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Mexico Manufacturing Industry – A Rising Star Sector

Mexico has been one of the emerging markets and star economy sector in the world. Both domestic and international Mexico manufacturing has been always improving. After the ‘Bracero program’ was signed between United States and Mexico, Mexico manufacturing sector grows rapidly. Companies from United States started setting up their assembly in Mexico because Mexico had Read more

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Retail sales in the US in May

The volume of retail sales in the United States grew by 0.5% in May 2009 compared with that of April and amounted to 339.99 billion dollars. Such data was released on Thursday, June 11, by the US Department of Commerce. Analysts had expected that this figure would increase by 0.6%. In annual terms, retail sales Read more

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Russia and the economic crisis

Russian foreign trade turnover in January-April 2009 decreased by 45.3% compared to that of the same period last year and amounted to $ 124.3 billion, says the message of the Federal Customs Service. Foreign trade turnover with foreign countries amounted to $ 106.3 billion (down 45.1%), and with the CIS countries – 18 billion (down Read more

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Russia, the EU and the WTO

The EU and Russia agreed that Russia’s joining the World Trade Organization should be completed before the end of this year. This was stated by EU Trade Commissioner Catherine Ashton following a meeting with Russian Minister of Economic Development Elvira Nabiullina on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. Nabiullina also commented with enthusiasm Read more

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Obama to invite Forum on Energy and Climate

U.S. President Barack Obama is launching a “Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate” to help facilitate a U.N. agreement on global warming, the White House said on Saturday. Leaders from 16 major economies have been invited to a “preparatory session” on April 27-28 in Washington to “help generate the political leadership necessary” to achieve Read more