Farmers worry about falling crop prices and lost sales overseas. Manufacturers fear rising costs and new foreign taxes on their exports. American allies overseas are furious. By any conventional…
more ...Cuban Agriculture Faces Another Hard Year as Produce Sales Drop
Cuba moved nearly 15 percent less produce through domestic markets during the first six months of the year, compared with the same period in 2017, signaling another bad year for…
more ...Report: UN Poverty Targets Remain Off Course
Aid money urgently needs to be redirected to the poorest countries in order to reach the United Nations’ goal of ending extreme poverty by 2030, according to a report. The…
more ...Trump Tells Aides to Proceed With More Tariffs on Chinese Goods
U.S. media reports said Friday that President Donald Trump has instructed aides to proceed with tariffs on $200 billion more in Chinese products. Citing sources familiar with the matter, Bloomberg…
more ...Turkey’s Central Bank Defies Erdogan, Hikes Rates
The Turkish central bank caught international markets by surprise Thursday as it aggressively hiked interest rates in an effort to strengthen consumer confidence, stem inflation and rein in the currency…
more ...In Cuba, Street Vendors Sing to Sell, From Salsa to Reggaeton
Cuba’s street vendors are bringing back the pregon, the art of singing humorous, rhyming ditties with double entendres about the goods they are selling, with some modernizing the tradition by…
more ...Survey: US Tariffs Hurting American Businesses in China
Even before U.S.-China trade tensions began escalating dramatically, foreign businesses who operate in China were warning about the impact tariffs could have. And now, according to a newly released joint…
more ...Anti-Corruption Watchdog: Most Countries Ignore Anti-Foreign Bribery Laws
A new report by Transparency International suggests foreign bribery is alive and well. The report, by the Berlin-based, anti-corruption watchdog, suggests little has changed in recent years in the way…
more ...Crashing Turkish Lira in the Balance Before Central Bank Meeting
The Turkish central bank is facing growing pressure to decisively hike interest rates at a meeting Thursday to defend an ailing currency and rein in double-digit inflation. But concerns remain…
more ...S. Korea Jobless Rate Hits Highest Since Global Financial Crisis
South Korea’s unemployment rate hit an eight-year high in August as mandatory minimum wages rose, adding to economic policy frustrations and political challenges for President Moon Jae-in whose approval rating…
more ...Water Shortages to Cut Iraq’s Irrigated Wheat Area by Half
In Iraq, a major Middle East grain buyer, will cut the irrigated area it plants with wheat by half in the 2018-2019 growing season as water shortages grip the country,…
more ...In Posh Bangkok Neighborhood, Residents Trade Energy with Blockchain
Residents in a Bangkok neighborhood are trying out a renewable energy trading platform that allows them to buy and sell electricity between themselves, signaling the growing popularity of such systems…
more ...Global Gathering for Good Sees Young, Bright Future for Business
Young people are driving the growth of businesses that benefit society and the environment, the organizer of a global gathering of ethical entrepreneurs said as it opens Wednesday. Some 1,500…
more ...S. Africa’s Controversial Land Expropriation Stirs Emotions, Uncertainty
Plans by South Africa’s government to change the law to allow land expropriation without compensation have provoked an emotional response, even reaching the ears of President Donald Trump, who signaled…
more ...Indonesia Battles Currency Woes
Policymakers in Indonesia are grappling to deal with a weakened currency, the rupiah, which was valued at just 14,930 per U.S. dollar last week — its lowest point since the…
more ...13-Year-Old Kurdish-American Boy Becomes Entrepreneur
United States is a land of opportunity. We have all heard this saying, but what does it mean and how does it happen? A Kurdish-American family in the state of…
more ...Japan’s Bid to End Whaling Ban is Top Issue at Conference
Japan will once again try to get the international ban on whale hunting overturned at the global conference of the International Whaling Commission (IWC), which opened in Brazil on Monday.…
more ...DOE: US, Saudi Energy Ministers Meet in Washington
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry met with Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih on Monday in Washington, the U.S. Energy Department said, as the Trump administration encourages big oil-producing countries to…
more ...In India, Success Stories Fuel Entrepreneurship
More Indians are aspiring to become entrepreneurs, leaving the security of well-paid jobs to launch their own ventures. As Anjana Pasricha reports, their dreams have been fueled by successful start-ups…
more ...Zimbabwe Finance Minister: Reviving Economy is ‘Herculean’ Task
Zimbabwe’s new finance minister has described his task of reviving the country’s moribund economy as extraordinarily difficult, but he is hopeful of success. “It’s enormous, it is Herculean. I am…
more ...EU, US Make First Push for Closer Ties After Trade Detente
European Union trade chief Cecilia Malmstrom met her U.S. counterpart for the first time on Monday since President Donald Trump dropped his threat to impose tariffs on EU cars, saying…
more ...India Faces Protests over Rising Fuel Prices
Roads were empty, businesses were closed and schools shut down Monday in parts of India, as opposition politicians looking toward elections called for a nationwide strike over rising fuel prices.…
more ...Libya Oil Company Offices Attacked, Causing Fire, Casualties
Security forces of Libya’s U.N.-backed government on Monday stormed the headquarters of the country’s national oil company in the capital Tripoli shortly after gunmen had gone into the building, shooting…
more ...Despite Trump Tweet, Ford says it Won’t Make Hatchback in US
Ford won’t be moving production of a hatchback wagon to the United States from China — despite President Donald Trump’s claim Sunday that his taxes on Chinese imports mean the…
more ...Ford Says It Will Not Move Small Car Production from China to US
Ford says it has no plans to move production of a small car from China to the United States despite President Donald Trump’s enthusiastic tweet Sunday. “It would not be…
more ...Flush From End of Bailout, Greek PM Announces Tax Breaks
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Saturday unveiled plans for tax cuts and pledged spending to heal years of painful austerity, less than a month after Greece emerged from a bailout program financed by…
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