a Decade
[02 Aug 2010]
The finding of a report on the UK tourism industry reveals that the tourism revenue of the country is set to rise by more than 60 percent to £188bn by 2020, and one of the main draws of the next decad
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Aviation Industry Lengthens Trajectory in Africa
[09 Aug 2010]
Renewed confidence in the African economic renaissance, most international airlines are on an expansion mode in the African continent to meet the growing demands of a prospective travel and freight ma
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China Okays Iran Sanctions – Yet Holds Trade with Impunity
[10 Aug 2010]
The recent sanctions against Iran hammered out by the US and like-minded countries targeting energy and banking sectors have become more blatantly farcical when China resumed oil trade with Iran even
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Philippines is after Casino Biz amid Opposition
[13 Aug 2010]
The Philippines aims to become Asia's next big gambling hub by building casinos and related entertainment zones across the country amid controversy. According to Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corpor
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Dubai Free Zone Firms Pick up Pace on Global Recovery Cues
[24 Aug 2010]
The Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry in its latest release said that the firms within Dubai's free zones had traded $30.5bn worth of exports and re-exports last year to register a whopping 40.7
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Investment Threshold Makes Ghana No Entry for Businesses
[30 Aug 2010]
An analysis on investments in Ghana finds that an old law is restricting foreign investments to that country as it prescribes unreasonable minimum investment limit while leaving out domestic ones from
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UNIDO gives Fillip to West African Economy
[02 Sep 2010]
The United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) is understood to have decided to chart out plans to boost trade partnership within West Africa. The UNIDO Director Felix Ugbor laid out t
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Global Amphibian Trade Thrives on Porous Legal Framework
[10 Sep 2010]
An interview on WOMM-LP, a non-commercial community radio station based in the US, between leading amphibian experts has disclosed - along with the trade and consumption of frogs and other related liv
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EU-CARIFORUM EPA Remains a Slow Starter
[14 Sep 2010]
A study claims that the objective of meeting economic growth in the Caribbean region has not been met even after two years of signing the Economic Partnership Agreement between the EU and the Caribbea
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Senegal Pitches for Tourism Impetus via Atlanta
[23 Sep 2010]
El Hadji Aziz Gueye, the tourism director of Senegal while surprising the Atlanta's mayor Kasim Reed by informing about the shifting of its office to Atlanta from New York two weeks ago has evoked the
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Russia Takes Lenient Approach on Timber Exports
[01 Oct 2010]
The Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin yesterday told a roundtable forum that the country should discard the obsolete raw-materials export model to maintain growth of timber industry. He also said
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Congo Mineral Ban Conflicts its Objective
[04 Oct 2010]
The Congolese government's ban on mining activity since Sep 11 following increased violence and rape in Congo's eastern Walikale district, home to most of the country's cassiterite - tin ore, is belie
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Kenya Packages Tourism as a Key Source of Economic Growth
[11 Oct 2010]
According to industry observers, the Kenyan tourism is experiencing a windfall in business this year after declining consecutively for last two years with political instability and global meltdown. La
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Swiss Banks Thrive despite Reversals in Client Secrecy
[18 Oct 2010]
Latest report indicates Swiss private banks resisted client secrecy censures by the US, France and Germany to attract more than 50bn francs ($53bn) of assets since the end of 2007. According to data c
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Germany Aims to Create Greater Sync with India
[18 Oct 2010]
A three-day visit to India by German Minister for Foreign Affairs and Vice Chancellor Guido Westerwelle is believe to rev up Indo-German ties beyond trade as both nurse the goal of becoming the UN Sec
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Oil out GM Crops In - In a Bid to Control World
[25 Oct 2010]
A big ticket inter-governmental project on a genetically modified (GM) crop trials are about to begin in five African countries amidst promises of higher yield out of crops grown under below par condi
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Venezuela Safe Narcotic conduit for Terror Networks
[28 Oct 2010]
In a latest report by the CBN News says that narcotic drugs make a nefarious nexus between Venezuela and global Islamic terror outfits. It blames that Venezuela, notably with the blessing of its presi
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High Time Africa Reckoned Its Business Potential
[28 Oct 2010]
A simple anecdotal incident from an editor of an African media house has pinpointed the loss of African business opportunities within the continent. Kadaria Ahmed editor at Timbuktu Media wrote that p
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Hong Kong Minimum Wage Decision to Influence Many Others
[16 Nov 2010]
Hong Kong’s decision to implement minimum wage is expected to have a domino effect on many resurgent Asian economies as most of them are socialistically inclined democracies. Hong Kong floor wage, whi
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Monaco Devises programs to Garner Indian Travel Market share
[26 Nov 2010]
The tourism department of Monaco in collaboration with the Indian respective office has concluded five-day long programs including road shows at the two major cities of India to promote Monaco as a pr
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Bahamas Shipping Registry on Course to Ballistic Growth
[09 Dec 2010]
A top official from the Bahamas government apprised the Bahamas shipping registry was likely to show strong growth in future at a pace of 8-10 percent per annum. The Bahamian Minister of Environment E
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AMED Meet Makes Thailand a Venue for Asian Integration
[15 Dec 2010]
The ongoing 3rd Asia and Middle East Dialogue (AMED III) which is held at Bangkok has catapulted Thailand as a major business hub in the continent. The meeting scheduled between 15 and 16 December att
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Beer has Direct Link between GDP and Consumption per Capita
[22 Dec 2010]
In a recent study on Beeronomics by the UBS, a leading Swiss firm providingfinancial services to private, corporate and institutional clients has found that there was a strong relationship between GDP
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Georgian Fir Cone Pickers Get Safe Deal in X-mas Tree Drive
[23 Dec 2010]
The ubiquitous Nordmann fir trees which don most European houses during Christmas are undergoing a major change in their sourcing practice, that risked many fir cone pickers lives for a pittance in th
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US Rice Farmers Let down by South Korea FTA
[23 Dec 2010]
A senior official from the US Rice Federation informed in an interview that the recent FTA between the US and South Korea had been a disappointment. While speaking to the Farm Press, Bob Cummings, sen
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NZ High Mobile Rates Stagnate SME Growth and Overall Trade
[28 Dec 2010]
There is no other technology that has aided SME growth world over as that of mobile telephony did till date. However, in New Zealand, that premise cannot be applied as mobile rates did not periodicall
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Iran Attacks US for Colluding with Afghan Narcotic Trade
[29 Dec 2010]
At separate occasions, top Iranian officials lashed out at the US for being part of narcotic trade in Afghanistan in the garb of war on terror. Deputy Head of the Iranian Judiciary Ebrahim Raeesi and
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Cambodian Tourism to Maintain Growth in the New Year
[04 Jan 2011]
According to the Cambodian tourism ministrys statistics, last years success of the tourism sector is likely to be extended to 2011. The Ministry has forecast 2.73mn visitors would arrive in 2011 as co
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Joblessness Stirs Saudization sans Reflecting on Root Cause
[06 Jan 2011]
Saudi Arabias high unemployment rate has once again sparked off an outcry for Saudization after the recent data showed about 43 percent of kingdoms citizens aged between 20 and 24 years were unemploye
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German Dioxin-tainted Food Scare Heightens across EU
[08 Jan 2011]
The contaminated eggs with toxic dioxin from Germany are panicking consumers across Europe as they are suspected to have entered the UK food chain. It is understood that 14 tonnes of tainted egg prod
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Emerging Seven to Usurp G7 in a Decade
[12 Jan 2011]
The latest reports by authoritative sources conclude the E7, lead by China and India will be larger than that of the G-7, the world’s largest industrialized markets in 2020. The reports published by P
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Sucre Gets Functional with Ecuador-Venezuela Trade
[18 Jan 2011]
The first shipment of crude palm oil from Ecuador to Venezuela has boosted a new trade currency regime in the Latin American region. Ecuador’s state-run National Development Bank (BNF) in its official
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CAFTA Helps Costa Rica to enhance Trade with US
[21 Jan 2011]
The Costa Rican Ministry of Foreign Trade (COMEX) stated that the total sales of country’s exports to the US rose 24 percent in 2010. Foreign Trade Minister Anabel González attributed the increase in
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Argentine Farmers Still Unhappy over Hostile Export Policies
[25 Jan 2011]
The farmers’ protest that took place in Argentina last week was called off by the trade unions with a warning of series of strikes in the near future if their demands were not met. The warnings indica
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Hong Kong Tops Globalization Index by Toppling Singapore
[27 Jan 2011]
According to a recent report by Ernst & Young in cooperation with the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), Hong Kong has topped the 60 largest economies in the world in terms of globalization. Singapore
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IN-TIME to Streamline Travel and Logistics across Europe
[31 Jan 2011]
An EU-funded project, the IN-TIME (Intelligent and efficient travel management for European cities) is expected to primarily reduce delivery and distribution costs to firms, and will allow people to f
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SMEs seek GST implementation, uniform VAT rates
[07 Feb 2011]
IIA an apex body of Micro, small and medium enterprises has sought GST implementation and uniform VAT rates across all states.
Here are the key demands:
Government proposes to introdu
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Tags: IIA Empowered Committee SAT Turn over tax Surcharge Additional Surcharge
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Fresh 500-cr sops for exporters of struggling sectors
[14 Feb 2011]
The government announced a Rs. 500-crore annual package of incentives for export for products still struggling to make an impact in the global market.
The sops follow a comprehensive review of
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China's Jan exports rise 38 percent to $150.73
[15 Feb 2011]
China's exports rose by 37.7 percent year-on-year to $150.73 billion in January boosted by busy shipments ahead of the nation's traditional Spring Festival, according to the General Administration of
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Trade and Monetary Issues Top Agenda at G-20 Meeting
[16 Feb 2011]
Developed economies still recovering from the financial crisis are looking for ways to regain momentum as the global economy shifts in favor of China and other emerging markets.
That task will
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US trade chamber seeks India's retail opening
[21 Feb 2011]
Seeking opening of India's retail sector, the US India Business Council (USIBC) has set up a sub-committee to focus on leveraging the combined resources of the retail supply chain.
The newly fo
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Bangladesh emerges as new hub for apparel exports
[22 Feb 2011]
With 40 percent growth in its apparel exports, Bangladesh has emerged as new destinations for apparel exports, said The Daily Star.<BR><BR>Bangladesh has registered a 40 percent hike in it
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Businesses will learn to look beyond the BRICs
[28 Feb 2011]
During the run-up to the Iraq war Donald Rumsfeld, then America’s defence secretary, famously distinguished between “old” Europe and “new” Europe. In 2011 a growing number of businesspeople will disti
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Farm Boom Is Leading to Growing Concerns
[01 Mar 2011]
The cure for higher commodity prices is usually higher commodity prices.
The global clamor for corn, wheat, soybeans and other crops has been a stroke of good fortune for the agricultural indus
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Government encouraging exports to contain rising CAD
[02 Mar 2011]
Worried over the rising current account deficit, the government today said that it is providing incentives to exporters to encourage overseas shipment to bridge the rising gap.
"We are concern
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China Reports Unexpected Trade Deficit as Export Growth Cools
[10 Mar 2011]
China reported an unexpected $7.3 billion trade deficit; the nation’s biggest in seven years, in February after a Lunar New Year holiday disrupted exports.
Outbound shipments rose an annual 2.
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UK trade deficit drops sharply
[14 Mar 2011]
Rise in exports lifts expectations that trade will boost first-quarter GDP
Britain's trade deficit has dropped sharply, fuelling hopes that trade will make a strong contribution to GDP growth in th
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Over 40% of SMEs with websites use the Internet for advertising
[16 Mar 2011]
Indian SMEs are reaping the benefits of using the Internet medium to grow their businesses. This was revealed by a study conducted by Google India to understand usage patterns and importance of online
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India keen to export pharma products to China
[24 Mar 2011]
If the Chinese government cleared hurdles to provide market access, India could start exporting its pharmaceuticals to China in a big way. India made a strong pitch to push it, asserting that a good o
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Global coffee exports hit record 103.1 mn bags
[28 Nov 2011]
World coffee exports rose by 9 per cent to a record 103.1 million bags in the 2010-11 coffee years, but shipments in September were down by almost 15 per cent at 7.04 million bags, the International C
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Exporters get Rs 900 crore relief package
[28 Nov 2011]
The government on Thursday announced a Rs 900-crore package for exporters to help them tide over the slowdown in developed markets and rising input costs. RBI has already announced interest subsidy of
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Why MSMEs should not avoid online advertising
[12 Dec 2011]
A recent study reveals that less than 6 percent of Indian MSMEs with access to personal computers advertise online. It is shocking why the sector is so much unaware of the benefits of using online adv
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Samsung concentrates on B2B market
[13 Feb 2012]
Samsung is targeting the 30-billion-baht business-to-business market (B2B) with the merger of its corporate product teams into a single unit.
The scheme aims to enlarge the percentage of income
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China says can meet 2012 exports target
[26 Jun 2012]
BEIJING: China's trade ministry sought to dispel worries about slowing economic growth on Tuesday by saying exports are likely to pick up in coming months and the country can meet its 10 per cent expo
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Jiangsu Province in China signs up to Ogilvy and Mather
[29 Aug 2012]
China's Jiangsu Provincial Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with marcomms giant Ogilvy & Mather.
The agreement is the first of its kind that the Jiangsu Government has
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Apple drags Galaxy Note II to patent lawsuit
[26 Nov 2012]
Apple Inc. sought to add infringement claims over six more Samsung Electronics Co. products including the Galaxy Note II to its multi billion-dollar patent lawsuit against the South Korea based compan
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Twitter offered Instagram $525 million deal: Report
[17 Dec 2012]
SAN FRANCISCO: On a late August morning, Kevin Systrom, chief executive of Instagram, took an oath before testifying at a hearing of the California Corporations Department, which sought to determine i
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Samsung Heavy says $471 million FPSO order cancelled
[31 Dec 2012]
SEOU: Samsung Heavy Industries Co Ltd said an Asian firm which it did not identify cancelled an order for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) unit worth 505 billion won ($471.71 milli
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How the Facebook redesign will affect marketers-
[25 Mar 2013]
On March 7, Facebook announced it is redesigning its News Feed, and since the announcement marketers and social media experts have been lighting up the Internet with speculation about what the changes
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LinkedIn upgrades search functionality-
[01 Apr 2013]
LinkedIn has announced an upgrade to its search functionality, meaning users no longer need to search for people, companies, or jobs separately.
A more intelligent algorithm will now return a c
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Five Ways to Target B2B Effectively
[06 May 2013]
Lately there has been talk in the trade press about the difficulty of applying the targeting techniques used for consumer advertising to B2B. One in particular that caught our attention was Al Urbansk
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China- the World’s favourite Piggy Bank
[29 Jul 2013]
In the backdrop of a ‘supposedly’ slowing economy, there is some good news coming China’s way. This Asian superpower is apparently the World’s most favourite economy to invest in- attracting an astoun
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Intellectual Property Rights- U.S wants to tame India
[05 Aug 2013]
Dark clouds are looming as far as the once strong trade ties between India and the United States is concerned. The present scenario is one abounded by arguments and counter-arguments, especially when
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From Bad to Slightly Worse- No luck for World Economy
[26 Aug 2013]
If the influential Ifo Business Climate Index is to be believed, all that the world economies are doing to elevate their domestic markets in light of the recent economic slump isn’t amounting to much.
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International Demand for Gold at a Four-year-low
[03 Sep 2013]
Looks like Gold has lost its legendary shine, atleast that’s what global market statistics for the second quarter of 2013 will have you believe. The World Gold Council (WGC) reports that the demand fo
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Falling Rupee kills the Vroom of the Indian Auto Industry
[10 Sep 2013]
The gears aren’t kicking in, the pickup is laboured and the ground clearance puts a tractor to shame. No, we aren’t talking about a recently released hatchback, but the Indian automotive industry. Cau
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UN Report Paints a Grim picture about Global Trade
[16 Sep 2013]
A top economic report, released by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) on Thursday, 12-9-2013 hints at a slow and struggling global trade scenario that is likely to extend
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Diwali Assures a Cracking Time for India Inc
[28 Oct 2013]
It’s that time of the year again, Diwali is finally here. This period also marks as optimistic times for the strained Indian retail and manufacturing sectors. Sectors like automobiles, apparel, consum
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