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eBay pays 1.2m pounds in British taxes on sales of 800m pounds
Oct 21, 2012 (AFP)
Online auction giant eBay paid only 1.2 million pounds ($1.92 million, 1.47 million euros) in tax to the British government despite generating 800 million pound...
Safety still concern at Zambia's Chinese-owned mines
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
Work conditions at Zambia's Chinese-owned copper mines have improved, but the Asian giant's labour record is still clouding its sizeable investments into the co...
Fund in Argentine ship row offers to repatriate some sailors
Oct 19, 2012 (AFP)
A fund whose court claims have led to the seizure of an Argentine warship in Ghana has offered to repatriate its stranded sailors who are "of other nationalitie...
Microsoft profit tops forecasts but revenue weak
Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)
US computing giant Microsoft on Thursday blamed a slowdown in personal computer sales for a fall in earnings and revenues for its fiscal first quarter. Microsof...
Venezuela escalates Mercosur Paraguay row
Oct 18, 2012 (UPI)
Venezuela escalated its diplomatic row with Paraguay, expelling the remaining embassy staff of the landlocked country in a further blow to prospects for healing...
Japan's Hokkaido welcomes Chinese, despite row
Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)
The governor of Japan's tourist haven island of Hokkaido said Thursday the doors were open for Chinese tourists and investors, despite frictions that have seen ...
WTO sides with US on Chinese steel import duties, again
Oct 18, 2012 (AFP)
China did indeed break global trade rules when it imposed anti-dumping duties on US electrical steel imports, the World Trade Organisation ruled Thursday, confi...
BHP chief says China steel surge has peaked
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
BHP Billiton chief Marius Kloppers said on Wednesday that China's steel surge had peaked and iron ore and steel growth was likely to decline, as the miner deliv...
Mobile commerce lifts eBay profits
Oct 17, 2012 (AFP)
US online giant eBay said Wednesday third quarter profits edged up two percent from a year ago to $597 million, driven by gains in mobile shopping and payments....
France backs Croatia's 2013 EU date
Oct 17, 2012 (UPI)
France said this week it still backs Croatia's bid for a 2013 accession to the European Union despite misgivings from leaders of the German Parliament. A spokes...
Argentine delegation in Ghana for talks on warship seizure
Oct 16, 2012 (AFP)
A delegation from Argentina on Tuesday met with Ghanaian officials in an attempt to negotiate the release of a warship being detained outside Accra over a bond ...
U.S.-EU trade dispute ongoing
Oct 16, 2012 (UPI)
The spat between the European Union and the United States over alleged government subsidies to Boeing is far from resolved. The United States last month said it...
Mexico takes textile dispute with China to the WTO
Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)
Mexico has called for discussions at the World Trade Organisation on Chinese support for its textile companies, a statement said on Monday. Mexico said it sough...
London Metal Exchange hopeful of 2012 takeover completion
Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)
The London Metal Exchange is hopeful of completing its takeover by the Hong Kong stock exchange by the end of 2012, LME chief executive Martin Abbott told the s...
Workers unite to form Canada's largest union
Oct 15, 2012 (AFP)
Two unions representing Canada's auto, energy, forestry, media and telecommunications workers merged Monday to form the nation's largest public sector union. Me...
China IMF boycott 'a sign of things to come': analysts
Oct 14, 2012 (AFP)
China's top level boycott of global financial meetings in Japan this week is a sign of things to come, analysts say, as an economically emboldened Beijing shows...
China exports jump but weakness seen ahead
Oct 13, 2012 (AFP)
Chinese exports rose 9.9 percent in September year-on-year to a record monthly high, the government said Saturday, but analysts warned the performance was unsus...
Argentina, Brazil trade row eases for now
Oct 12, 2012 (UPI)
Argentina's trade row with Brazil has been averted for now but its deep impact on Brazilian exporters meant losses running into several million dollars. Argenti...
Argentine mission to seek release of seized ship
Oct 12, 2012 (AFP)
A high-level Argentine mission to persuade Ghana to release an Argentine warship seized 11 days ago in a dispute with creditors was expected to depart soon, off...
Miners' strikes weaken S. African economy
Oct 12, 2012 (UPI)
Escalating wildcat strikes in South Africa's mining industry, a pillar of the continent's largest economy, are scaring off foreign investment that's heading for...
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