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Tanzania, Sept. 14 -- High tariffs on agricultural produce are stifling intra-Africa trade, leaving countries to import food from Europe, America and Asia, rather than from African peers. Yet there [...]

Byline: Kemi Badenoch EVERY other year, 164 countries meet at the World Trade Organisation to discuss the rules which govern global trade. This year, representing Britain, I made the case [...]

Byline: By, Lawrence Matheson China has accused Canada of protectionism following the Justin Trudeau government's decision to impose a 100% tariff on imports of Chinese-made electric vehicles, mirroring US.duties on [...]

Executives of Dashen Bank have secured a 40 million dollar transaction guarantee facility from the African Development Bank Group (AfDB). The funding is expected to boost import and export trade [...]

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Note from CGTN editor: Reform and opening-up policies hold the key to the destiny of contemporary China and are a crucial move that determines the success [...]

Industrialisation and trade minister Lucia Iipumbu has reaffirmed that Namibia is ready to tap into the massive single market of about 1.3 billion people in Africa. She added that this [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Florida Senator Marco Rubio: Communist China is avoiding U.S. tariffs by moving its manufacturing to Mexico, which benefits from the United States--Mexico--Canada [...]

VIENTIANE, September 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Representatives from the member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have met in the Lao capital Vientiane to discuss [...]

CANBERRA, September 17, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Australia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have reached a deal on a free trade agreement. Don Farrell, Australia's minister for Trade [...]

India, Sept. 11 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday launched the Trade Connect e-platform to support Indian exporters, MSMEs, and entrepreneurs, The platform is designed to facilitate [...]

PHNOM PENH, September 10, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Tuesday called on exporters of agricultural products to target countries that have free trade agreements [...]

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The German government says it is cracking down on irregular migration and crime following recent extremist attacks, and plans to extend temporary border controls to all [...]

PHNOM PENH, September 10, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodia's trade with China enjoyed robust growth of 24.5 percent in the first eight months of 2024, said an official report [...]

·Backs move by W'African country's trade expansion initiatives ·Tinubu: Africa has huge potential for investments, growth ·Holds bilateral meeting with Chinese Premier, Li Qiang Deji Elumoye in Beijing and Michael [...]

Nairobi, Sept. 5 -- The government is seeking Africa-wide accreditation for the Kenya Bureau of Standards (Kebs) to boost efficiency in quality approvals as the continent moves towards a seamless [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the International Dairy Foods Association: Today, the United States announced Chile has approved an agreement between the two countries that further enhances [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the Computer and Communications Industry Association: The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative announced today it was requesting consultations with Canada over [...]

BEIJING (AP) — China on Tuesday accused Canada of protectionism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government https://apnews.com/article/canada-china-evs-tariffs-0cd68ba7533bc6e7111cdd5811c8889c on imports of https://apnews.com/article/china-eu-evs-tariffs-801965213d23e8a67452ed6a4a560d49, matching U.S. duties on Chinese EVs. The Chinese Commerce [...]

Byline: Leon Usigbe The country is investing in digital infrastructure and talent development, aiming to unlock new economic growth opportunities Nigeria is positioning itself to lead the continent in digital [...]

BEIJING, August 22, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Over the past year, a slew of pioneering institutional innovations implemented in China's pilot free trade zones (FTZs) have formed a strong [...]

BEIJING, China -- The following information was released by the State Council of the People's Republic of China: Over the past year, a slew of pioneering institutional innovations implemented in [...]

Byline: Alice Kagina Last week, President Paul Kagame appointed Prudence Sebahazi as the new Minister of Trade and Industry under his five-year term. A seasonal trade expert, Sebahizi is expected [...]

Byline: Matthew Field Civil servants are considering using artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots like ChatGPT to help negotiators thrash out post-Brexit free trade deals. IT engineers at the Department of Business [...]

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire: African Development Bank has issued the following press release: The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $40 million transaction guarantee facility [...]

The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $40 million transaction guarantee facility to support Dashen Bank's trade finance activities in Ethiopia. The Facility will [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Iowa Senator Charles Grassley: Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) joined Five on the Five with the Waterways Council to discuss free trade, the [...]

NEW DELHI, India -- The following information was released by the Government of India: Shri Goyal says member countries, business leaders need to reassess priorities regarding proposed FTA BIMSTEC countries [...]

Byline: Kemi Olaitan Ibadan -- Oyo State, under the leadership of Governor 'Seyi Makinde, would soon become a hub of international investments and trades, Special Adviser to the Governor on [...]

BEIJING, August 6, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China has fully implemented the first batch of measures to align its pilot free trade zones (FTZs) with high international standards, according [...]

NEW DELHI, India -- The following information was released by the Government of India: by PIB Delhi The Government has initiated the creation of Trade Connect ePlatform to connect Indian [...]

-- Commits to support trade and capacity development initiatives The Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) Secretariat, Wamkele Mene, has lauded Liberia for the ratification of [...]

HAIKOU, China, Aug. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Haikou, the capital of Hainan Province, is a pivotal city in China's 'Belt and Road' initiative and the core city of the Hainan [...]

BEIJING, August 2, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China will strive to ensure its network of free trade areas (FTAs) can contribute about 40 percent of the total foreign trade [...]

BEIJING, China -- The following information was released by the State Council of the People's Republic of China: China will strive to ensure its network of free trade areas (FTAs) [...]

JAKARTA, July 31, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Indonesia and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) initiated negotiations for the Indonesia-GCC Free Trade Agreement (I-GCC FTA) at the Trade Ministry here [...]

Brussels: European Competition Directorate General (DG-COMP) has issued the following news release: The EU and Singapore concluded negotiations for a Digital Trade Agreement (DTA). This deal is the first EU [...]

HONG KONG, July 25, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's Hong Kong and Peru has fully concluded negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA), said Financial Secretary of the Hong [...]

Esther Oluku Nigeria has embarked on a historic endeavor with the launch of the Guided Trade Initiative under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signaling a pivotal moment in [...]

OTTAWA, Ontario -- The following information was released by the Government of Canada: Today, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, announced that the [...]

Byline: Emma Okonji Nigeria has embarked on a historic endeavor with the launch of the Guided Trade Initiative under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), signaling a pivotal moment [...]

Byline: Dominic Penna, Political Correspondent, Camilla Turner, Sunday Political Editor The Indian government believes Labour will be more likely than the last government to grant UK visas to nurses and [...]

EBENE, Mauritius, July 16, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- HFM, a global online trading company and brand name of HF Markets Group along with HF Markets, has been crowned as the 'Global [...]

TASHKENT, July 13, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan plan to introduce a full free trade regime, according to the press service of the Uzbek government on Friday. [...]

Toronto, Canada: Livingston International has issued the following news release: Even in the heady days of the pandemic when much of the world was still shut down, there was a [...]

PHNOM PENH, July 8, 2024 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and bilateral free trade agreements (FTAs) have ensured Cambodia's seamless access to major Asian [...]

HAIKOU, China, July 7, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from Hainan International Media Center (HIMC): From July 4-6, a delegation from China's southern Hainan Province held Hainan Free Trade Port [...]

Byline: Gerald Andae The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), in collaboration with the Mastercard Foundation and TradeMark Africa, have launched a four-year fisheries programme aimed at creating over 240,000 [...]

Byline: Hilda Mhagama MOZAMBIQUE President Filipe Nyusi has outlined four critical areas aimed at enhancing trade and investment between Tanzania and Mozambique and emphasized the potential for both countries to [...]

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia -- The following information was released by the African Union (AU): Achieving the peaceful, united, prosperous, and powerful Africa We Want, under Agenda 2063, requires coordinated policies [...]