Posts from category US Business News

US Trade Delegation Makes SOS Trip to Columbia

on August 11, 2010 by admin in Business, Canada News, Latin American Business, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

More than 100 industrialists from the US are touring Columbia to identify potential areas of trade, and maximize their business prospects under the new regime before it is too late as the new president of Columbia is equi-distant in ideology… Continue reading

China Okays Iran Sanctions – Yet Holds Trade with Impunity

on August 11, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, China Business News, Economy, Global Export News, Iranian Business, Iranian News, Saudi Arabia News, US Business News, Comments Off

The recent sanctions against Iran hammered out by the US and like-minded countries targeting energy and banking sectors have become more blatantly farcical when China resumed oil trade with Iran even after the embargo came into effect. Desperate moves by… Continue reading

Zimbabwe to Buy Small Denominations to Fix Currency Crisis

on July 20, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Economics, News, Politics, South Africa News, US Business News, Comments Off

The Finance Minister of Zimbabwe has announced that his country would import small change to stave off worsening currency problems. The day to day lives of the Zimbabweans have become difficult ever since the country experienced severe shortage of small… Continue reading

Normalcy in Kyrgyzstan Weigh beyond Parliamentary Democracy

on June 30, 2010 by admin in Business, Economy, EU News, Kazakhstan News, Opinion, Politics, Russia News, Trade News, US Business News, Comments Off

Despite a referendum for parliamentary democracy, the future of Kyrgyzstan depends a lot on the foreign policy for the country by Russia and the US. Russia along with the US backed the decision to go ahead with the referendum from… Continue reading

Afghan Serendipity Exposes US Interests in Business of War

on June 15, 2010 by admin in Business, China Business News, Economy, Global Economy, India, India News, Opinion, Politics, Research, Review, Russia News, Saudi Arabia News, Trade News, US Business News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off

It was always a mystery why most military powers constantly attempted to occupy often portrayed derelict Afghanistan, but with the latest discovery of the country being seated over more than $1tn precious mineral deposits lays it to rest instantly. According… Continue reading

Cosmetics Next in Line to Boost Global Halal Trade

on June 7, 2010 by admin in Bahrain News, Business, Dubai News, Export News, GCC News, Saudi Arabia News, Trade News, UAE News, US Business News, Comments Off

The recently concluded Beautyworld Middle East 2010, the largest international trade fair for beauty products in the Middle East, is proving that there is huge demand for halal cosmetics as well besides halal food. Increased participation from the US companies… Continue reading

Used Cooking Oil-based Bio-diesel becomes a Rage in US

on May 15, 2010 by admin in Blog, Business, Economics, Environment, Global Economy, News, US Business News, Comments Off

In the US, companies and communities alike are fashioning the new wave of energy production by converting cooking oil waste to bio-diesel not just for greening but also for profits and revenue generation. The new craze must be regarded as… Continue reading

EU Members wish to Increase Trade with Iran‎

on May 5, 2010 by admin in Business, Export News, Import News, News, Trade News, US Business News, Comments Off

An Iranian official claimed most European countries were keen on engaging in trade with Iran devoid of political pressures and other bottlenecks. The likely reason for that opinion would be due to the reduction of EU members’ trade with Iran… 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

Saudi Arabia Broadens Business with US on a Grand Scale

on April 29, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Business, Economy, News, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, World Business, Comments Off

The ongoing two-day US-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum, a first of its kind, has become a venue for the Saudi kingdom to woo US with investment opportunities worth more than $250bn. A delegation of about 200 which includes prominent state officials… Continue reading

US-Cuba May Hammer out a Deal Soon Despite Divergences

on April 27, 2010 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Economy, News, Saudi Arabia News, US Business News, World Business, Comments Off

The two events, the legislation passed by the US House of Representatives easing travel and trade restrictions and recent municipal election in Cuba suggest the US will end the 48yr-old embargo against Cuba despite public bickering between top government representatives… Continue reading

Aviation Industry May Take Months to Recover from Volcanic Losses

on April 16, 2010 by admin in Asia Pacific Trade, Aviation News, Business, Canada News, China Business News, Dubai News, EU News, Global Economy, Iceland News, Trade News, Travel News, US Business News, World Business, World Business News, Comments Off

The volcano under Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull glacier which erupted on last Wednesday for the second time in a month is likely to inflict huge losses to global trade, particularly to the aviation industry as passenger and cargo movement has come to… Continue reading

Carbon Reduction by NZ Relies on Progress Achieved by Others

on April 8, 2010 by admin in Australian Business, Australian News, EU News, New Zealand News, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

New Zealand Climate Change Minister Nick Smith told Radio New Zealand that the implementation of Emission Trade Scheme (ETS) would be based on the progress actualized by other developed countries, especially Australia, the US, Japan and Europe. He said if… Continue reading

US-Nigeria Aims to Ameliorate Ties by Broad-based Accord

on April 5, 2010 by admin in Africa News, Bilateral Trade, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, Comments Off

The US and Nigeria would be attempting to upgrade its diplomatic ties through a historic comprehensive commission pact to be signed on Wednesday in New York. The bi-national commission agreement comes barely days after the US lifted enhanced airport screening… 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

Haitians Sceptical about US Re-build Formula

on March 24, 2010 by admin in Haiti Economy, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

Most of Haiti’s population, who are left bereft of their loved ones and homes by the Jan 12 devastation of 7.2 magnitude earthquake is seemed to have woken up to the reality that everything happening in its country in the… Continue reading

Canadians Urge Export Ban and Human Right Status for Water

on March 24, 2010 by admin in Canada News, Export News, Import News, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

On the World Water Day, the Canadians have brought up the long pending issue of water regulation and export ban before Prime Minister Stephen Harper to prevent the country being wiped out of limited fresh water resources. The Council of… Continue reading

WTO Could be a Stage to Resolve Google-China Faceoff

on March 4, 2010 by admin in China Business News, E-Commerce, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

At the behest of Google, the Obama administration is reviewing the options of complaining to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the Chinese censorship of Google Inc., the search engine powerhouse and other affected companies. The alleged Chinese action is… 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

US-Mexico Truck Dispute Enters Hope Highway

on February 11, 2010 by admin in Canada News, Mexico and the US, Trade Deals, Trade News, US Business News, Comments Off

A meeting between two top government representatives from the US and Mexico suggests the Obama administration’s revocation of the pilot program will be lifted soon to end the one year old trade spat. The program allowed the movement of some… Continue reading

Russia to be Less Reliant on Food Imports

on February 8, 2010 by admin in Global Economy, Import News, Kazakh Business, Largest Wheat Exporter, Russia News, Trade News, Turkey News, US Business News, World Business, World Grain Forum, Comments Off

According to RIA Novosti, the President of Russia, Dmitry Medvedev has approved a plan to boost domestic food production and reduce the country’s dependence on imports. Russia plans to enhance its food production through a new food policy which is… Continue reading

US Farm Bureau Laments Trade Deal Delays Ahead of Annual Meet

on January 9, 2010 by admin in Economy, Export News, Global Export News, Tradeoff, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

An official of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), the largest farm organization in the US said delays by Obama administration to strike trade deals with potential countries and blocs were causing distress to the farming community of the country.… Continue reading

USDA Releases Details on Funds for Emerging Markets Program

on December 21, 2009 by admin in Africa News, ASEAN News, Global Export News, Trade News, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that 91 agricultural trade promotion projects had been allocated $8.2m for the fiscal 2009 to promote overseas market access for the US food and agricultural products. The money was provided by the… Continue reading

Argentina Sees Remarks by US Envoy as Political Posturing

on December 18, 2009 by admin in Bilateral Trade, Economy, Global Economy, Trade Deals, Trade News, Tradeoff, US Business News, World Business News, Comments Off

The US Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs Arturo Valenzuela’s recent visit to Argentina did not pan out as expected after he quoted the US businessmen had raised investment doubts over legal insecurity in Argentina – a stark contrast… Continue reading

Plans of Asia-Pacific Integration through Single Currency

on October 28, 2009 by admin in Asia Pacific Trade, Business, Economy, US Business News, World Business, Comments Off

Asian leaders have once again brought up the idea of common currency at the 4th East Asia Summit (EAS) which opened on Sunday, where ASEAN members along with others including China, Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and New Zealand met… Continue reading