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UK 'to boost diplomatic presence' around the world
Posted on: Wed 11 May, 2011.
The government says it is raising the UK's global diplomatic presence,
opening five new embassies and sending extra diplomats to India and
China. Read more...
Cuba blends peas and coffee again in cost-saving move
Posted on: Wed 04 May, 2011.
Cuba is resuming mixing coffee with roasted peas in a bid to cope with
rising international coffee prices, the authorities say. Read more...
British PM warns global trade at risk
Posted on: Thu 28 May, 2009.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Thursday warned that global trade was in dire straits due to the economic crisis and called for urgent action against protectionism and trade barriers. Read more...
Brazil upbeat on dollar drop from China trade
Posted on: Thu 21 May, 2009.
BEIJING (AFP) - Brazil's president is confident a plan to ditch the US dollar in trade with China will be a success, saying central bankers should meet on the issue, Chinese state media said Thursday. Read more...
One third drop in Russia trade worries Medvedev
Posted on: Thu 21 May, 2009.
KHABAROVSK, Russia (AFP) - President Dmitry Medvedev expressed concern that Russia's trade with its major partners had dropped by around a third since the economic crisis. Read more...
Oil prices hold under $60
Posted on: Wed 13 May, 2009.
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices rose on Wednesday, but remained below 60 dollars per barrel as traders awaited publication of the weekly US energy stocks report. Read more...
China exports fall as domestic demand surges
Posted on: Tue 12 May, 2009.
BEIJING (AFP) - China's efforts to boost domestic demand to fight the global financial crisis showed strong signs of success Tuesday, with investment in infrastructure rising as exports fell. Read more...
European stocks flat at open
Posted on: Mon 11 May, 2009.
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's leading stock markets were flat in opening trading on Monday, with London's FTSE 100 index of top shares adding a marginal 0.01 percent to stand at 4,462.70 points. Read more...
Oil prices drop on profit-taking
Posted on: Mon 11 May, 2009.
LONDON (AFP) - World oil prices fell beneath 58 dollars per barrel on Monday as traders took profits from last week's surge that was sparked by optimism about a global economic recovery. Read more...
European stocks rise at open
Posted on: Fri 08 May, 2009.
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's leading stock markets gained in opening trading on Friday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares up 0.34 percent to stand at 4,413.65 points. Read more...
European stocks rise at open
Posted on: Thu 07 May, 2009.
LONDON (AFP) - Europe's leading stock markets rose at the start of trading on Thursday, with London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares gaining 0.28 percent to 4,408.75 points after Barclays bank posted positive results. Read more...
US protectionism growing, says China trade chief
Posted on: Tue 28 Apr, 2009.
BEIJING (AFP) - US trade protectionism against China is growing, putting bilateral economic ties to the test, Chinese Commerce Minister Chen Deming said in Tuesday's Asian Wall Street Journal. Read more...
Asian stocks slide on bank worries
Posted on: Tue 21 Apr, 2009.
TOKYO (AFP) - Most Asian stock markets fell sharply Tuesday following heavy losses on US and European markets, where fresh jitters emerged over the health of the US banking sector. Read more...
Oil prices drop before US energy report
Posted on: Wed 08 Apr, 2009.
LONDON (AFP) - Oil prices fell on Wednesday, in line with weaker global stock markets, ahead of a US energy inventories report which could highlight weak demand in the depressed US economy, traders said. Read more...
Export slump hits Japan's current account
Posted on: Wed 08 Apr, 2009.
TOKYO (AFP) - Japan's current account surplus more than halved in February from a year earlier as plunging exports kept the world's second-largest economy deep in recession, government data showed. Read more...
German exports plunge by 23.1%
Posted on: Wed 08 Apr, 2009.
FRANKFURT (AFP) - Germany posted a 23.1 percent drop in exports in February from the same month in 2008, provisional data released by the national statistics office showed. Read more...
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