IPS Inter Press Service - Economy, Finance, TradeIPS, civil society's leading news agency, is an independent voice from the South and for development, delving into globalisation for the stories underneath.EGYPT: Govt Forced to Bend on Israel Gas Deal- (Found June 19, 2008 ) CAIRO, Jun 18 (IPS) - In the last two months, popular and parliamentary opposition to the sale of Egyptian natural gas to Israel -- at undisclosed prices -- has mounted. As a result, in a rare nod to public opinion, the government recently announced it was "revising" the terms of the sale agreement.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42857 TRADE-AFRICA: Some Interim EPAs May Not Be Concluded- (Found June 19, 2008 ) PARIS, Jun 17 (IPS) - Some of the 35 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states that have initialled interim economic partnership agreements (EPAs) may still withdraw from the process apart from the 44 states that have so far refused to sign EPAs with the European Union, according to researchers studying the fraught trade negotiating process.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42843 DEVELOPMENT-AFRICA: Major Increase in Aid from Spain- (Found June 19, 2008 ) MADRID, Jun 17 (IPS) - Spains development aid to Africa has increased significantly since socialist Prime Minister Jos Luis Rodrguez Zapatero took office in March 2004.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42835 ECONOMY: Political Uncertainty Dogs U.S., China Dialogue- (Found June 19, 2008 ) WASHINGTON, Jun 16 (IPS) - Top U.S. and Chinese policy makers hold two days of economic talks this week amid uncertainty about the future of U.S. policy on trade, investment, and China.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42827 AFRICA: Concerns over Chinese Investment and Working Conditions- (Found June 19, 2008 ) CAPE TOWN, Jun 16 (IPS) - Chinese investment in African countries comes with few strings attached which is exactly what concerns civil society organisations.http://www.ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=42815 |