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WASHINGTON, Feb 6- The United States has filed a case at the World Trade Organization challenging domestic content requirements for India's national solar program as a violation of global trade rules, U.S. trade officials said on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 5- The United States needs a strong political signal from European Union leaders to put proposed talks on a transatlantic trade agreement into high gear, a U.S. senior administration official said on Tuesday.
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PARIS, Feb 5- The chief executive of Total told a French court on Tuesday he had no knowledge that the French oil giant was buying illegally procured oil during the United Nations oil-for-food programme over a decade ago.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 5- A dispute over how far to open agricultural markets to imports is holding up a free trade agreement between Canada and the European Union, officials familiar with the negotiations said on Tuesday.
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CAIRO, Feb 5- Egypt's foreign reserves fell below $15 billion in January, a level the government says will cover just three months of imports, after being run down to try and defend the Egyptian pound.
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LAGOS/ JOHANNESBURG Feb 5- The World Bank's IFC private sector arm issued 12 billion naira worth of its debut Nigeria local currency bond on Tuesday with a yield of 10.2 percent.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 4- Financial stability should become a core central banking objective alongside monetary policy, although potential conflicts between the two functions might require some institutional re-design, the IMF said on Monday.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 4- U.S. independence from OPEC could be a reality if the U.S. government opens more lands for oil and gas development, speeds permitting and approves the Keystone XL pipeline, the top Republican on the Senate energy committee said in a policy report on Monday.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 4- The European Union dropped its ban on some U.S. meat imports on Monday in a gesture aimed at starting talks on a free-trade pact that would encompass about half the world's economic output.
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PARIS, Feb 4- For the first time since Cyprus joined the European Union nearly a decade ago, its partners have financial leverage to press for a settlement of the island's almost 40- year division.
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Canada, EU still have important differences. OTTAWA, Feb 4- Canada and the European Union will not be able to conclude a free-trade deal at ministerial talks set for Ottawa this week, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Monday. Canadian Trade Minister Ed Fast and EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht will meet in Ottawa this Wednesday and Thursday.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 4- The European Union is becoming a three-tiered club and Britain risks being left on the outer margins of it, Finland's Europe minister, who was among the first to warn about Britain drifting away from Europe, will say in a speech on Tuesday.
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BRUSSELS, Feb 4- The European Union dropped its ban on some U.S. meat imports on Monday in a gesture aimed at starting talks on a free-trade pact that would encompass about half the world's economic output.
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*France facing farm aid cut in Feb. 7-8 EU budget talks. PARIS, Feb 4- France's President Francois Hollande faces the awkward prospect of walking away from this week's European Union summit having accepted a cut in the bloc's agricultural spending for the next seven years.
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The European Commission this week said it was putting on hold transfers of money due to Poland for road projects, which could add up to about 5 billion euros, because it wants assurances the alleged fraud could not be repeated on other projects in Poland, the biggest recipient of European Union funds.
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LONDON, Feb 1- The euro hit a 33- month high against the yen and a 14- month peak against the dollar on Friday, lifted by improving euro zone manufacturing data and bets of a firm U.S. jobs number. The euro rose more than 1 percent to hit 126.17 yen, its highest since April 2010, before pulling back to last trade at 125.74 yen.
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*Don't rush to judgment on Japan- finance sherpa. MOSCOW, Feb 1- Russia's top financial diplomat said the Group of 20 should focus on making new commitments to curb borrowing, and not rush to judge Japan's bid to reflate its economy when policy makers meet this month.
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WASHINGTON, Feb 1- The International Monetary Fund's board will consider on Friday whether to issue a so-called declaration of censure against Argentina for failing to fix economic data that many consider flawed, bringing the country a step closer to being sanctioned.
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WASHINGTON, Jan 31- The United States would violate global trade rules and damage its credibility if it decides to subsidize steel, chemical and other manufacturers by restricting exports of liquefied natural gas after years of pressing other countries like China to drop restrictions on natural resource exports, experts said.
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GENEVA, Jan 31- The World Health Organization has for the first time recommended limits on children's daily consumption of sodium which it hoped would help in the global fight against diet-related diseases becoming chronic among all populations.