Standardised EU measures have been implemented on the import and export of beef from Brazil. Meat movement is now subject to stricter criteria
Mattel Inc’s chief executive has said that he does not expect a repeat of last year’s recalls of millions of Chinese-made toys and is “optimistic about 2008” despite an economic slowdown
The European Commission has warned Latvia that its fast-growing economy might face a hard landing and urged the country to tighten fiscal policies and keep wages under control
The United States threw its full diplomatic weight behind the European Union’s troubled Nabucco pipeline project to bring gas from the Caspian Basin to central Europe
The world faces a doubling of energy demand by 2050 but renewable sources are still too expensive and will take decades to make a big impact, Royal Dutch Shell CEO Jeroen van der Veer said on Thursday
Middle East envoy Tony Blair has urged investors to plough money into the Palestinian economy, which he said offered opportunities despite Israeli occupation and restrictions on movement
Serbian power monopoly EPS and Russia’s electricity trader Inter RAO have signed a wide-ranging strategic partnership deal that could see them build together power plants and also join forces abroad
The European Union has said it is close to clinching a preliminary energy pact with Iraq as part of the bloc’s efforts to reduce its heavy dependence on Russian oil and gas
After a few years of brisk growth and job creation, Europeans were supposed to feel more secure and start to spend more, reviving consumer demand in the region and reducing its economic dependence on exports
Eurozone inflation surged back to a record 3.6 percent recently as new data pointed to a slowdown in the currency area, cementing expectations the European Central Bank will keep interest rates on hold this year
Unemployment in Japan hit a seven-month high while household spending, industrial output and housing starts fell last month in further signs of a troubled economy where inflation is seen heading for another decade high
Australia’s Origin Energy has rejected an improved $13 billion bid from UK gas producer BG Group, saying its coal seam gas reserves alone are worth over $15 billion after doubling its resource estimate
Somewhere between the implosion of Wall Street firm Bear Stearns in March and today’s $130-plus oil, inflation supplanted the credit crunch as the biggest US economic worry
German specialty chemicals group Altana AG, which has denied plotting a EUR 4bn purchase of a US rival, is combing the market for a big buy, its chief executive said
Food shortages look set to impact massively on the global economy in the coming years. Russell Blinch and Brian Love write
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