Canada, Ukraine Announce Free Trade Talks

OTTAWA, Canada -- Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day and Ukraine's Economics Minister Bohdan Danylyshyn on Tuesday launched "free trade" talks for their countries. Canada's Trade Minister Stockwell Day.Representatives are to meet in the coming months to discuss a range of bilateral trade and i...

Ministry revises 2009 inflation forecast to 11%-12% in Russia

The 2009 inflation forecast has been revised in Russia to 11%-12% from 11.6%-12% on the back of hopes that inflation will slow in the country, the economics minister said on Saturday.

Russia could delay increase in timber export duties, even cut them

Russia could delay a 80% increase in timber export duties until 2011 or even reduce the tariffs, the economics minister, Elvira Nabiullina, said on Saturday.

Ukraine will honor gas contract with Russia - minister

Kiev plans to stick to the natural gas contract it agreed with Moscow at the start of the year, the Ukrainian economics minister told a Russian business daily.

S.Korea, Russia to discuss laying gas pipeline across N.Korea

July 31, 2009 South Korea's economics minister along with oil and gas executives will visit ...

Latvian Economics Minister makes unhelpful comments about IMF

July 21, 2009 Quote of the day: "Representatives sitting in Washington and educated at Yale do ...

Why Latvia Is In Such A Mess

Hat Tip to Aleks Tapinsh - "No wonder this country is in such a mess. Someone posted this video of a payday at the Elkor electronics chain in Latvia. The paycheck as you can see comes in an envelope, in cash. No one pays any taxes. And everyone happy....

Why Latvia Is In Such A Mess

Hat Tip to Aleks Tapinsh - "No wonder this country is in such a mess. Someone posted this video of a payday at the Elkor electronics chain in Latvia. The paycheck as you can see comes in an envelope, in cash. No one pays any taxes. And everyone happy....

Danskebank’s EMEA Daily Latvian Quote Of The Day

Quote of the day: "Representatives sitting in Washington and educated at Yale do not fully understand what is going on in Latvia", Latvian Economics Minister Kampars yesterday on the Latvian TV programme 900 sekundes.

Danskebank’s EMEA Daily Latvian Quote Of The Day

Quote of the day: "Representatives sitting in Washington and educated at Yale do not fully understand what is going on in Latvia", Latvian Economics Minister Kampars yesterday on the Latvian TV programme 900 sekundes.