In exchange, the US will face “zero tariff” on its exports to the EU and over £1 trillion in investments, said President Trump on Sunday. The deal had been long… read more →

In recent years, the wave of artificial intelligence (AI) and related technologies has swept across nearly all aspects of our human experiences: AI adoption has nearly tripled in the last… read more →

The CEPA has been nearly 10 years in the making, but stalled over disagreements on palm oil, Indonesia’s second-largest export. The EU currently imposes tariffs on refined Indonesian palm oil… read more →

Coface downgraded four countries and 23 industries in its June Risk Review, which paints a picture of a world reeling from tariffs and unsure of its economic future. Uncertainty is… read more →

This synergy largely comes from a mutual understanding that more needs to be done to help uplift smaller parties in the financial ecosystem: underrepresented groups of society, small and medium-sized… read more →

The UK government’s recently announced New Trade Strategy is an ambitious plan to protect UK businesses against the recent trade uncertainty and bolster the British export industry.  The plan includes… read more →

TBTs are non-tariff barriers — such as standards, certifications, and conformity assessments — that are less well-known than tariffs but more impactful. In this context, the US tariff strategy should… read more →

The announcement, made yesterday at the fourth China-Africa Economic and Trade Expo meeting in Changsha, China, extends Beijing’s existing duty-free arrangements beyond the continent’s least developed countries to include middle-income… read more →

The largest democracy in Europe went to the ballot yesterday. After Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition collapsed, the last few months of German politics were disrupted by internal disputes. The public… read more →

December saw the trade surplus reach a monthly record of $104.8 billion, up from $97.4 billion in November. Exports rose 10.7% year-on-year while imports grew just 1%. The widening gap… read more →