<?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1" ?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>washingtonpost.com - International Economies</title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/business/specials/internationalmarkets?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><description>International Economies</description><language>en-us</language><ttl>15</ttl><image><title>washingtonpost.com</title><width>140</width><height>20</height><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com</link><url>http://media.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/hp/image/wp_web.gif</url></image><item><title><![CDATA[GM Has $1.1 Billion Loss]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2396-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A2396-2005Apr19.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Poor sales and rampant health care costs continue to hammer the world's biggest automaker. GM is staggering under the same pressures that have weakened other industries such as steel and the airlines.]]></description><author> Greg Schneider</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[WorldSpace Sets Stock Offering]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63988-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63988-2005Apr18.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Seeking to piggyback on the growth of satellite radio in the United States, WorldSpace, a Washington satellite radio service provider, last week registered an initial public offering of $100 million of stock with the Securities and Exchange Commission.<FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B ></FONT>]]></description><author> Annys Shin</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding Consensus on The Global Economy]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61452-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61452-2005Apr17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Officials from the world's leading finance ministries and central banks concur that financial turmoil triggered by a plunge in the U.S. dollar could erupt sometime in the future unless strong steps are taken to shrink "global imbalances."]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[G-7 Issues Upbeat Growth Outlook]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A59575-2005Apr16.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid 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confidence prompt a major sell-off.]]></description><author> Ben White</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Boosts Pressure on  China to Float Currency]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55154-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55154-2005Apr14.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The Bush administration yesterday stepped up its appeals for China to let its currency rise, as pressure mounted in Congress for tougher action on a host of Chinese practices that allegedly fuel the burgeoning U.S. trade deficit.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sugar Sours CAFTA Hearing]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A51820-2005Apr13.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid 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politicians at the state level to reject provisions of free-trade agreements that apply to state governments.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Claims Victory on Web Betting Ban]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35826-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35826-2005Apr7.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The United States claimed victory Thursday in a closely watched international trade case challenging the U.S. ban on Internet gambling.<br><FONT face="verdana,MS Sans Serif,arial,helvetica" size="-2" color="#666666"><B>-The Washington Post</B></FONT>]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Immigrants Enlisted for Trade Pact]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32802-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A32802-2005Apr6.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ U.S. officials are reaching out to immigrant business owners in their effort to win congressional approval of a free-trade agreement with five Central American countries and the Dominican Republic.]]></description><author> Krissah Williams</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Third DeLay Trip Under Scrutiny]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28319-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A28319-2005Apr5.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[A six-day trip to Moscow in 1997 by then-House Majority Whip Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) was underwritten by business interests lobbying in support of the Russian government, according to four people with firsthand knowledge of the trip arrangements.]]></description><author> R. Jeffrey Smith  and James V. Grimaldi</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[E.U., Canada Warn of Tariffs Over U.S. Anti-Dumping Law]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16917-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A16917-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[ The European Union and Canada said yesterday that they will begin imposing punitive duties May 1 on several American exports because the United States has failed to repeal a controversial anti-dumping law that was ruled illegal by the World Trade Organization.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolfowitz Approved  as World Bank Leader]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17519-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17519-2005Mar31.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Approval comes two weeks after President Bush nominated the former deputy defense secretary, a move that will put a Bush administration appointee at the helm of the giant anti-poverty institution for the first time.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolfowitz Draws Nearer To World Bank Post]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61432-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61432-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz virtually sealed his election as World Bank president after meeting with bank board members, who were impressed and reassured by his answers to their questions, according to bank sources.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[E.U. Eases Rules for Reining In National Deficits]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58853-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58853-2005Mar23.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS, March 22  --  European Union leaders on Tuesday changed the rules underpinning their common currency, meeting German and French demands for more room to spend their way out of economic problems.]]></description><author> Robert Wielaard</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[France Eases Law Restricting Workweek to 35 Hours]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58512-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58512-2005Mar22.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[  PARIS, March 22  --  The French Parliament voted Tuesday to relax the country's controversial 35-hour workweek law, a move that supporters say will make French companies more competitive but that labor unions call an attack on employee rights.]]></description><author> Erika Lorentzsen</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolfowitz Closing In on World Bank Post]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55122-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55122-2005Mar21.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Deputy Defense Secretary Paul D. Wolfowitz closed in  on  the presidency of the World Bank Monday when  Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said  Germany would not try to block Wolfowitz's candidacy.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolfowitz Bolsters Image]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52375-2005Mar20.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A52375-2005Mar20.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[The deputy defense secretary is energetically reaching out in the hope of persuading his critics to support his nomination to head the World Bank.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europeans Resist Wolfowitz for World Bank]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45449-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45449-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[Battle lines hardened yesterday over President Bush's nomination of Paul D. Wolfowitz to become president of the World Bank, as U.S. officials pressed for swift approval by the bank's board and some European officials vowed to resist.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein and Richard Lei</author></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next U.S. Trade Representative Named]]></title><link>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45653-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A45653-2005Mar17.html?nav=rss_business/specials/internationalmarkets</guid><pubDate>Sat, 23 Apr 2005 13:16:40 GMT</pubDate><description><![CDATA[President Bush Thursday named Rep. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), a free-trade advocate who is well-regarded by lawmakers in both parties, as his choice for U.S. trade representative.]]></description><author> Paul Blustein</author></item></channel></rss>