http://news.ft.com/world/economy News feeds provided by Newslookup.com en Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:44 EDT http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/76f0e4b0-67fc-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html Beijing has joined a growing clamour of complaint about US plans for a carbon tax on imports from countries without their own emission caps, warning it could set off a global trade war http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/d74e61fe-67f5-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html Such is the chaotic state of preparations for the July 8-10 summit in a police barracks on the edge of LAquila that scores of reporters were kept penned for hours outside in a temporary press centre http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/cfe39150-67f5-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html Russia eyes opportunities created by the economic context and what it calls a crisis in US global leadership to show that Washington needs Moscow http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/d6645cd6-6777-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html Ban Ki-moon, UN secretary-general, has met Burmas reclusive Senior-General Than Shwe to press for the freedom of political prisoners and political reforms http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/a178d4ee-67f8-11de-848a-00144feabdc0.html Greenland is shaking off the gentle yoke of Denmark. Since there is thought to be another North Sea of oil and gas under their ice cap, they have timed their self-determination impeccably http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/088d8158-6726-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html Beijing moves towards reducing reliance on the US dollar with new rules that will enable importers and exporters to settle their payments to select Chinese companies in renminbi http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/180f6952-6695-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html The decision to issue interest-bearing notes opens the way for China, Brazil and Russia to lend the institution large sums of money, thus retaining their leverage in governance talks http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/24a74f8a-6736-11de-925f-00144feabdc0.html Perhaps transparency measures are having an effect in moderating trade restrictions. But letting in sunlight on protectionism is not enough to kill it outright http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/c74195b0-6660-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html The Financial Action Task Force highlights cases that showed how big money in the sport makes it an attractive money-laundering opportunity for criminals http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/1a209eda-6665-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html Governments around the world have continued to push up trade barriers in spite of high-profile pledges at the G20 summit to resist protectionism, according to a World Trade Organisation report http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/ea0b4e52-65d8-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/63ecae5e-666b-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/3eeb4708-6640-11de-a034-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/c77e9792-6590-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/e9cd653e-65a5-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/e23c6d04-659d-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/e52098b2-655a-11de-8e34-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/069f500c-5f28-11de-93d1-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/947cfe24-64d7-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html http://news.ft.com/cms/s/0/f351a17a-64d2-11de-a13f-00144feabdc0.html