September 2009

Are Safeguards Intended to Prevent Money Laundering Working?

by Shu September 30, 2009 AML

  QEarlier this month, Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau said his  office was investigating some Venezuelan and Panamanian banks for allegedly providing Iranians access to the US financial system in violation of international sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program. A ‘mainstream’ international bank is expected to reach a settlement within 30 days over the [...]

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Why the U.S.-China Trade Spat Won’t Escalate

by Shu September 20, 2009 Trade

As the G-20 summit approaches, it’s unlikely China and the U.S. will allow recent disagreements to get in the way, say experts   Whenever Washington and Beijing become embroiled in a trade row, there’s always a fear it will escalate. But some Western economists say the likelihood that President Barack Obama’s decision on Sept. 11 [...]

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STATISTICAL APPENDIX

by Shu September 20, 2009 Trade

For information about Latin American countries, please check: www.chinalat.com/uploads/file/CAF Conference Statistical Appendix 2009 Final Version 2.pdf

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