Business

Berlin, 8 March 2005— The German Chancellor, Gerhard Schröder, will be the main guest speaker at the opening ceremonies lined up for this year‘s International Tourism Exchange (ITB) 2005 in Berlin. According to a programme […]

Mombasa, Kenya, 4 March, 2005— A top U.S. trade official says trade ministers have imparted progress to World Trade Organization (WTO) negotiations by agreeing among themselves at an informal meeting on a uniform way to […]

Berlin, 10 February, 2005— A German business executive has urged international corporations to uphold ethical standards that promotes respect for environmental, employment and social patterns. Speaking at the International Policy Dialogue here today, the business […]

Berlin, 10 February, 2005— A one-day international policy dialogue on the role of the private sector towards the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals ended here today. Themed: “Employment Intensive Growth for Poverty Reduction : […]

Malabo, Equitorial Guinea, 1 February, 2005— Transparency and accountability in resource-rich countries are critical for ensuring that wealth derived from those resources is managed for the benefit of the entire population, an International Monetary Fund […]

Johannesburg, 19 January, 2005— Swaziland’s economy faces a serious challenge now that it has to compete with Asian giants like China for a share of clothing and textile exports to the United States. The World […]

Dakar, 4 January, 2005— West Africa’s central bank enrolled town criers, UN peacekeepers and even desert pilots as it pulled out all the stops for an unprecedented 10-week campaign to swap old bank-notes for new […]

Washington, 14 December, 2004— Governments joined in the campaign against money laundering should cooperate to a greater degree in prosecuting criminals, fighting tax evasion, collecting data, and providing technical and financial assistance to poor countries […]