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Philippines trade chief quits to return to private sector
Philippine Trade Secretary Alfredo Pascual has resigned and will return to the private sector, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s communications office said in a statement Wednesday.
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USTR announces fiscal year 2025 WTO tariff-rate quota allocations for raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) has announced the country-specific and first-come, first-served in-quota allocations of the tariff-rate quotas (TRQs) on imported raw…
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Brazil says trade-disrupting chicken disease outbreak has ended
The outbreak of a virulent poultry disease that prompted Brazil to restrict its chicken exports has been resolved, according to the nation’s government.
Escalating ransomware and phishing threats demand reinforced cyber defences for transport
Bridewell research reveals 59% of rail organisations hit by ransomware attack
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BTS updates Transportation Economic Trends July 2024
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) today released its summer 2024 update to the Transportation Economic Trends (TET).
South Africa seeks EU talks on carbon tax it says hurts BRICS
South Africa will approach the European Union to discuss its planned tax on carbon-intensive imports, saying it will hurt the economies of BRICS nations.
US backs early extension of Africa trade pact, envoy says
US President Joe Biden’s administration backed the early extension of a program that will enable more than 30 sub-Saharan African nations to retain their duty-free…
Chinese EVs nab record 11% share in Europe ahead of tariffs
Chinese brands captured 11% of the European electric-car market in June, notching record registrations as manufacturers raced to beat stiff European Union tariffs that took…
US backs barly extension of trade pact with Africa, envoy says
US President Joe Biden’s administration backed the early extension of a program that will enable more than 30 sub-Saharan African nations to retain their duty-free…
South African envoy sees positive signs in key US trade talks
South Africa is likely to maintain preferential trade access to the US market despite strained relations between the nations, according to an executive who represented…