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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation may be a non-binding trade forum but being a member of the group is comparable to being part of a free trade agreement, according to an analysis by economists released Monday.
Internet censorship will be challenged at the World Trade Organization, as it can limit online trade and delivery services, a study says.A censorship case at the WTO could bring up dominion questions, as members can already censor for moral purposes, like prohibiting contact with child pornography websites.However, a WTO decision might restrict blanket censorship and force states to utilize ...
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund added $35,000 to the reward for information that helps police solve the shooting last month of an IMF official in the garage of his suburban Washington home.
After a long hibernation from the lecture circuit, India's soft-spoken and carefully scripted Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, stepped onto a dais and promised more of the same.
The International Monetary Fund on Saturday said emergency stimulus measures must remain to avoid endangering a "nascent" economic recovery, as the G20 agreed here to maintain support.
Finance officials from rich and developing countries face difficult negotiations over how to even out the imbalances weighing on the world economy as they gather Friday for a summit at a seaside hotel in Scotland.
Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) -- The International Monetary Fund won’t release the next installment of Serbia’s bailout loan until the government presents its 2010 budget draft to lawmakers, said Bogdan Lissovolik , the IMF representative to the Balkan nation.
Censorship of the Internet is open to challenge at the World Trade Organization as it can restrict trade in services delivered online, a forthcoming study says. A censorship case at the WTO could raise sovereignty issues, given the clear right of member states to restrict trade on moral grounds -- for example, by blocking access to child pornography websites.
Australian Trade Minister Simon Crean on Tuesday defended the strength of the country's currency, saying it played a major role in bolstering the economy during the global slowdown.
JOHANNESBURG, 9 November 2009 (IRIN) - Thinning out the top-heavy governance system of Comoros is creating tensions in the Indian Ocean island state, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its October 2009 country report.
It's been called A Place to Enjoy Coffee, and the less charitable Aging Politicians Enjoying Cocktails.
WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)--As Group of 20 finance ministers gather in Scotland this week, the International Monetary Fund repeated that the world economy needs to see sustained growth before countries can begin removing stimulative measures.
The United States, the European Union and Mexico called Wednesday on the World Trade Organization to probe Chinese curbs on raw material exports that they say break global trade rules.
Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) -- Malaysia and New Zealand signed a free trade agreement today after four years of talks, seeking to bolster $1.8 billion in bilateral trade as the global economy recovers from its slump.
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first review of Sri Lanka's economic performance under a program supported by a 20-month Stand-By Arrangement (SBA). The completion of the review enables the immediate disbursement of an amount equivalent to SDR 206.7 million (about US$329.4 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to an amount ...
Canada is taking its seal hunt dispute with the European Union to the World Trade Organization. Trade Minister Stockwell Day said Monday that Ottawa has formally requested WTO consultations on Europe's ban of Canadian seal products, the first stage of the world body's dispute-settlement process.
