Blame China, India for WTO talks collapse: French Minister France's agriculture minister said Wednesday that "big emerging countries" were to blame for the collapse of World Trade Organization talks on opening up the global economy. 30 Jul 2008
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WTO talks failure deals blow to global economy After coming tantalizingly close to a historic trade deal, World Trade Organization talks collapsed Tuesday in a dismaying blow to seven years of efforts to open up the global economy. 30 Jul 2008
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Trade talks collapse as US squabbles with China, India Trade officials said Tuesday that a high-level summit to salvage a global trade pact collapsed, after the United States, China and India failed to compromise on when poor countries could raise import tariffs on farm products. 30 Jul 2008
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Banking sector will not be hit by $15 billion loan waiver: FinMin Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram is trying to soothe the frayed nerves of the banking sector by assuring that the $15 billion loan waiver package for poor and marginal farmers, announced as a budgetary policy on Feb.29, would not hurt the banking system but rather strengthen it. 09 Mar 2008
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India Inc. lauds Union Budget 2008-09 but expected "more" Corporate India has lauded Union Budget 2008-09, calling it a "remarkable job" done by the Finance Minister P. Chidambaram, but added that the Budget had left them hoping for more. 02 Mar 2008
Farmers' superstores to take on Wal-Mart in India Indian farmers and traders, opposed to the entry of private retail giants such as Wal-Mart, are building a chain of superstores as part of efforts to sell their produce directly and stop prices being set by a few big players. 03 Jan 2008
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Brazil, India like teen drivers in WTO talks Brazil and India have pushed their way to the "big table" in world trade talks and are struggling with the responsibility that it entails, like teen-agers who have just gotten their driver's license, U.S. Trade Representative Susan Schwab said. 05 Dec 2007
Noah's Ark flood spurred European farming: Study An ancient flood some say could be the origin of the story of Noah's Ark may have helped the spread of agriculture in Europe 8,300 years ago by scattering the continent's earliest farmers, researchers said on Sunday. 19 Nov 2007
