Tag: trade

• Saturday, April 16th 2011 - 00:09 UTC

  China’s trade with BRICS associates surged 45.8% in the first quarter

  

  China's top customs authority announced Friday that trade with the other four BRICS nations surged by 45.8% to reach 59.9 billion US dollars in the first quarter of this year.

• Monday, April 11th 2011 - 06:17 UTC

  With Colombia support Venezuela gets temporary extension of Andean membership

  

  Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos and Venezuela’s Hugo Chavez agreed over the weekend to temporarily extend the bilateral trade pact within the framework of the Andean Community, or CAN, despite Venezuela’s pending withdrawal from that regional organization on April 21.

• Monday, April 11th 2011 - 05:07 UTC

  China posts surprise quarterly trade deficit of 1.02 billion USD, first in six years

  

  China on Sunday reported a surprise quarterly trade deficit of 1.02 billion US dollars, the first in six years as it settles to rebalance its export oriented economy to boost domestic consumption in the next five years.

• Thursday, December 16th 2010 - 03:45 UTC

  Trade among Mercosur members forecasted to reach 42 billion USD

  

  Trade between the four member Mercosur block is expected to reach 42 billion US dollars in 2010 revealed Argentine Industry minister Debora Giorgi who on Thursday will be participating of the Mercosur summit in Foz de Iguazu, Brazil.

• Friday, December 10th 2010 - 18:40 UTC

  China posts record foreign trade in November, but fears of a “rough” 2011

  

  Even when China's foreign trade hit a historic high in November, boosted by rising demand ahead of the Christmas shopping season, economists forecast a bumpy road next year.

• Monday, November 22nd 2010 - 19:14 UTC

  Trade among Latinamerican countries expected to increase 22% in 2010

  

  Trade among Latinamerican countries is expected to increase 22% during 2010, which is higher than forecasted, according to the UN Economic Commission for Latinamerica and the Caribbean, Cepal. This follows a drop of 0.9% in 2009 when the full impact of the global crisis.

• Monday, September 20th 2010 - 23:59 UTC

  International trade forecasted to grow 13.5% in 2010, says WTO

  

  International trade will expand by an unprecedented 13.5 this year, the World Trade Organization said, revising its forecast because of a faster-than-expected recovery in flows of global commerce.

• Tuesday, September 14th 2010 - 03:08 UTC

  Wide ranging trade deal brings Taiwan closer to China

  

  A historic trade deal between China and Taiwan took effect Sunday signalling improvement in relations between the two countries after they were split by a civil war over 60 years ago.

• Thursday, September 9th 2010 - 23:08 UTC

  India increasing trade and investment links with Peru

  

  Following closely on the steps of China but with lesser exposure India is increasing trade, investment and business links with Latin America, the latest of which a Bussiness seminar in Lima, Peru.

• Saturday, July 31st 2010 - 19:59 UTC

  Mercosur inter-trade forecasted to reach 41 billion USD this year

  

  Trade among Mercosur full members Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay and Venezuela in the process of incorporation is forecasted to reach 41 billion US dollars said Brazil's ambassador to Argentina Enio Cordero. This is a significant leap from the 9 billion of 2002 and 4.5 billion in 1991 when the block was established.