published by Tom Sullivan on Mon, 2012-06-18 08:12
India removed a hefty tax and took other steps to ease payments in its rupee currency for some imports of Iranian oil as it seeks to continue purchases - albeit reduced - in face of Western sanctions that blocked an earlier payment method, Reuters reported.
India, Iran's second-biggest oil client, won a waiver this month from tough new U.S. sanctions in return for significantly cutting purchases of Iranian oil.
published by Lindquist on Wed, 2011-09-21 02:28
A flurry of headlines out of China suggest global macro-economic volatility may be ready to take it to the next level.
published by Tom Sullivan on Thu, 2011-07-21 07:41
Despite an unprecendented public outcry, Finland’s Ministry of Defense is set to go ahead with a controversial collaboration with Israeli arms companies deeply involved in Israel’s occupation of Palestinian land. Finland is turning to Israel for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) — commonly known as a “drones” — in a deal with more than 17 million euros.
published by andie531 on Mon, 2011-02-14 01:51
SYRIA wants Malaysian businesses to be a major player in its infrastructure development. Deputy Prime Minister of Syria Abdullah Al-Dardari, who is in Kuala Lumpur, said Syria is eyeing investments totalling US$100 billion (RM304 billion) between 2011 and 2015, with US$63 billion (RM191.52 billion) from the private sector. “We are keen in co-developing an industrial park with Malaysians in the east region, which provides the right location for investors to export to Iraq, Europe and the Gulf,” he said.
published by pandora on Tue, 2010-04-20 13:21
published by Tom Sullivan on Sat, 2010-03-13 19:52
The European Union might use its trade ties with Israel as leverage to pressure it into renewing peace talks with the Palestinians, Catherine Ashton, the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy at the EU said on Saturday.
published by Tom Sullivan on Thu, 2010-02-25 18:02
EU Observer, 25 February 2010
The EU court in Luxembourg has ruled that Israel cannot pass off products made by settlers on occupied Palestinian land as its own in order to get customs perks.
The verdict on Thursday (25 February) came in the case of German soft drinks firm Brita, which buys syrups from Israeli company Soda-Club in Mishor Adumin in the occupied West Bank.
published by Crimes of Zion on Tue, 2010-02-23 15:09
Assessing the Illusion of Recovery
by Andrew Gavin Marshall
Global Research, February 22, 2010
Understanding the Nature of the Global Economic Crisis
published by Tom Sullivan on Tue, 2010-02-02 22:20
Hurriyet Daily News, 2 February 2010
Representatives of Palestinian businesses visited Istanbul yesterday in order to strengthen bilateral trade with Turkey. Kamel Hassouneh from the Palestinian-Turkish Business Council underscores the supportive recent policy of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
Representatives of Palestinian businesses visited Istanbul Tuesday in a move to strengthen bilateral trade with Turkey.
