The Toronto Star | By Michael Smith | January 29, 2004
The Asian giant's economy will eclipse America's by 2039 no matter what, according to experts But if the two nations continue along their current paths, that day could come much sooner
Agence France Presse | By ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ | January 29, 2004
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva met over 200 executives in Geneva on Thursday from foreign firms such as Syngenta, Mitsui and Alcatel to whip up investment in Brazil's growing economy.
AFX European Focus | January 26, 2004
Following are the main points from this year's World Economic Forum here.
ECONOMY
- US Commerce Secretary Donald Evans told the forum he felt the US budget deficit as it stands is 'appropriate', but will come down
The Irish Times | January 24, 2004
Overcome terror by fighting poverty - Unctad International bodies spend too much time on trade and not enough on poverty, the UN's top trade official tells Deaglan de Breadun
AFX European Focus | January 23, 2004
Brazil's minister of Development, Industry and Trade Luiz Fernando Furlan said informal meetings in Davos have helped progress towards a positive conclusion to the Doha round of WTO trade talks at the end of this year.
AFX - Asia | January 23, 2004
Japanese and US officials said they ended a day of talks without agreeing on the conditions needed to lift Tokyo's ban on US beef imports, imposed after the discovery of mad cow disease in the US.
Agence France Presse | By DEBORAH HAYNES | January 23, 2004
How best to re-launch global trade talks is set to be the burning question for more than 20 trade or economics ministers due to meet Friday on the fringe of the elite World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
