WTO : India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan call for consensus-based decisions in agri- talks (PRIV)
(D. Ravi Kanth, Geneva)
India, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan on 4 Novemb er upped the ante on the need to decide on issues in the Doha agriculture negotiations based on the principle of "consensus", joining the African Gro up in demanding that the facilitator-led-process, as proposed by the World Trade Organization's Director- General, must be based on "consensus" and not "convergence", said people familiar with the development.

Finance : Cross-border bank claims see little change in Q2 2024, says BIS (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Global cross-border bank claims changed litt le during the second quarter of 2024, with claims dropping by a modest $11 bil lion following a surge in the previous quarter, according to the Bank for Intern ational Settlements (BIS).

Finance : Modest fall in US dollar credit to non-banks in EMDEs (PRIV)
(Kanaga Raja, Penang)
Dollar-denominated foreign currency credit t o non-banks in emerging market and developing economies (EMDEs) fell modestly during the second quarter of 2024, according to the Bank for International Settlements (BIS).