Apr. 1, 2008 20:26
Lowering of import duties by Egypt and Saudia Arabia
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Egypt and Saudi Arabia have announced that they will lower import duties on food and related products in order to combat food shortages and rising inflation rates. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f9c07fa6-0013-11dd-825a-000077b07658,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=a955630e-3603-11dc-ad42-0000779fd2ac,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Apr. 1, 2008 20:25
Chinese overtures to Nigeria
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This article discusses China's efforts to foster its relationship with Nigeria. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7a46f5d4-0013-11dd-825a-000077b07658,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=9c33700c-4c86-11da-89df-0000779e2340,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Apr. 1, 2008 20:23
Drug prices in the EU
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A newly issued EU decision could have the impact of making cheap prescription drugs more readily available in the EU. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/dbad87fa-0038-11dd-825a-000077b07658,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=62398742-53ce-11db-8a2a-0000779e2340,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Apr. 1, 2008 20:22
Shift in Asian trading partners
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This article discusses the trading trend of Asian nations turning to the Moddle East and Russia as partners rather than the US and the EU. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/28d3e6e6-ffa3-11dc-b556-000077b07658,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=abb716b0-2f7a-11da-8b51-00000e2511c8,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Apr. 1, 2008 20:20
More on Exxon/Mobil
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In a further development, a British court has reversed a lower court decision placing an injunction on Venezuelan assets pending the outcome of the British-filed Exxon case. See http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9e4420e0-f520-11dc-a21b-000077b07658,noOfParas=2,emailFormat=plainText,storyType=ultralight,dwp_uuid=266499dc-8ad8-11db-8940-0000779e2340,print=no,_i_email=y.html
Apr. 1, 2008 20:19
This article discusses the housing slump in the UK and the reasons for it. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/01/business/rtrcol02.php
Apr. 1, 2008 20:17
Microsoft software decision
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It appears that Microsoft has won an international software design dispute. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/01/business/msft.php
Apr. 1, 2008 20:15
Union of Swedish and Danish postal services
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The governments of Sweden and Denmark have announced that they will merge their postal services into one corporate entity that will, over time, be a publicly traded entity. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/01/business/post.php
Apr. 1, 2008 20:11
This article addresses the issue of the US' policy of taxing the income of its citizens which is earned abroad. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/01/america/expats.php
Apr. 1, 2008 13:57
Continuation of Argentine farmers strikes
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Argentine farmers have rejected the government's concessions regarding taxation of their products and intend to resume their strikes. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7323152.stm
Apr. 1, 2008 13:55
Japanese economic confidence
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This article discusses the rapidly decreasing level of Japanese confidence in their economy. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7323996.stm
Apr. 1, 2008 13:53
This article discusses the strike at a Nike plant in Vietnam. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7324242.stm
Apr. 1, 2008 13:52
Unemployment rates in Germany fell in the latest round of economic reports. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7324029.stm
Apr. 1, 2008 13:51
The French government has announced that it has found insider trading involving EADS. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/business/7323905.stm
Apr. 1, 2008 13:47
European employer investment plans
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This article discusses the increasing trend of encouraging employees of European companies to invest in their own markets. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/31/technology/employee.php
Apr. 1, 2008 13:44
IBM has been banned from attempting to procure contracts with the US government due to accusations of procurement improprieties in 2006. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/01/business/01IBM.php
Apr. 1, 2008 13:43
This article discusses the March, 2008 inflation rates for the Eurozone area. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/31/business/euecon.php
Apr. 1, 2008 13:41
This article discusses the Swiss plan to ban trade in cat fur. See http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/01/europe/01cats.php
Apr. 1, 2008 13:39
International cyber-crime conviction
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This article discusses the recent conviction of a teenager from New Zealand in an international cyber-crime operation. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/asia-pacific/7323733.stm
Apr. 1, 2008 13:38
Dramatic increases in the cost of food have caused the Indian government to stop the export of all rice other than basmati. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/south_asia/7323713.stm
Apr. 1, 2008 13:37
A week after allowing Cubans access to cell phones, the Cuban government has announced that it will reduce its rules on Cuban access to certain hotels located within Cuba. See http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/fr/-/2/hi/americas/7322739.stm
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