WTO rules in favour of EU against China's export restraints on raw materials
The Appellate Body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) today confirmed the findings made by a Panel in July 2011 that China's export restrictions on several industrial raw materials are in breach of WTO rules. The WTO found that China's export...
Asia outpacing rest of world in tourism growth
The number of tourists vsiting Asia Pacific are growing at a 6% annual rate.
French President Outlines New Economic Plans
The embattled president of France, Nicolas Sarkozy, is outlining new economic proposals during a broadcast Sunday that observers say is aimed at boosting his poor standing with voters ahead of April's general election.
Signaling Modest Growth, GDP Grew At 2.8 Percent Rate In Fourth Quarter
The United States economy continued to expand modestly toward the end of 2011. The Commerce Department says it grew at an annual rate of 2.8 percent in the fourth quarter and 1.7 in all of 2011.
WTO Ministerial reveals widening gap between rich and poor
The 8th World Trade Organisation...
EBRD winds back 2012 growth forecasts for emerging Europe
The EBRD has reduced its economic growth forecasts for 2012 for central and south eastern Europe, as well as eastern Europe and the Caucasus, and warned that a further deterioration of conditions in the eurozone could have a substantial further impact...
U.S. Mass Layoffs in December 2011 and Annual Totals in 2011
Employers took 1,384 mass layoff actions in December involving 145,648 workers, seasonally adjusted, as measured by new filings for unemployment insurance benefits during the month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Each mass layoff...
EU's President of the Committee of the Regions Welcomes the Croatian People's "Yes" to Europe
"On behalf of the Committee of the Regions, I would like to send my warmest congratulations to Croatia's citizens for approving their country's accession to the European Union. I am delighted to see that, despite the complicated period it is currently...
The Secret Document That Transformed China
Yen Jingchang was one of the signers of the secret document
Cheap Chinese Panels Spark Solar Power Trade War
Contractors with SunEdison install more than 1,000 Chinese-made solar panels on top...
