By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 January 2008 Trade experts from 151 countries are resuming international trade talks in Geneva. Delegates to the World Trade Organization talks hope to reach compromises on a number of issues that have been holding up an agr...
By Nico Colombant Dakar 02 January 2008 South American drug cartels are increasingly using unsecured West Africa as a transit point to get drugs to Europe and also back to the United States. But this route has a spillover effect in Africa, disrupting...
By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2007 U.S. President George Bush and Peruvian President Alan Garcia have signed a free trade agreement between their countries. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, trade between the United Stat...
By Deborah Tate Washington 04 December 2007 The U.S. Senate has followed the lead of the House of Representatives and approved a free trade agreement with Peru, giving President Bush his first legislative victory on trade since Democrats took control...
By Lisa Bryant Paris 06 November 2007 The European Union is hosting a meeting this week to assess the progress in eradicating conflict diamonds - illicitly traded diamonds that have fueled a number of wars across Africa. From Paris, Lisa Bryant repor...
By Dan Robinson Washington 01 November 2007 Democrats and President Bush continue to trade accusations over national spending priorities. The president again threatened to veto key appropriations measures, while the Democratic House speaker accused t...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 04 October 2007 Talks to open up world trade hold the key to prosperity for poor countries, Liberia's Foreign Minister said on Thursday. The minister made her remarks at a forum on globalization at the World Trade Organization...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 14 September 2007 Guinea-Bissau's military recently said it would shoot down planes suspected of transporting illegal drugs as it attempts to fight the drug trade that some say could overrun the country. But some in the West Af...
By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 03 September 2007 Climate change and trade liberalizations are expected to top the agenda at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation gathering in Sydney this week. Regional security also will be addressed. But, as VOA co...
By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 25 August 2007 Economic ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Japan have put the final touches on a free-trade deal, one of the largest in Asia. The ASEAN officials also have agreed on a blueprint that...