1. Wide of US President George W Bush walking in 2. Cutaway cameraman 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W Bush, US President: "By encouraging exports, we're going to help nations in sub-Sahara Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America develop...

A decade-long addiction to oil subsidized by Venezuela may be coming to an end for several Caribbean nations, with a nudge from the United States. Fears that falling oil prices could knock the wheels off the already wobbly economy of...

HEADLINE: Obama: I'm willing to compromise CAPTION: In his weekly radio and Internet address, President Barack Obama said the wealthiest Americans must "pay their fair share." He invoked budget deals negotiated by President Ronald Reagan...

HEADLINE Thousands in Seoul protest free trade with US CAPTION: About 6,000 farmers gathered in Seoul on Thursday to protest against the South Korea-US Free Trade Agreement, which is currently awaiting ratification by the South Korean...

The new head of India's central bank is questioning whether current ultra-low interest rates are the right way to return to growth after the financial crisis. Raghuram Rajan, the head of the Reserve Bank of India, said at a speech in...

1. Mid, UK Business Secretary, Vince Cable 2. Mid of Nigerian billionaire businessman, Aliko Dangote talking with Cable 3. Close of Dangote 4. Cable walking to the podium 5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Vince Cable, UK Business Secretary:...

1. Wide of House Financial Services Committee hearing 2. SOUNDBITE (English) US Representative Maxine Waters (Democrat, California): "The world is watching. Many communities are disadvantaged, we're losing the value of homes in...

1. Various Hong Kong Stock Market 2. Various of board showing Hang Seng Index 3. Set up shot Howard Gorges, Director of South China Brokerage Company Ltd. 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Howard Gorges, Director of South China Brokerage Company...

Hindi/English/Nat The Maharashtra state government announced Monday that it is prepared to revive a cancelled power project with an American electricity company. The new terms are that Enron Corp sells power at a cheaper rate and the...

English/Nat If the U-S eases restrictions on the sale of humanitarian items to adversary countries, trade experts believe American wheat and corn exports would increase by one million tons. That's the aim of a new government policy...

1. Wide view of interview 2. Reporter and US Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez 3. Mid view of reporters 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Carlos Gutierrez, United States Commerce Secretary: "It's a very sound free trade agreement. From an...

English/Nat The Clinton administration says it will seek a resolution in the U-N Human Rights Commission criticising China's rights record. The announcement came just a day after President Clinton urged Congress to vote "at the earliest...

1. Wide of Ben Bernanke, US Federal Reserve Chairman, at podium, Economic Club of New York 2. SOUNDBITE: (English) Ben Bernanke, US Federal Reserve Chairman: "The ability of the Fed to offset headwinds is not infinite. We have certain...

1. Wide of Lee Myung-bak, South Korea President, at Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO summit 2. Mid of audience, including US Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice 3. SOUNDBITE: (Korean) Lee Myung-bak, South Korea President:...

English/Nat Analysts say U-S Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan is signalling he's not ready to lower interest rates any time in the near future. Greenspan told the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday, he's concerned that a...

HEADLINE: Fed: no change in rates CAPTION: The Federal Reserve notes some improvement in the economy, but isn''t ready to start raising interest rates. The AP''s Mark Hamrick reports. (Jan. 27) [Notes:ANCHOR VOICE] The Federal Reserve...

1. Wide hearing committee room 2. Wide congressional committee 3. Medium committee 4. SOUNDBITE: (English) Clay Shaw, Republican Congressman from Florida: "DR CAFTA (Dominican Republic - Central American Free Trade Agreement) will...

English/Nat The U-S Treasury Secretary, Robert Rubin, and Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan, have outlined their commitment to help solve the global economic crisis. With a third of the world's economies in recession, financial...

English/Nat Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan has repeated his warning that U-S interest rates may be in for another hike. In a second day of testimony to the U-S Congress he said the nation's central bank will move again to...

1. Mid of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble approaching microphones for news briefing 2. Mid of cameraman 3. SOUNDBITE (German) Wolfgang Schaeuble, German Finance Minister: "We have made an important step on the way to the...

More needs to be done to secure global financial stability, a senior official at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on Wednesday.Speaking in Washington, DC, Jose Vinals, Director of the IMF's Monetary and Capital Markets...

HEADLINE: Obama blisters AIG; joins public outrage CAPTION: President Barack Obama pledged to try to block insurance giant AIG from handing its executives $165 million in bonuses after taking billions in federal bailout money. (March...

1. United States Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sitting down 2. Mid of Senate Banking Committee 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Henry Paulson, US Treasury Secretary: "China's currency policy is a key factor in our economic relationship. China...

The IMF has released its latest Fiscal Monitor report with a warning about rising public debt and waning economic growth. A top official says countries "must be prepared to act together to fend off global risk." "A very important trend...