John Key, Prime Minister of New Zealand, tells CNBC he's concerned about the strength of the New Zealand dollar and wants to see a correction there. He speaks to CNBC's Martin Soong in a First on CNBC interview.

It will be a mixed outlook for the Christmas season for UPS, says Scott Davis, chairman and CEO of United Parcel Services, speaking to CNBC's Sri Jegarajah and Karen Tso.

As widely expected, the BoK kept interest rates steady at a record low of 2% on Thursday. Sharmila Whelan, senior economist at CLSA, offers her take on what this means for the Korean won going forward, with CNBC's Chloe Cho.

Mari Pangestu, trade minister of Indonesia says the U.S. has given quite a strong message it is ready to negotiate, and she sees 2010 as a realistic time frame to conclude the stalled Doha trade talks. She talks to CNBC's Martin Soong and Sri Jegarajah.

The global economy will benefit from a stronger yuan, says King Lip, portfolio manager at Baker Avenue Asset Management. He explains why to CNBC's Martin Soong & Sri Jegarajah.

The biggest threat to free trade is the deterioration of the jobs market -- where unemployment is raising, then inevitably protectionist functions appear, says WTO's director-general, Pascal Lamy. He tells CNBC's Sri Jegarajah more.