A detailed study of competitiveness in the global economy ranks the US top of the 140 countries included. The report suggests that few governments have begun to plan for the impact of the fourth industrial...
The Indian rupee has turned out to be Asia’s worst-performing currency this year as the nation’s economy struggles with rising oil prices, a widening current account deficit and broader emerging market concerns. The rupee has...
Amid intensifying trade friction between Washington and Beijing, a new round of US tariffs took effect on Monday, raising the stakes for both sides. China seems to have several tools up its sleeve to counter...
Interview on Trade Relationship between Bangladesh & India with Pratim Ranjan Bose, Chief of Bureau of The Hindu Business Line, Kolkata. Ezilarsan PKP: How Bangladesh and India can combine their synergies in the textile so we...
US President Donald Trump remains focused on reducing the American trade deficit, and Japan may be the next target. An American newspaper cites the president as saying he wants to make Tokyo “pay” for its...
As the US and Mexico unveil a reworked trade agreement, the old one’s third leg, Canada, said its signature is needed and it may not sign it. But what have the US and Mexico agreed...
The Trump Administration argues that other countries have been taking unfair advantage of the US on trade for years, and what many are calling a trade war is really only the US finally saying enough....
In the wake of US tariffs on steel and aluminum, the EU has made several counter moves and has now raised tariffs of its own on steel imports which exceed quotas based on current levels....
Tensions between the world’s two largest economies over trade issues have dominated the agenda in recent weeks. Trade in goods and services is important. China is the top market for US goods exports in 2017....
The US and South Korea struck an important agreement this week. Many are recognizing it as the first success of President Trump’s trade strategy and a turning point in general. It is being offered as an...
US President Donald Trump has announced a raft of new tariffs against China over intellectual-property violations, targeting more than 100 different Chinese goods and potentially inviting a fierce response from Beijing. In what White House...
Opportunity Costs exists in Trade but if trade is seen as a Comparative Cost Advantage theory of Ricardo, its more supplementing rather than complimenting the growth process of each country’s GDP. Ricardo proposed that amongst all...
