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Georgieva selected for second term as IMF managing director

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on April 12 selected Kristalina Georgieva to serve as IMF Managing

Business profit share decreases to 40.3pc in euro area

The profit share of businesses (non-financial corporations) in the euro area decreased from 40.5% to 40.3% in the fourth quarter

US Department of labour urges fairness, justice in AI system

The US Department of Labour has joined other federal departments and agencies calling for fairness, equality, justice and compliance as

Trade growth likely to pick up in 2024 in spite of challenging environment

    The latest edition of the WTO’s “Global Trade Outlook and Statistics” foresees a gradual recovery in world merchandise

UK gives £673,000 to foster sustainable development in LDCs

The United Kingdom has contributed £ 673,000 to bolster economic growth in the world’s least-developed countries (LDCs) through the Enhanced

WTO forecasts global trade rebound in 2024 but warns of risks

Global merchandise trade is expected to gradually recover this year following a contraction in 2023, primarily driven by the lingering

Global food prices rise in March

After seven months of decline, FAO Food Price Index has increased in March, mostly driven by higher world vegetable oil

EU retail sales down by 0.4 pc in February

In February 2024, compared with January 2024, the seasonally adjusted retail trade volume decreased by 0.5per cent in the euro

Growing interest in cell-based food

Over a thousand participants from more than 75 countries joined the landmark publication launch webinar on food safety aspects of

Ginning up a Market for US Cotton in Bangladesh

For almost 50 years, Bangladesh required U.S. cotton be fumigated because of concerns about the boll weevil. Collaboration between USDA