Protectionism

HONG KONG, May 6, 2021 - (ACN Newswire) - A global research on board governance during the Covid-19 crisis indicated that two-thirds of company directors reported an increase of time commitment by 50 percent or more. The Hong Kong Institute of Directors ("HKIoD") shares the 2020-2021 Survey Report of the…

India is on its way to expand its “vaccine basket.” But is it too little too late? The central government announced a change in its policy yesterday (April 13), under which Covid-19 vaccines that have received emergency approval elsewhere in the world would be fast tracked in India. Approvals by…

Explainer: China’s new ‘dual circulation’ development paradigm A man works at a workshop of Hefei plant of Changan Automobile in High-tech Industry Development Zone in Hefei, east China’s Anhui Province, Feb. 26, 2020. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu) BEIJING, March 28 — To sustain growth, China is pushing a “dual circulation” development paradigm,…

For months, the Chinese government has released reports of imported food with COVID-19. This is its attempt to alter the COVID origin story. Author of the article: Sylvain Charlebois Publishing date: Feb 04, 2021  •  23 hours ago  •  3 minute read This photo taken on Jan. 27, 2021 shows an…

During my sophomore year of college, my mom drove up to New York to take me to see The Color Purple on Broadway. We were not then and are not now a Broadway family: It remains the only musical I have ever seen in person. Still more, we bought merch!…

As U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order to strengthen Buy American provisions, Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland insisted today the federal government knows "how to deal with" American protectionism. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland says that Canada knows how to deal with U.S. protectionism.…

The pandemic has shown that supply chains will need to be rethought, with more emphasis put on supplier diversification, domestic production, and stockpiling. The challenge will be to strike a balance ensuring that a targeted and limited industrial policy does not become a cover for protectionism.Read Full Article »Read More

Navigation for News Categories New Zealand needs to step-up and help lead reform of the international trade system, according to a new report. The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) trade treaty created the world's biggest free trade area. Photo: AFP Law firm Chapman Tripp's report International Trade 2020 said globalisation…

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined leaders from the world’s 20 richest nations on Sunday in a promise to work together to keep trade flowing, fight climate change and provide COVID-19 vaccines to poor countries. OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau joined leaders from the world’s 20 richest nations…

World US President Donald Trump has laid low since his November 3, 2020 election loss, but on November 20 he participated in the online Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) leaders' summit in Kuala Lumpur AFP/MOHD RASFAN 21 Nov 2020 12:07AM(Updated: 21 Nov 2020 12:02PM) KUALA LUMPUR: US President Donald Trump attended an…