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16 May 19
The ongoing US-China trade war will have an effect on the UK economy, the UK international trade secretary has warned.
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3 May 19
European imports of US liquefied natural gas are soaring, increasing by 272% in the nine months since an energy cooperation deal was agreed in 2018.
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3 May 19
It has traditionally been difficult for investors to assess the credit risk of investing in renewable energy of the Pacific nations - but that could be about to change, explains the Asian Development...
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26 Apr 19
China's president Xi Jinping has sought to calm the world’s fears about growing Chinese influence on national and regional economies, ahead of trade talks with the US.
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17 Apr 19
The government is offering additional support to companies doing business with Iraq, to coincide with a visit by trade secretary Liam Fox.
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4 Apr 19
President Trump’s protectionism is aggravating Latin America’s fiscal headache. Gavin O’Toole reports.
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26 Mar 19
The US–China trade dispute, fears of a “no deal” Brexit, and the global slowdown are fuelling lingering concerns about financial stability in East Asia.
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5 Mar 19
US president Donald Trump has said he wants to end an arrangement with India, which allows $5.6bn worth of the South Asian country’s exports to enter the US duty free.
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27 Feb 19
US president Donald Trump has said he will delay imposing new tariffs on Chinese goods, which were due to kick in on 1 March.
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7 Feb 19
The ongoing trade row between China and the US could have a hugely negative impact on both countries, the United Nations has warned.
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23 Jan 19
Japan will use its G20 chairmanship to rebuild trust in the global trade system, its prime minister Shinzo Abe has said.
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21 Jan 19
World leaders should immediately work to end the tensions in their countries that are impacting on the global economy, the IMF’s chief economist has urged.
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15 Jan 19
The new president of Brazil has said he wants “bilateral trade with the entire world”, ahead of the annual economic forum in the Swiss alps.
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11 Jan 19
China has said talks with the US this week “laid the foundations” to resolve the ongoing trade war.
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4 Jan 19
The US and China are due to hold talks next week in an attempt to ease the ongoing trade war.
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14 Dec 18
China could cut tariffs on US-made cars to 15% from the current 40%, undoing the import duty hike it introduced this summer.
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4 Dec 18
The world’s most powerful economies have agreed to improve the global trading system as US president Donald Trump delays Chinese tariffs.
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19 Nov 18
For the first time, world leaders wrapped up an Asian economic summit without a formal joint statement because of trade tensions between the US and China.
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22 Oct 18
The Chinese economy is growing at the slowest pace in a decade as the trade war with the US escalates.
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10 Oct 18
The International Monetary Fund has cut its global economic growth forecast for this year and the next by 0.2 percentage points because of worldwide trade wars.
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5 Oct 18
The Asian Development Bank has approved a loan of $180m to support improvements to Nepal’s main highway enabling trade.
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2 Oct 18
The world’s economic growth outlook is looking “less bright” because of rising trade protectionism and high levels of debt, the International Monetary Fund chief has warned.
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1 Oct 18
The US, Canada and Mexico have reached a “new, modernised trade agreement” to replace the current North American Free Trade Agreement.
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19 Sep 18
The US and China have imposed new tariffs on billions of dollars’ worth of goods, marking the biggest round of US tariffs so far in the escalating trade war.
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12 Sep 18
The European Commission head has proposed a new partnership between the EU and Africa to boost investment, jobs and economic relations in the continent.