On Tuesday, 16 June, the European Parliament approved a belated trade agreement with the US, cutting all tariffs on US industrial exports and certain agricultural goods. The main proposal of… read more →
On Thursday, 11 June, digital payments network Visa revealed its new initiatives across AI-driven commerce, tokenised deposits, and stablecoins. The announcement, made during the Visa Payments Forum 2026 in San… read more →
The post-war liberal trading system isn’t simply fraying. It is being deliberately replaced, and Brussels is doing the replacing. In globalisation’s previous chapter, the prevailing logic was that trade should… read more →
The European Commission, the executive cabinet of the European Union (EU), has published the draft Implementation Regulation, covering the ‘Article 9’ regulation of the carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). The… read more →
Türkiye and Armenia are resuming formal trade relations following a 33-year hiatus, announced the Turkish foreign ministry on Wednesday, 13 May. Goods shipped from Türkiye were previously not permitted to… read more →
Salt, brine, and strategic advantage: Turkmenistan’s mineral wealth and its export potential Turkmenistan looks, from a distance, like a country defined by mystery and emptiness – desert, heat, and a… read more →
On Friday, 1 May, the EU-Mercosur Interim Trade Agreement (ITA) will come into provisional application. While supporters are praising the deal as a significant de-risking achievement by Brussels, opponents want… read more →
Clothes “What you don’t know is that that sweater is not just blue, it’s not turquoise, it’s not lapis, it’s actually cerulean.” Miranda Priestly’s impassioned speech on the complexity of… read more →
By 2035, European states will spend $316 billion annually on defence equipment, marking an over 500% increase from 2014 levels, according to projections by the International Trade and Forfeiting Association… read more →
The European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) could translate into significant cost differentials across markets, outweighing freight advantages or marginal price discounts, according to a CarbonChain report released… read more →
