Chinese leader Xi issues a positive message at a meeting

BEIJING (AP) — China’s nationalist leader, Xi Jinping, called for closer trade ties with the U.S. during a meeting on Wednesday with top American business leaders in Beijing that came amid a steady improvement in relations that had sunk to the lowest level in years.Xi emphasized the mutually beneficial economic ties between the world’s two…

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Myanmar junta turns to barter to deal with growing trade

Trucks parked on the Thai side of Friendship Bridge No. 2 on the Thailand-Myanmar border during the second week of April (EPA) Myanmar’s military regime is implementing a barter system to cope with the country’s growing trade deficit, sinking kyat, and soaring prices, according to sources in the business community. On Tuesday, the Union of…

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Reduced profit for Kjell & Company

Kjell & Company reports a profit before tax of 10.6 million kronor for the fourth quarter of the year. This can be compared to the profit of 11.5 million during the corresponding quarter a year earlier. Net sales increased marginally to 773.4 million, from 768.8 million kronor. CEO Andreas Rylander says in a comment in…