Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
DJIA	15,287.10	-7.37	-0.05%
S&P 500	1,646.76	-3.75	-0.23%
Nasdaq	3,453.07	-6.34	-0.18%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

DJIA

15,287.10

-7.37

-0.05%

S&P 500

1,646.76

-3.75

-0.23%

Nasdaq

3,453.07

-6.34

-0.18%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
STOXX 50	2,764.29	-12.49	-0.45%
FTSE 100	6,654.34	-42.45	-0.63%
DAX	8,305.32	-46.66	-0.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

STOXX 50

2,764.29

-12.49

-0.45%

FTSE 100

6,654.34

-42.45

-0.63%

DAX

8,305.32

-46.66

-0.56%

Ticker	Volume	Price	Price Delta
Nikkei	14,612.50	+128.47	0.89%
Hang Seng	22,618.70	-51.01	-0.23%
S&P/ASX 200	4,983.50	-78.95	-1.56%

Ticker

Volume

Price

Price Delta

Nikkei

14,612.50

+128.47

0.89%

Hang Seng

22,618.70

-51.01

-0.23%

S&P/ASX 200

4,983.50

-78.95

-1.56%

Liberia, EU Sign Agreement to Stop Shipments of Illegal Timber to Europe

By Ansu Konneh - 2010-07-19T02:29:27Z

Liberia and the European Union have signed an agreement to stop the export of illegal timber from the African nation into any EU member state, the Liberian government said yesterday.

The aim is to set up a system that traces all timber shipments from the felling point to processing, Liberian Agriculture Minister Florence Chenoweth told reporters. Liberia said the deal is expected strengthen and restore credibility to the country’s timber trade and secure legitimate revenue for the government.

To contact the reporter on this story: Ansu Konneh in Monrovia at akonneh@bloomberg.net

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