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John W. Miller reports for the Wall Street Journal on the seventh World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Geneva. Miller explains why protectionism and the state of the global economy have made several nations "afraid" of a new international trade deal.
European and U.S. stock markets pared gains Thursday after a downbeat U.S. services sector survey stoked concerns about the recovery in the world's largest economy just a day before a key jobs report.
IMF chief: The global economy is still vulnerable to shocks
GENEVA — The United States, China and other commercial powers will spearhead a new attempt next week to find ways to revive world trade and drag the global economy out of recession.
Anti-capitalism protesters smashed the windows of banks, shops and cafes in central Geneva and set cars on fire during a demonstration Saturday against the World Trade Organization.
LONDON—World stocks mostly fell today ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that investors watch closely for signs of recovery and which could well set the market tone for the rest of the year. In Europe, the FTSE 100 index of leading British shares was down 32.63 points, or 0.6 percent, at 5,280.37 while Germany’s DAX fell 39.10 points, or 0.7 percent, at 5,731.25. The CAC-40 in France was 16.53 ...
Police with water cannon fired tear gas and rubber bullets Saturday to separate violent demonstrators from a protest opposing a meeting of top world trade officials, but the hooded "black bloc" activists were able to cause damage before 14 were arrested,... World Trade Organization - Lachrymatory agent - Geneva - Economic - International
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) staff team led by Norbert Toé visited Mbabane during November 18–December 2 to conduct the 2009 Article IV Consultation with Swaziland.
Dec. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Hong Kong should consider tightening lending rules to prevent a credit-asset price cycle that may damage its economy, the International Monetary Fund said.
Dec. 2 (Bloomberg) -- Dubai World’s attempt to delay debt repayments, while slowing growth in the United Arab Emirates, is “contained and manageable” for banks that lent money to the state-run company, an International Monetary Fund official said.
LONDON — World stocks mostly fell Friday ahead of a key U.S. jobs report that investors watch ...
World stocks ticked higher on Wednesday with anxiety over Dubai's debt problems taking a backseat and focus shifting to this week's economic numbers and the European Central Bank's rate meeting.
Anti-capitalism protesters smashed the windows of banks, shops and cafes in Geneva, Switzerland, and set cars on fire during a demonstration against the World Trade Organization.
Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, the senior Republican on the Banking Committee, and seven other senators on Tuesday introduced a resolution to have Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner direct the U.S. representatives at the World Bank and International Monetary Fund to oppose new loans to Antigua "until that government cooperates with the United States" and compensates the Stanford investors
Washington, D.C. Thursday, December 2, 2009 Good morning, everybody. My name is Olga Stankova, and I’m in Media Relations of the International Monetary Fund. Welcome to the conference call on Dubai.
(RTTNews) - Strong capital inflows could lead to rapid credit growth in Hong Kong's financial system, fueling asset markets and creating macroeconomic volatility, the International Monetary Fund said in a report on Thursday.
