Jordanian King Abdullah II is hosting more than 700 politicians and business leaders at the World Economic Forum. Afghanistan's President Hamid Karzai, Pakistani Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz, and Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni are among those expected to attend the three-day meeting in the Dead Sea resort of Shuneh.
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More than a thousand people from some 50 nations are in Houston, this week, for the 25th World Ports Conference, sponsored by the International Association of Ports and Harbors. As VOA's Greg Flakus reports from Houston, conference participants are discussing ways of meeting the challenge of an unprecedented increase in world trade that puts a strain on ports.
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India has joined the elite club of 12 countries with a trillion dollar economy, thanks to the continuing rally in rupee against the US dollar as the country's GDP crossed the trillion-dollar mark for the first time in history.
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Worries about exchange rate misalignments and trade imbalances will be at the forefront when world finance officials meet April 13-15 in Washington at the International Monetary Fund. VOA's Barry Wood has this preview of the meetings.
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A top finance expert says Japan's interest rates need to rise more. Eisuke Sakakibara also says international stock markets may remain volatile over the next few weeks, after this week's sell off. Yuriko Nagano reports for VOA from Tokyo.
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The European Commission today brushed off comments by Gazprom Deputy Chairman Aleksandr Medvedev that its plans to break up the EU's energy monopolies are "absurd."
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Trade ministers cautiously agreed Saturday to resume world trade negotiations that have been stalled for months. Reporting for VOA from Paris, Lisa Bryant has more on an issue that dominated the last day of the annual World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.
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Some of the world's most powerful political and business figures turned their focus to Africa Friday, as they met at the annual World Economic Forum in Switzerland. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA, the report card is mixed when it comes to meeting development pledges to one of the world's most impoverished areas.
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Ministers from 24 key trading countries meeting in Davos today expressed support for a "quick resumption" of the frozen Doha Round of global trade talks.
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The International Labor Organization reports the number of people unemployed worldwide remained at an historical high in 2006 despite strong global economic growth. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA on the launch of the ILO's "Global Employment Trends 2007" report from Geneva.
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The Armenian economy has expanded at a double-digit rate for a sixth consecutive year, Trade and Economic Development Minister of Armenia Karen Chshmaritian said on Tuesday.
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