Protectionism

Editor’s note: The Economist is making some of its most important coverage of the covid-19 pandemic freely available to readers of The Economist Today, our daily newsletter. To receive it, register here. For more coverage, see our coronavirus hubFACED WITH the first great crisis of his presidency, Donald Trump fell…

Countries Starting to Hoard Food, Threatening Global Trade(Bloomberg) --It’s not just grocery shoppers who are hoarding pantry staples. Some governments are moving to secure domestic food supplies during the conoravirus pandemic.Kazakhstan, one of the world’s biggest shippers of wheat flour, banned exports of that product along with others, including carrots,…

Skip to comments. Philips warns protectionism could derail critical medical supplies Reuters ^ | March 24, 2020 | by Bart H. Meijer Posted on 03/24/2020 10:04:56 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer AMSTERDAM - Broad powers over U.S. factories brought in by President Donald Trump could fuel protectionism and jeopardize the supply…

Crises are a time of rapid change. Uncertainty about the future, combined with pressure to act, and fear over alternatives leads to a quickening of political shifts. What might have taken years now occurs in a matter of weeks. Political scientists believed that the election of Donald Trump in 2016…

TORONTO, March 17, 2020 -- A notice of a fast-food restaurant is seen in Toronto of Ontario, Canada, ... March 17, 2020. (Photo by Zou Zheng/Xinhua via Getty) (Xinhua/Zou Zheng via Getty Images) Xinhua News Agency/Getty Images In the midst of the pandemic, restaurants and bars are in danger. Many…

Business Fearful of causing further harm to an economy laid low by the coronavirus epidemic, authorities in China have become a lot more lenient dealing with entrepreneurs breaking the law. A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks near an overpass with an electronic board showing stock information, following an outbreak…

Yves here. We’ve covered most of the Brexit issues presented here, but this is a very useful high-level take that could be helpful as a recap of the state of play for curious friends and colleagues. By Nick Dearden, director of Global Justice Now. Originally published at openDemocracy The fallout…

David Frost and Michel Barier at the first day of the UK-EU trade talks. | Monasse Thierry/PA. All rights reserved. The fallout of coronavirus only adds to Britain’s problems as the country tries to extricate itself from 40 years of EU membership. We already know that Boris Johnson, rather than…

Due to the coronavirus pandemic, most airlines in the world will be bankrupt by the end of May and only a coordinated government and industry action right now can avoid the catastrophe, said global aviation consultancy firm CAPA in a note on Monday. "As the impact of the coronavirus and multiple government…

Italy, the country hardest hit by the pandemic after China, has been placed under lockdown. Photo: DPAInternational Chamber of Commerce chief says moves to curb the contagion are having same impact on world economy as protectionism John Denton also calls on China to keep its market reform process going once…