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The article discusses how multinational companies are planning their operations amidst the growing nationalism by governments around the world. Also cited are the alleged plan of the U.S. Treasury Department to stop investments in modern technologies in adversarial countries, the potential cutting of commercial ties between the U.S. and China if the latter invades Taiwan, and how perks like free trade, low shipping costs, and improved communications technology helped global business expansions.

The article focuses on India's economic challenges and its approach to trade and protectionism. It underscores the concerning trend of rising import tariffs in India, which stands in contrast to the global move towards free trade. It also discusses the "Make in India" campaign, initiated to boost domestic manufacturing, but notes that this drive has led to a surge in protectionist measures.

The article discusses political and economic developments in Mexico, particularly the move by President Andrés Manuelópez Obrador to develop the southern region. Also cited are the economic benefits of Mexico's free-trade agreement with the U.S. and Canada, and Obrador's projects in the region like an oil refinery and the Maya railway.

The article discusses the trade relations of the U.S. and China with other Asian countries. Topics explored include the intensification of the trade dispute between the two nations, the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF) introduced by U.S. President Joe Biden to a group of countries in Asia, and the progress made by the China-backed free trade agreement Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP).

The article discusses challenges faced by Taiwan due to efforts of China in isolating the country and need for international support for democracy of the country. Topics discussed include need of military help to bolster national security of Taiwan apart from arms sales internationally, suggestions on economic support for the country with free-trade agreements, and need of democracy of Taiwan to prove its resilience in face of threats from authoritarianism.

The article discusses international trade developments in Africa, particularly the efforts by politicians to address the bottlenecks in the delivery of goods. Also cited are the ratification of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), how trade growth could create more jobs, better wages and poverty reduction, and the barriers of trade in the continent like poor infrastructure.

The article looks at the growth of the financial-technology (fintech) industry in Africa in 2021. The valuation of fintech companies in the continent which include the mobile payments firm OPay and mobile-money network Wave reached billion dollars. Majority of the fintech investments in Africa were given to Nigeria which is known for its young and entrepreneurial population. The role of the African Continental Free Trade Area in the expansion of firms is explained.

The article focuses on how trade policy is being used to achieve non-trade objectives, including greater resilience, human rights and a healthier planet. It mentions that as free trade has promoted growth and efficiency, now other goals are competing for attention, and there was so much focus on liberalisation and what it would bring that, as time went on.

The article focuses on deal that would make Kenya, the second African country after Morocco to sign a free-trade agreement with the United States. Topics include considered that the pause reflects a sense of drift in Africa's trade relations with the West, as both America and Europe rethink how they do business with the continents.

The article informs on a Free Trade Area of the Americas submit to be held in Los Angele by the U.S. President Joe Biden, along with the views of Latin American countries on same.

The article discusses a shift in the support of free trade by U.S. politicians. Topics include a decline in factory jobs in the U.S. and other countries resulting from competition in China between 1999 and 2011 following the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), China's economic growth and accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) due to increased manufacturing exports, and a decline in the demand for less-skilled men in the workforce due to a decline in manufacturing.

The article discusses widespread concerns regarding the open economy and globalization. Topics include the impact of free trade on politics such as the 2016 U.S. presidential elections between Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, growing parties in the U.S. and European Union countries that favor closed borders, caps on migration, and barriers to trade, and the impact of export-led growth on China's economy.

The article informs on the impact of Brexit trade deal between Great Britain and European Union (EU) on financial services industry. It mentions that being bound by the EU's existing rules would be no great burden, for Britain had a big role in designing them. It also mentions that rather than accept rules set by other governments, Britain should cut its losses and diverge.

The author reflects on the strategies and programs that African countries should adopt to eliminate trade barriers and implement free trade. Topics include the goal of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) to bolster manufacturing, incomes and economic growth, and the barriers to free trade like corruption, red tape at borders, costly logistics, and poor infrastructure.

The article informs that confrontation with Russia highlights a growing tension between free trade and freedom. It mentions that Russian President Vladimir Putin's warmongering against Ukraine also raises a question about globalisation that is uncomfortable for free-traders, impacting normal economic relations with autocratic ones.

The article informs on Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP,) a trade agreement among Australia, Brunei, Canada, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, and Vietnam. It mentions it evolved from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), which never entered into force due to the withdrawal of the U.S. with zero tariffs and rules on openness to investment, environmental standards and protection of intellectual property.

The article examines the economic performance of former eastern bloc countries like Poland, Latvia, Russia and Ukraine during the era of global economic integration and free trade. Other topics include the economic challenges faced by transitional governments, the high inflation posted in countries like Estonia, Lithuania and Kazakhstan, and their economic strategies like privatisation.

The article reports on the deepening partnership between Japan and Australia as they try to prepare against China. Other topics include the signing of the partners of the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) to bolster their military cooperation, the worsening territorial disputes between Japan and China, as well as the efforts by Australia and Japan to promote free trade through trade deals like the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.

The article informs on n economic endeavor caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It mentions boosting European Union self-sufficiency on things like microchips has the grudging support of free-trading countries, such as Denmark and the Netherlands, and the COVID-19 pandemic revealed that supply chains can be fragile.

The article discusses alighted phrase by European Union (EU) to sum up strategic autonomy and mentions support of free-trading countries, for Netherlands and Denmark. Topics discussed include burned operation of European businesses in China, agreement of countries to meld their armed forces and spending rules as decision to be taken by leaders of EU in 2022.

The article informs that Gabriel Boric has won presidential election in Chile . It mentions his initial presidential manifesto included proposals to revise free-trade agreements and require companies to give half their board seats to workers, and has also promised to end "neoliberalisrn." It also informs on his election campign.

The article considers economic conditions in Mexico. An improved rate of economic development to four percent in 2011 and 2012 is examined and attributed to factors including increases in wages in manufacturing industries in China making Mexico's industries more competitive, free trade agreements with 44 different countries and cheaper costs of transporting goods from Mexico, particularly to the U.S.

The article discusses developments in the trade agreements advanced by the U.S. as of late June 2016, namely, the North American Free-Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). Also cited are the members of the NAFTA, namely, Canada, Mexico and the U.S., the possible adverse effect to the NAFTA if Donald Trump is elected U.S. President, and the comment by think tank Canadian International Council's Jennifer Jeffs on NAFTA.

The article discusses the author's claim that an economic slowdown in Colombia highlights the need for structural change in the nation as of 2015, and it mentions a free-trade agreement between the U.S. and Colombia, as well as the economic impacts of commodity exports, construction, and domestic consumption in Colombia. Gross domestic product and oil price fluctuations in Colombia are examined, along with infrastructure spending and the nation's unemployment rate.

The article focuses on the negotiations between European Union (EU) and Great Britain on the issue of brexit mentioning that risk of no trade deal is high. Topics include the difference between the two on "level playing field" designed to prevent Britain from undercutting EU, limited time available to narrow the differences, and lengthy time involved in free-trade deals.

The article informs on the status of trade after Brexit in Northern Ireland and Great Britain. It mentions that many claims made for Brexit was that leaving the European Union would allow Britain to slash red tape and free private industry to flourish. It also mentions that under the Northern Ireland protocol, goods and services must continue to flow freely on the island of Ireland.

The article informs that the European Union is losing credibility with states that want to join it at the shore of Lake Ohrid in Balkan. It mentions that Serbia's free-trade agreement with the Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union carne into force. It also mentions that North Macedonia and Albania signed an agreement to implement some of its provisions, but Kosovo, Bosnia and Montenegro will not sign that deal.

The article focuses on the U.S.'s free trade pacts with Asia in 2014. Topics include the development of trans-Pacific trade agreements in 2014, the efforts to establish the Free-Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP), and the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). Information is provided on the U.S.'s support for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) economic agreement.

The article offers business news briefs around the globe. Topics include Federal Reserve left interest rates on hold at its latest meeting impacting the U.S. economic recovery in the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 pandemic; the appointment of Satya Nadella as chairman at Microsoft; and Great Britain struck a free-trade deal with Australia, the first agreement negotiated from scratch by the British government since Brexit.

The article focuses on an ongoing problems surrounding Brexit free-trade deal between Great Britain Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Union. It mentions that Johnson signalled at the G7 summit in Cornwall that he plans to break the treaty by unilaterally extending the chilled-meats grace period, and Brussels meanwhile is insisting that it will invoke its right to retaliate with tariffs.

The article focuses on a debate among over the proposed British free-trade agreement with Australia in May 2021. Topics discussed include the plan of British trade secretary Liz Truss to offer Australia beef producers unlimited tariff- and quota-free access to the British market, criticism of the deal by National Farmers' Union president Minette Batters, and significance of the support of Prime Minister Boris Johnson for the trade deal.

Examines various financial reform ideas to improve international finance. Controlling of capital flows; Benefits and deficiencies of the free movement of capital; Sociological case against capital mobility; Case for capital mobility; View that free international trade should be limited.

Focuses on the South American common market, Mercosur, formed by Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay in 1991. Growth in the intra-Mercosur trade; Commitment of the members for the liberalization of trade; Prediction of Mercosur's integration on market opening and export-based growth; Political gains from the organization; Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union regarding a free trade between Europe and members of Mercosur.

Discusses the shape of the world in 21st century. Focus on the role of the nation-state in world affairs; Description of these nation-states on current count of the United Nations; Effect of technological discoveries of the 20th century on nation-states; Possession of a large share of world's capital by multinational companies operating freely across national borders; View that today's international financial markets makes national governments more careful in the handling of their economies; Information on the globalization of knowledge; reasons for accepting the discipline of free trade system by most countries.

The article looks at international economic integration as of 2013, focusing on trade. It discusses the trend toward a general multilateral free trade system in the post-World War II period, citing the World Trade Organization (WTO). It notes the growth of regional trade agreements (RTAs), citing examples including one led by Russia and the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), and assesses their impact. Topics include U.S. and Chinese trade policies and the Doha round of trade talks.

The article explores the economic impact of an emergency reimposition of currency controls in Argentina by the administration of President Mauricio Macri in 2019. The policy has reduced the amount of dollars that the people can buy and has forced exporters to repatriate their earnings. Many Argentines and some outsiders have criticized the president's agenda to liberalize the economy.

The article reports on the plans of British politicians Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson for the country's exit from the European Union (EU). Hunt and Johnson have unveiled their Brexit plans as they prepare for their possible selection as the successor of Prime Minister Theresa May. Johnson has proposed an agreement with the EU to work towards a free-trade deal while Johnson has asserted that Great Britain must leave the union at the end of October 2019.

The article discusses the highlights of the annual meeting of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) held from March 26-29, 2019 in the town of Boao, south China's Hainan Province, with the aim of building consensus on globalization, free trade, multilateralism and global governance. Topics discussed include theme of the event, expected global economic growth rate by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for 2019 and 2020, and external factor affecting the steady growth of emerging market economies.

The article explores the move by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump to undermine the multilateral trading system overseen by the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Trump administration has entered new trade deals including the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP). The president also wanted the North American Free Trade Agreement to be replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada agreement (USMCA).

The article informs on the impact of Brexit trade deal between Great Britain and European Union (EU) on financial services industry. It mentions that being bound by the EU's existing rules would be no great burden, for Britain had a big role in designing them. It also mentions that rather than accept rules set by other governments, Britain should cut its losses and diverge.

The article offers information on the Covid-19 pandemic which has strengthened politicians' fight against Mexico's national drink. It discusses the comment of Hugo Lopez-Gatell, Mexico's covid-19 star, condemned an unlikely culprit for deaths from the disease; and mentions that every year 40,000 Mexicans, the number of recorded covid-19 victims at the time, die from drinking too many and has blamed free trade with the U.S., which began in 1994, for Mexicans' poor diets.