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WTO moves to give fresh momentum to trade talks - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 1:01 pm ET
Geneva - The World Trade Organization (WTO) launched its first ministerial meeting in four years on Monday with ministers seeking to give fresh impetus to the struggling global trade round amid warnings that time was running out to secure a deal. Whi...
Boston-Power Named 2010 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 9:41 am ET
WESTBOROUGH, Mass.----Boston-Power®, Inc., the rapidly growing provider of next-generation lithium-ion batteries, today announced it has been named a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.
Pacific Biosciences Named 2010 Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 9:30 am ET
MENLO PARK, Calif.----Pacific Biosciences, a private company developing a disruptive technology platform for real-time detection of biological events at single molecule resolution, today announced that it has been named a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum.
BioFuelBox Named Technology Pioneer by World Economic Forum
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 9:00 am ET
SAN JOSE, Calif.----BioFuelBox announced today that it has been selected as a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The company was one of 26 visionary companies chosen after a vigorous selection process by 58 global technology experts.
Proteon Therapeutics Named 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 9:00 am ET
WALTHAM, Mass.----Proteon Therapeutics, Inc. has been selected as a 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum, a Geneva, Switzerland-based independent organization committed to improving the state of the world.
Obopay Selected as 2010 Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 9:00 am ET
Obopay, a leading mobile banking and payment provider, today announced it has been chosen by the World Economic Forum as a Technology Pioneer 2010 for its innovation, transformational technology, leadership and substantial long-term impact on businesses and society.
Corventis Selected as a Technology Pioneer for 2010 by the World Economic Forum
Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Thu Dec 3, 9:00 am ET
SAN JOSE, Calif.----The World Economic Forum, a leading international non-profit organization focused on entrepreneurship in the global public interest, announced today that Corventis, Inc. has been selected as a “Technology Pioneer 2010” for the company’s work in developing innovative wireless cardiovascular solutions.
World stocks drop amid caution before US jobs data
AP via Yahoo! News - Fri Dec 4, 4:38 am ET
Global stock markets were mostly lower Friday as investors tread carefully ahead of a U.S. jobs report that could help determine the durability of the U.S. economic recovery.
WTO launches first ministerial meeting in four years - 2nd Update
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 10:01 am ET
Geneva - The World Trade Organization (WTO) launched its first ministerial meeting in four years on Monday with WTO chief Pascal Lamy warning the conference that time was running out to conclude a new global trade deal. While trade negotiations are n...
Trade round hangs in the balance as ministers wind up talks
EARTHtimes.org - Tue Dec 1, 9:16 pm ET
Geneva - The troubled global trade round is hanging in the balance as ministers and officials of the 153-member World Trade Organization (WTO) gather in Geneva Wednesday for the final day of talks aimed reviewing the WTO's work. The WTO's 7th ministe...
EU Will Delay Free-Trade, Accession Agreements With Ukraine
Bloomberg - 1 hour 12 minutes ago
Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- The European Union will delay signing free-trade and accession agreements with Ukraine because of growing skepticism about the former Soviet state’s commitment to economic and political restructuring.
WTO launches first ministerial meeting in four years - Update
EARTHtimes.org - Mon Nov 30, 9:47 am ET
Geneva - The World Trade Organization (WTO) launched its first ministerial meeting in four years on Monday aimed at reviewing the work of the 153-member group. While trade negotiations are not on the agenda of the three-day gathering in Geneva, the s...
WTO meetings
The Record and Herald News - Mon Nov 30, 2:04 pm ET
Filipino activists wear colorful masks during a rally against the economic liberalization policies pushed by the World Trade Organization at the Mendiola bridge, Manila, Philippines, on Monday.
Dubai World crisis to slow UAE recovery: IMF
Reuters via Yahoo! News - Wed Dec 2, 7:00 pm ET
The International Monetary Fund expects to cut its 2010 growth forecast for the United Arab Emirates as economic activity slows due to the debt woes of state-owned Dubai World, a top IMF official said on Wednesday.
WTO Still Parties Like It's 1999
OfficialWire - Mon Nov 30, 2:26 pm ET
Apparently, one meltdown isn't enough for the World Trade Organization. They meet today in Geneva on the tenth anniversary of the "Battle in Seattle," the first mass protest against globalization.