Global sugar prices to sweeten farmers’ life New Delhi, August 8:Suicides by bankrupt Indian sugarcane farmers might well become a thing of the past if the current rise in the global price of sugar continues, making mills scramble for more raw stock.The recent victory of the Global Alliance for... 08 Aug, 2005
Sugar to sweeten Indo-Pak ties New Delhi, August 7:India is hoping to sell about 200,000 tonnes of sugar to Pakistan, which has lifted the ban on imports from this country after a gap of several years.Pakistan’s decision could not have come at a better time because in addition to... 07 Aug, 2005
EU plans to overhaul sugar trade Associated Press Brussels, June 22:The European Union’s head office was set on Wednesday to announce sweeping changes to its 40-year-old system for protecting sugar growers despite criticism from domestic producers and exporters from some of the... 22 Jun, 2005
BIZ BRIEFS Inflation to rise in China SHANGHAI: Inflationary pressures have been growing in China amid surging economic growth, despite official efforts to tighten controls on the money supply, a vice minister of finance said on Friday. Chinese leaders worry... 16 Apr, 2004
