Cambodia urges unity among poor nations on trade

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday poor countries like his must continue speaking with one voice in the Doha round of global trade talks to ensure their competitiveness with developed countries.

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The US has won a ruling at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against China's restrictions on the import of American DVDs and other media products.

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Steepest decline ever in trade using surface transportation Trade using surface transportation between the United States, Canada and Mexico dropped 35.4 percent in May, the largest year-over-year decline on record for the North American Free Trade Agreement partners, according t …

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L'Aquila, Italy - The leaders of the world's top developed and developing powers began talks in the mediaeval Italian town of L'Aquila on Thursday in a search of agreement on liberalizing global trade and fighting global warming.

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Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has said the world's poor people should not be forced to pay for the global financial crisis.

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Less than a week before it leaves office, the Bush administration has sparked anger across the Atlantic by tripling the import duty rate on roquefort cheese to 300%, a move which the US hopes will "shut down trade" in the sheep's milk product by making it prohibitively expensive.

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Hijackings off the coast of Somalia this year have posed a grave threat to the lives of sailors taking cargo ships through the region – and captured the attention of the world's exporters by vastly increasing the costs of global trade.

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Ronald Reagan always got a laugh when he offered audiences what he described as the scariest nine words in the English language: "I'm from the government and I'm here to help."

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The rivalry between rich and poor countries over the international markets for industrial goods has taken root in the World Trade Organisation (WTO), where it represents one of the biggest obstacles to the success of the Doha Round of multilateral trade talks.

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This debt, even though it is the government debt, is owed by every American. Around 80% is owed to ourselves, but 20% is owed to countries like Japan and China. What happens if the bank wants the money it loaned you back?

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U.S. Civil War Not Over - ???Mart Found Different Slaves

The United States engaged in a Civil War over slavery. The right side won, but is losing the covert cold war over the slave trade that continues to this day disguised as Free Global Trade.

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If the candidates think they will charm the world while adopting protectionist policies, they are in for a surprise.

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Ha-Joon Chang is a Cambridge economist who specializes in the abject poverty of the Third World and its people, groups, nations, and empires, and their doctrines that are responsible for this condition.

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eGlobal Trade Sources facilitates trade between Pakistan, Afghanistan and CIS countries and the world.

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A very good article regarding the still prevalent practice of intellectual property theft in the Chinese manufacturing sector. This is probably one of the most important issues to many companies as they fight the theft of their ideas and hard work.

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"The United States sends it surpluses to the world's famine zones free of charge. But even this supposedly charitable effort can harm the recipients if the free food floods local markets and hobbles domestic production."

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If you lose your job, you can sell your home. If you lose your home, you can sell your possessions. If you lose your possessions, you can prostitute yourself. And if you lose everything else, you can sell one more thing: your organs.

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Here's bad news for those who oppose global free trade: Not only did the world-wide trend toward greater economic liberty hold steady over the past year, but the incomes of poor individuals across the globe are rising as result. The world isn't only growing richer.

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The Bush administration has announced it may revoke trade preferences from three large South American countries in a move some experts believe is designed to pressure them to consent to free trade agreements with the United States.

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It's been a good past few years for container shipping, but it does look like it's now time to batten down the hatches an prepare for stromier seas ahead.

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