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LEXINGTON, Mass.----Global GDP will grow only 2.8 percent in 2010, much better than the 2.0 percent drop in 2009, but well below the 3.5-4.0 percent trend rate of growth for the world economy, according to the Top 10 Economic Predictions for 2010 from IHS Chief Economist Nariman Behravesh.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Global investors’ interest in Islamic bonds will depend on the evolution of the legal framework surrounding the securities following Dubai World’s attempt to restructure its debt, an International Monetary Fund official said.
(RTTNews) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused the United States of hindering Russia's efforts to join the World Trade Organization (WTO). He made the allegation during his annual question-and-answer session on Russian state television Thursday.
Geneva - The troubled global trade round is hanging in the balance as ministers and officials of the 153-member World Trade Organization (WTO) launched in Geneva Wednesday the final day of talks aimed at reviewing the WTO's work. The WTO's 7th minist...
The United Nations forecast Wednesday that the world economy will bounce back in 2010 with a global growth rate of 2.4 percent, but it warned that the recovery will be fragile.
CANBERRA -(Dow Jones)- Australian Treasurer Wayne Swan said Tuesday that balance of payments data show the continuing effects of the global recession with record falls in export prices over the past year "impacting heavily" on the economy.
The international economy is still fragile and vulnerable to shocks despite recent improvements in financial markets, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund said. Dominique Strauss-Kahn said the worst of the economic crisis has passed but problems remain.
Downtown Portland was host to one of the many global protests over the weekend to protest against the World Trade Organization’s potential expansion. Saturday’s protest was timed to this week’s meeting of the WTO in Geneva to negotiate and discuss global trade regulations. The WTOis meeting fell on the ten-year anniversary of the so-called “Battle in Seattle,” a protest-turned-legend ...
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Economic growth in the Central African Republic may accelerate to 3.5 percent next year from about 2 percent this year, the International Monetary Fund said in an e-mailed statement today.
GENEVA | The United States, China and other commercial powers will spearhead a new attempt next week to find ways to revive world trade and pull the global economy out of recession. The World Trade Organization has called trade chiefs from its 153 members to Geneva for the first ministerial conference in four years, at a time when global exports are falling rapidly and the WTO's long-sought Doha ...
Ministers at a key World Trade Organization meeting moved on Tuesday to bridge a gap between emerging and developed nations which has long delayed a global trade pact ahead of a 2010 deadline set by world leaders.
In a frantic rage last weekend, anarchist protesters broke shop windows, attacked a Starbucks cafe and set fire to at least four cars to demonstrate their opposition to a World Trade Organization conference.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund today approved a disbursement of SDR 5.8 million (about US$9.3 million) to Samoa under the rapid-access component of the Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF) to help the country recover from the damage caused by a devastating earthquake and tsunami on September 29, 2009.
Listening to government statements at this World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial, it is clear that the WTO is seen as a cause of the current financial, food and climate crises rather than a cure and requires significant change, but it also is clear that no country wants to be blamed for ending the Doha Round and demanding a new WTO review-and-repair agenda.
WESTBORO - Boston-Power Inc., a provider of lithium-ion batteries, has been named a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum. Boston-Power is the only energy storage company to earn this distinction.
UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations forecast today that the world economy will bounce back in 2010 with a global growth rate of 2.4 percent, but it warned that the recovery will be fragile.
