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Despite China's vast market, Bangladesh's exports there remain modest – just $715 million in FY2022-23, or 1.61% of total exports. Meanwhile, imports from China were nearly $28 billion, making up ...
Critique of the International Trade System President Trump’s tariffs have also highlighted fundamental inequities in the ...
The view that the Chinese leadership was desperate to negotiate a trade deal, to avoid economic pain that could destabilize ...
New Delhi is prepared to include a sweetener in trade talks with Washington that would "future-proof" a deal by ensuring no ...
Most Asian nations have are adapting to the trade war with a mix of economic realism, diplomatic agility, and selective state ...
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Opinion
Reciprocity done wrong
Indeed, the concept of reciprocity has been central to the modern global trading system, starting with the Reciprocal Trade Agreements Act of 1934 and the creation of the General Agreements on Tariffs ...
Japan and ASEAN have an obligation to protect the free trade system.
Tariffs will weigh on the global economy and dent the region’s post-pandemic economic momentum. That’s because exports have ...
The continent is home to 77 intra-regional deals and 104 extra-regional ones and, as such, is party to 45% of the world’s ...
Malaysia strengthens trade and tech cooperation with China to counter U.S. tariffs and enhance economic resilience.
The White House is closing in on general agreements with Japan and India to stave off massive U.S. tariffs, but they are likely to leave many of the thorny details to be hashed out at a later date.