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President Nominates Trade Advisory Panel
WASHINGTON — President Bush nominated a new slate of members to the White House Advisory Committee for Trade…
World Bank Sees Industry Adaptation
GENEVA — The president of the World Bank, James Wolfensohn, brushed aside doom-and-gloom projections on…
Experts Advocate Specialization
The best way for small exporting nations to maintain or grow market share in the face of sourcing giants…
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Swatches: Manhattan Move … GIDC Turns 20
MANHATTAN MOVE: RadiciSpandex Corp.’s annual Stretch to the Future design scholarship competition on May 2…
Cotton Subsidy Talks Suspended in Geneva
WTO trade talks on the effect of cotton subsidies on African nations were suspended after countries objected…
President Bush Cites Free Trade As Essential to Economic Growth
President Bush, in his annual economic report to Congress, said free-trade agreements will continue as a key…
U.S. Steps Up Campaign for CAFTA
U.S. trade officials, pushing aggressively to get CAFTA passed in Congress, said they are gaining some…
Government Appeals China Safeguard Injunction
The Justice Department filed an appeal seeking to overturn an injunction that has halted the government's…
Italian Mills Explore China Ventures
Italian yarn firms are extending their manufacturing reach into China to cut costs and deal with the euro's…
Bush Budget Gets Mixed Reaction From Industry
President Bush's proposed $2.57 trillion 2006 federal budget has gives and takes for programs involving the…
Tempest in a T-shirt: Book Offers New Look at Globalization
NEW YORK — In April 1999, Georgetown University economics professor Pietra Rivoli watched a noisy campus…
A Question of Values: U.S., China Trade Fight Is Focused on Currency
The controversy over the large U.S. trade deficit with China is turning to that country's fixed exchange rate…
Latest Move in China Safeguard Saga
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Justice Department has asked the U.S. Court of International Trade to stay a…
Jean-etic Experimentation
Just the memory of acid-washed jeans induces its own particular kind of cringing among most members of…
Dollar Pinches European Mills
NEW YORK — The weakness of the dollar against the euro posed a formidable hurdle for mills and sales agents…