A proposed international agreement to reduce barriers to trade in service sectors ranging from banking to telecommunications [including insurance] would give the global economy a much-needed boost, top trade officials said on Wednesday. “This is a huge opportunity to spur …
Two tropical cyclones – Hurricane Kirk and Tropical Storm Leslie – are currently active in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. The National Hurricane Center in Miami is tracking both of them, as well as the remnants of Hurricane Isaac. …
While most of the attention is focused on Hurricane Isaac, the National Hurricane Center in Miami is also tracking Kirk, the latest named tropical storm, which is currently in the middle of the Atlantic It is moving westward at around …
Asia Pacific trade ministers agreed Thursday not to give up on ailing world trade talks but to work over the next seven months on the best way to “salvage” a deal, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said. “While it was …
