by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Mar 3, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Some agriculture industry analysts and farmers are worried that the Trump administration’s determination to ignore the World Trade Organization and focus instead on bilateral trade negotiations will hurt U.S. agricultural exports in the long term. The...
by Shahzeb Ahmed | Feb 24, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – If you are in the global investment market, you should be really excited about Pakistan. And if you’re not, the former head of the State Bank of Pakistan is ready with a list of reasons to pique your interest. Dr. Ishrat Husain, a renowned...
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by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Feb 20, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – Former officials from the World Bank, the U.S. Treasury Department and other agencies argued Friday that the Trump administration should work with international financial institutions rather than backing away if the United States expects to find solutions...
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by Fariba Pajooh | Feb 15, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Makilene Velnis fingered the glass beads she uses to make necklaces as she talked about her dreams for a better future for her seven children. “My youngest daughter is 8 months old, and I leave her with her sisters every morning...
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by Yu-Ning Aileen Chuang | Feb 2, 2017 | Business & Tech, Featured
WASHINGTON – This year’s federal deficit will drop to $559 billion, down from a deficit of $587 billion in fiscal 2016, but will explode to $1.4 trillion a year by 2027, the head of the Congressional Budget Office said Thursday. The deficits are expected to grow above...
by Nia Prater | Jan 31, 2017 | Business & Tech
WASHINGTON – Seven years into an economic recovery, most states still aren’t spending what they were when inflation was factored into account. “Thirty-two states are still not spending at the level they were before the Great Recession, adjusted for inflation,” said...
