Italian Car 1)Patriarch Dies

Broadcast: Jan 24 2003 The patriarch of the Italian car company Fiat, Giovanni Agnelli, died Friday after months of illness. His death is likely to bring more restructuring of the company. Fiat is Ita

IMF Expects to Resume Funding for Kenya

Jan 17, 2003 The head of 1) the International Monetary Fund in Africa says he expects to resume funding for Kenya by mid-year. The new Kenyan government is set to push through crucial 2) anti-corrupti

Bank Workers Join Venezuela Strike

Broadcast: Jan 10,2003 Bank workers joined the 39 day old strike against Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez Thursday, 1) tightening the stranglehold which has already come close to shutting down the cou

Bush Presses Congress on Tax Cuts

Broadcast: Jan 11 2003 President Bush used his weekly radio address to press for Congressional action on $670 billion worth of proposed tax cuts. Democrats have a rival plan they say gives more help t

1)OPEC Consents to Oil Production Increase

Broadcast: Jan 12, 2003 The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has agreed to increase production to 24.5 million barrels per day to cover a shortfall of oil from Venezuela, where a six week

US Concerned Over Firing of Gazprom Executive

Broadcast: Jan 17 2003 The United States expressed deep concern Friday about the firing of U.S. businessman Boris Jordan as head of the media wing of the state-dominated Russian energy corporation, Ga

Japanese Banking Giant Signals Looming Crisis

Jan 24, 2003 Mizuho, the world's largest bank in terms of assets, expects to post a net loss of $16 billion, the largest ever 1) incurred by a Japanese company. The loss would be more than double last

No Preference for American Companies in Iraq Reconstruction,

Broadcast: Mar 28, 2003 A senior U.S. official has called on European countries to put aside their disagreements over war in Iraq and cooperate with the United States in the post-war reconstruction of

US Aid to Turkey Boosts Istanbul Markets

Broadcast: Mar 27,2003 The Bush administration's decision to include about one billion dollars in aid to Turkey as part of its Iraq war budget has boosted investor confidence, 1) perking up financial

Brazil's 'Lula' Still Confident on Economic Growth

Broadcast: Mar 24, 2003 In Brazil, President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, known as

Millions of Tourist-Related Jobs Lost, says ILO

Feb 01 2003 A report by the International Labor Organization says millions of jobs in world tourism have been lost due to political 1) turmoil, the global economic downturn and growing unease among ma

Job Training for 1)Chronically Unemployed

Broadcast: Feb 01, 2003 It's mid-afternoon at the DC Central Kitchen and Chef Karen Lewis is anxiously preparing hamburger meat to be used in tonight's dinner.

Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 Japan's jobless rate stands at a post-war high of 5.5 percent for December, rising from 5.3 percent in November. Labor Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said the jobless condition refl

France Promotes Defense Cooperation with India

Broadcast: Feb 06 2003 French Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin is promoting economic and defense cooperation with India during a three-day visit to the country. He also says France remains committe

US Company Produces Scottish 1)Haggis

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 An American entrepreneur is daring to go where no American food manufacturer has gone before - mass producing a Scottish 2) culinary specialty known as haggis. The made in the U

Hong Kong Exporters May Be Unready for Strict New Security M

Broadcast: Jan 27,2003 Measures under the new U.S. Container Security Initiative, or CSI, go into effect February second in Hong Kong and there could be a slow down in exports. The new rules, which re

Security is Major Concern Along Panama Canal

Broadcast: Jan 29 2003 Since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, authorities in Panama have stepped up security at their nation's 1) transoceanic canal and they are now working closely with i

US Commerce Secretary Expresses Optimism to 1)World Economic

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 At a session reviewing prospects for the U.S. economy, Secretary Evans sounded a note of optimism.

US Expects Saddam Hussein to Order Destruction of Oil Fields

Broadcast: Jan 24， 2003 If there is a new war with Iraq, the Bush administration expects Saddam Hussein to order the destruction of his country's oil fields, creating an economic and environmental d

No World Oil Shortage, Says Saudi Minister

Broadcast: Jan 25 2003 Saudi Arabia's oil minister says his country and the oil cartel, OPEC, could make up for any interruption in oil supplies caused by a possible war in Iraq. He told business and