Trade

Justin Trudeau opens talks with Trump aiming to boost trade

WASHINGTON: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday opened talks at the White House with US… Read More

Amazon warns that trade protectionism could hurt business

SAN FRANCISCO: Amazon.com warned on Friday that government actions to bolster domestic companies against foreign competition… Read More

Trump trade strategy starts with quitting Asia pact: White House

WASHINGTON: The new US administration of President Donald Trump said on Friday its trade strategy… Read More

China says can resolve trade disputes with new U.S. government

BEIJING: China and the United States can resolve any trade disputes through talks, the government… Read More

China says hit with record retaliatory trade measures in 2016

BEIJING: China was hit with a record number of retaliatory trade measures last year, the… Read More

WTO seeks trade deal on ‘green’ products

GENEVA: The heavyweights of world trade, including the United States, China and Japan, meet in… Read More

PM urges to work towards enhancing bilateral trade with Belarus

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday stressed upon the need to boost the business… Read More

Climate Change may affect food prices over the next 10 years

ROME: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has expressed concern that declining prices… Read More

Pakistan to assess post-Brexit trade opportunities with UK

LONDON: Federal Secretary Commerce Azmat Ali Ranjha is on an official visit to the UK… Read More

All global trade banned in endangered pangolins

JOHANNESBURG: The shy, scale-covered pangolin is to receive the highest level of protection against illegal… Read More

WTO drastically cuts global trade forecast

GENEVA: The World Trade Organization on Tuesday downshifted its global trade forecast, warning that anti-globalisation rhetoric… Read More

Chaman border finally reopens after 14 days of closure

CHAMAN: Border officials in Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to reopen the ‘Friendship Gate’ at the… Read More

Obama faces trade pact test in Asia amid US opposition

WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: When President Barack Obama travels to Asia next week, he will try… Read More

Chaman border closure enters into 12th day

CHAMAN: The situation at Pakistan's Chaman border in Balochistan with Afghanistan continued to remain tense… Read More

Britain eyes new trade deals for Brexit in early 2019

LONDON: The minister charged with securing new trade deals for Britain outside the EU said… Read More

France says EU-US trade deal ‘impossible’ in 2016

PARIS: It will be "impossible" for the European Union and the United States to conclude… Read More

US, EU to push on with trade deal despite Brexit

WASHINGTON: The United States and the European Union on Monday both stressed a willingness to… Read More

Global markets lose $2.1 trillion in Brexit rout

LONDON: Britain's shock vote to pull out of the European Union wiped $2.1 trillion from… Read More

Panama Canal expansion project expected to boost US-Asia trade

PANAMA CITY: With its capacity boosted by nearly three times, Panama's enlarged canal -- set to… Read More

U.S. presses China to reduce barriers for foreign business

BEIJING: Senior U.S. officials pressed China again on to reduce barriers for foreign businesses, saying… Read More