Urgent talks to salvage a global trade deal made ”some progress” on Thursday, ministers said, but officials warned the mood was dark.
World Trade Organisation (WTO) chief Pascal Lamy says that only "modest" progress has been made in the past two days of crucial trade talks.
The Soviet-era connections between Russia and some African states have collapsed into low levels of economic engagement between the former partners.
White House’s hostile rhetoric fails to stem flow of exports to regime under sanctions, writes Ewen MacAskill .
”Neither the Constitution nor our people will allow any violation of our sovereignty”, says Hussain al-Shahristani, Iraq’s Oil Minister.
The slow pace of regional integration and poor infrastructure are hampering trade between countries in Africa, delegates at a World Economic Forum (WEF) meeting said on Friday.