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China’s cooling economy puts Obama export goal at risk
Publication — USA Today Author — By Kathy Chu Date — May 3, 2012 Website — www.usatoday.com HONG KONG – The slowing economies of China and other emerging nations are stunting foreign demand for U.S. goods, jeopardizing one of the Obama administration’s most ambitious economic initiatives. In his 2010 State of the Union address, President Obama set a goal [...]
Bid for Grain Operator in Canada Sets Up Fight
Publication — The New York Times Author — By Ian Austen Date — March 11, 2012 Website — www.nytimes.com OTTAWA — Viterra’s announcement late on Friday that it has become the subject of possible takeover bids has prompted investor interest and may lead to political controversy within Canada this week. An acquisition of the company, [...]
U.S. exports to China boom, despite trade tensions
Publication — The Washington Post Date — March 2012 Website — www.washingtonpost.com The effects of China’s newfound wealth and tastes are showing up elsewhere in the food business, to the benefit of American exporters. For the first three quarters of 2011, the Agriculture Department saw increases in exports to China in four categories: snack foods, [...]
Beijing Defends Stance on Minerals
Publication — The Wall Street Journal Author(s) — By John W. Miller, James T. Areddy and Sudeep Reddy Date — March 13, 2012 Website — http://online.wsj.com Beijing’s tough defense of its rare-earths export quotas is expected to escalate trade disputes over the minerals and spur mining investments—although China has strengths in the industry that are [...]
McCOWN: Natural gas export ban would be costly
The Washington Times February 28, 2012 By Brigham McCown As America’s shale boom increases the domestic supply of natural gas, U.S. companies such asDominion and Cheniere Energy prudently have used avenues to export natural gas to countries in Europe and Asia where higher demand translates into higher prices. Despite the private sector’s willingness to invest billions of dollars [...]
Asia’s Export Day of Reckoning
The Wall Street Journal February 7, 2012 Whatever else you might say about the global economy, these are not the best of times to be an Asian exporter. From South Korea to Japan, Taiwan, Vietnam and China, exports are weakening. This is a potential crisis in the making for East Asian policy makers, who depend [...]
Africa can feed itself — and it should
Mail & Guardian Online (South Africa) January 21, 2012 OLUSEGUN OBASANJO It might surprise many who know of my life in politics and international affairs, but in my heart I consider myself a farmer. I am very proud of my two terms as president of Nigeria. I feel privileged as well that, since retirement, I [...]
Port of L.A. sets U.S. record for shipping export containers
Los Angeles Times January 18, 2012 By Ronald D. White The Port of Los Angeles set a new standard for exports in 2011, becoming the first harbor in the nation to ship more than 2 million containers carrying U.S. goods to customers overseas, according to year-end statistics released by port officials. The nation’s busiest seaport [...]
Obama Vow on Exports Is on Track, With Help
New York Times By Annie Lowrey January 20, 2012 www.nytimes.com
MERCOSUR Increases Tariffs on Industrial Products
The four member countries, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay of MERCOSUR (Common Market of the South) have agreed to increase import tariffs to 35 percent, the maximum allowed under WTO rules, on 100 industrial products until December of 2014 to protect domestic industries. Their manufacturing companies have been under import pressures from Asian competitors and [...]
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