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Slowdown Expected in Asia-Pacific Growth
UN report pegs expansion in region at 6.5 percent.
ILO Sees Cloudy Picture for Global Jobs
European countries hit hardest by unemployment.
Coalition Urges Hillary Clinton to Pressure Uzbekistan
At issue is alleged child labor in cotton industry.
Brazil Exec Tells WTO of Exchange Rate Woes
Claims unbalanced playing field for export dropoff.
Turkey Set for Rapid Production Growth
Turkey is aiming to become one of the top 10 economies in the world by 2023, with the volume of exports…
International Labor Organization Pressures Cambodia
Seeks action over shooting at shoe factory.
China Leads Production Rise in Developing Countries
Global apparel and textile manufacturing grew in 2011.
Swatch Group Sees Growth in 2012
The world’s biggest watchmaker expects sales to increase in “the upper level of single digits,” chief…
WTO OKs EU Tariff Waiver on Pakistan Goods
The WTO approved a request from the EU for a two-year tariff waiver on key imports from or 75 Pakistan.
Timothy Geithner Blasts China Subsidies at Davos
U.S. Treasury Secretary draws both concern and support from trading partners over critical remarks.
WEF Report Warns of Supply Chain Risks
Experts at Davos forum recommend diligent strategies.
Germany’s Merkel Sees Potential for U.S.-EU Trade Pact
Remarks made at World Economic Forum in Davos.
U.N. Report Details Rapid Shift in Manufacturing
Emerging economies overtake rich nations in decade.
World Output to Stall: U.N. Report
The organization forecast it to slow down and see growth of just 2.6 percent in 2012, down from last year’s…
Emerging Countries Dominating Global Exports
Developing economies growing exports.