JAKARTA – Indonesia and the United States signed a trade pact on Feb 19, finalising a 19 per cent tariff on most Indonesian exports to the US, as well as a pledge by the South-east Asian country to purchase about US$33 billion (S$42 billion) worth of … Read More
NEW DEHLI: Union commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Tuesday hailed the India-US trade agreements as a “tremendous opportunity” for the country, calling it “the best deal” New Dehli has secured compared to its neighbors. Addressing a press conference a day … Read More
BEIJING (AP) — As Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrives in China on Wednesday, his hosts see an opportunity to peel the longtime U.S. ally away from their rival, at least a bit. China’s state media is calling on the … Read More
Protesting French farmers entered the centre of Paris and reached the Eiffel Tower on Thursday amid anger over a free-trade agreement between the EU and the Mercosur South American bloc. French farmers blockaded sites in Paris on Thursday in protest against a … Read More
GYEONGJU, South Korea– President Trump said he and Chinese leader Xi Jinping “agreed to almost everything” in their nearly two-hour meeting in South Korea, which Trump said was “friendly.” It was Trump’s last event after a week of summits, trade … Read More
Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung finalized details of their fraught trade deal at a summit in South Korea on Wednesday, and the U.S. president also sounded an optimistic note about a looming summit with China’s Xi … Read More
Under the proposed agreement, imports from South Korea would be subject to a 15% tariff while U.S.-originating goods would be exempt from duties. The U.S. has struck a “Full and Complete Trade Deal” with South Korea, President Donald Trump said … Read More
Historic agreement promises hundreds of thousands of new American jobs and opens Japanese markets to US products A “massive” $550 billion trade deal has been reached with Japan, President Donald Trump said on Tuesday, adding that it will create hundreds … Read More
From eGates and pet passports to the removal of red tape on food sales and the protection of British steel, a new deal has been agreed. The UK and the EU have agreed a new trade deal – five years … Read More
China hailed a trade agreement with the U.S. that will see both sides sharply reduce their tariffs for 90 days, calling it an “important step” that could lead to “deepening cooperation” between the world’s two largest economies. Why It Matters … Read More