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Posted September 25, 2018
Addressing the UN today, Trump touted his administration’s efforts to renegotiate “broken and bad” trade deals, praising the new pact between the U.S. and Mexico – but without mentioning Canada. Continue Reading
Posted September 25, 2018
Resuming his attacks on OPEC today, Trump accused the cartel of “ripping off” the world by driving up oil prices to “unacceptable” levels while taking advantage of U.S. military protection “for nothing.” Continue Reading
Posted April 10, 2018
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues, Other Government Departments-Agencies
Climate officials from the UN and the EU are urging countries to adopt an ambitious strategy to curb carbon emissions from shipping at this week’s meeting of the International Maritime Organization. Continue Reading
Posted August 07, 2017
Planned action to combat the dumping of Chinese steel has been sidelined, at least for now, by fear of upsetting the administration’s push for Beijing’s cooperation on new UN sanctions against North Korea. Continue Reading
Posted August 02, 2016
Under Economic Issues, International Trade Issues, Logistics & Supply Chain Issues
China has become the 70th country to ratify the UN’s TIR Convention, a step that will allow it to move exported goods under a single, simplified transit procedure to EU countries for all modes of transport. Continue Reading
