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Japan on Wednesday posted a trade surplus for the ninth straight month in October, as the world's number two economy gradually emerges from deep stagnation, thanks to recovery

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20091125/tbs-japan-posts-9-1-billion-dollar-trade-5268574.html

Asian Countries Take Fresh Look at Economic Model

News | www1.voanews.com | Nov 23, 2009

The contraction in global trade in the past year has led many governments in Asia, including Thailand, to take a fresh look at an economic model that has led growth over recent decades.

http://www1.voanews.com/english/news/economy-and-business/Trade-Downturn-Leads-Thailand-71481877.html

Fred Hochberg, chairman of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, the government's official export credit agency, recently completed an eight-city U.S. tour to discuss export opportunities and strategies with small-business owners. (The tour, which included representatives from other...

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State Bank of India to give financial services to Dubai Export Development Corporation members |

News | www.ameinfo.com | Nov 23, 2009

Dubai Export Development Corporation (EDC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with State Bank of India (SBI - DIFC Branch) to provide a framework for the provision of financial support and...

http://www.ameinfo.com/216936.html

Iraq's Oct. oil exports drop due to attacks

News | www.newsvine.com | Nov 22, 2009

An Iraqi official says insurgent attacks caused a 4 percent drop in the country's oil exports in October compared to the previous month, but that revenues were up due to higher prices.

http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2009/11/21/3530718-iraqs-oct-oil-exports-drop-due-to-attacks

A short guide to protectionism

News | www.telegraph.co.uk | Nov 21, 2009

The most famous act of protectionism took place in the 1930s when the US government, facing the early forces of depression, legislated to impose tariffs on over 20,000 imported goods – some significantly.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financetopics/financialcrisis/6622730/A-short-guide-to-protectionism.html

Global Trade Gap Grows

Blog | borderbuster.blogspot.com | Nov 20, 2009

spurring exports to help offset imports of other nations' goods and services. One way to do that is by lowering the value of the dollar relative to other currencies, making U.S. goods and services cheaper abroad and more attractive to buyers.

http://borderbuster.blogspot.com/2009/11/global-trade-gap-grows.html

Canada scrambles to contain canola crisis as China goes local

News | www.theglobeandmail.com | Nov 19, 2009

But the trade war being waged along it has stretched right to the barn doors of thousands of Canadian farmers, who are facing a crisis due to new Chinese restrictions on canola entering one of the world's most sought-after export markets.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canada-scrambles-to-contain-canola-crisis-as-china-goes-local/article1369223/