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Global tax deal faces emerging hurdle in US debate over treaty
As the Biden administration and governments around the world celebrate another advance toward an historic global tax accord, an obscure legal question in the U.S.…
India does a turnaround on trade spurred by post-Covid economic reality
India wants to conclude bilateral trade deals fast, reversing an earlier attitude of caution that has confounded some countries.
Brexit is back with a vengeance
The U.K. and the European Union are preparing for a fresh clash over Brexit this week, with both sides set to unveil major policy proposals…
Commerce Department, Biden Administration take action on semiconductor chip shortage
Supply chain issues have been a key challenge coming out of this unprecedented economic crisis resulting from this pandemic.
Taiwan exports surge to record, defying predictions of slowdown
Taiwan’s exports grew faster than even the most bullish economist forecast last month, fueled by ongoing global demand for semiconductors.
South Korea ‘seriously’ looking to join CPTPP following China bid
South Korea became the latest nation to express interest in joining an Asia-Pacific trade deal, with the trade minister saying the government is “seriously and…
U.K. starts trade deal process with Saudi Arabia, Gulf states
The U.K. kicked off the process to sign a trade deal with Saudi Arabia and a group of other Gulf states, its latest post-Brexit target…
Commerce Secretary Raimondo meeting with Mubadala CEO Al-Mubarak
Today, Secretary Gina Raimondo met with Khaldoon Al-Mubarak, the Chief Executive Officer of the Mubadala Investment Company (an Emirati state-owned holding company), to congratulate him…
Africa’s free-trade area to get $7 billion in support from AfDB
The African Development Bank said it will support trade valued at $7 billion over the next five years in a bid to spur the growth…
EU drafts Northern Ireland plan to avert collision with Johnson
The European Union is drafting proposals to address British concerns about trade flows between Northern Ireland and the rest of the U.K. to be presented…