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Global Infrastructure Deficit Pegged at $2Trillion Per Annum

on May 24, 2010 by admin in Business, Economy, Global Economy, Latin American Business, News, World Business News, Comments Off

The World Economic Forum’s Positive Infrastructure Report (PIR) finds that world faces a global infrastructure deficit of US$2 trillion per year over the next 20 years. The report analyses the four largest infrastructure markets – Latin America, China, India and… Continue reading

Majority Do Not Buy Terror Advisories Rather Go by Intuition

on May 3, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Australian News, Bahrain News, Business, EU News, News, South Africa News, Tourism News, Travel News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

A recent opinion poll on whether terror advisories altered one’s business itinerary revealed that 54 percent of the respondents went by their intuition and never fell prey to media hype or any such government notifications. The poll which was featured… Continue reading

ACTA to Play God on Online Activities – Overrides WIPO Role

on April 21, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Asia Pacific Trade, Australian Business, B2B Business, Bilateral Trade, Canada News, China Business News, E-Commerce, EU News, Global B2B, India, India News, Pakistan News, Switzerland News, Trade News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) which will be released on Thursday from New Zealand is expected to put tabs on most e-activities on the basis of piracy or copyright infringement. Moreover, the accord is also likely to slight the existence… Continue reading

Cameroon Pet Fishers Start to Earn More via WB-backed Project

on April 2, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Export News, Import News, US Business News, Comments Off

A sustainable aquaculture program developed by the World Fish Centre (WFC) with the sponsorship from the World Bank (WB) is bringing about a change among the ornamental fishing communities of Cameroon. The sustainable aquarium fish-breeding program is believed to directly… Continue reading

Russia to Source Poultry and Meat from India

on March 30, 2010 by admin in Export News, Global Export News, Import News, Indian Exports, Trade Deals, Trade News, World Business News, Comments Off

Russia will look at India apart from Turkey and Thailand to satisfy its poultry demand to tide over the shortage created by lack of supplies from the US and Brazil. The poultry imports from the US and Brazil are banned… Continue reading

Developing Nations Follow Rich – Pile up Arms with New Lucre

on March 17, 2010 by admin in Africa News, ASEAN News, Asia Pacific Trade, Defence Supplies, Defense Supplies, Export News, Global Export News, Import News, Russia News, Saudi Arabia News, Comments Off

According to a new study, the emerging economies of Latin America as well as South Asia are amassing arms to improve their defence status with their new earnings delivered by globalization. In the past century if it was the advanced… Continue reading

Removal of Ban on Beef Imports by Australia Sets off Dissent

on March 3, 2010 by admin in Australian Business, Australian News, Import News, Protectionism, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, Comments Off

Protectionism versus safety took the centre stage of debate between the Rudd administration and the domestic beef industry along with the main opposition while the Australian government declared the removal of ban on beef importation on Monday. Prior to the… Continue reading