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Associated Press / Naomi Koppel, Associated Press Writer GENEVA (AP) -- Buoyed by booming U.S. demand, international trade grew strongly at the end of last year, but many countries in Latin America and East Europe saw exports fall, the World Trade Organization said in its annual report released today.

NEW DELHI, April 13 (AFP) - Indian President K.R. Narayanan leaves for France this weekend for talks to boost dwindling trade and strengthen bilateral links, Foreign Secretary Lalit Mansingh said Thursday.

Agence France Presse GENEVA, April 13 (AFP) - Exports of goods from developing countries grew twice as fast as the global average last year, while the overall picture for global merchandise imports was mixed, a WTO report said here Thursday.

BEIJING (AP) -- China and Malaysia have signed an agreement on China's entry into the World Trade Organization, leaving just seven WTO members who have yet to approve China's bid to join the trade group. The agreement was signed Wednesday in Malaysia by China's trade minister, Shi Guangsheng, and his Malaysian counterpart, Rafidah Aziz, the state-run Xinhua News Agency said.

Associated Press / Martin Crutsinger, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) -- International Monetary Fund and Clinton administration officials on Thursday defended their efforts to promote freer trade and greater integration of the global economy, contending they offered the best hope of lifting hundreds of millions of people out of abject poverty.

April 13, 2000 | By Daniel Pruzin GENEVA--The European Union April 12 defended its practice of applying standard price values to import of fruits and vegetables for customs valuation purposes, arguing that the practice is fully compatible with global trading rules.

United Press International / By JORGE E. BANALES WASHINGTON, April 12 (UPI) -- Economic recovery throughout the world after the 1997 Asian financial crisis has been stronger than expected, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.

Agence France Presse / Olivier Knox WASHINGTON, April 12 (AFP) - Major US unions and other foes of granting China permanent trade privileges rallied thousands of protesters at the US Congress Wednesday before deploying them to win over lawmakers.