It was the biggest contributor to inter-Korean trade and provided the North with much-needed hard currency.

BBC: South Korea proposes Kaesong talks with North

By contrast, the Yavlinsky plan envisages inter-republic trade being conducted in roubles, even after separate currencies emerge.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

Three years ago, at the twelfth United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, in Accra, I launched the Chief Executives Board inter-agency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity.

UN: Secretary-General

We noted U.S. support for green growth in ASEAN through, inter alia, facilitation of a trade and environment dialogue in ASEAN and looked forward to continued cooperation on green growth, environment, climate change and biodiversity.

WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting

According to the Inter-American Development Bank, China's trade barriers are generally in line with those of other developing countries and are gradually being lowered.

ECONOMIST: Brazil's affair with China is going off the boil

The central bank also said it would peg its plunging currency at a level of 131 kroner to the euro, or a trade-weighted index of 175, in the inter-bank market.

FORBES: Market Scan