Protectionism

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…

World23 Oct, 2020 05:08 AM3 minutes to readChinese President Xi Jinping. Photo / APChinese leader Xi Jinping condemned "unilateralism, protectionism and extreme egoism" in a jab at the United States made during a rally Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of China's entry into the 1950-53 Korean War.Speaking from the…

Two of England’s biggest football clubs are behind plans to radically reform the Premier League, it was revealed at the weekend.  In a “world exclusive” The Daily Telegraph broke the news that Liverpool and Manchester United are proposing the “biggest changes to English football in a generation” and an “extraordinary overhaul”…

Taxpayers will be hit up for another business slush fund under the latest round of industry policy as the parties compete to breathe life into local manufacturing. (Image: AAP/Lukas Coch) We don't technically know what the prime minister's "10 year manufacturing plan" consists of until he announces it at a…

( geckophotos/Getty Images) Welcome to the Capital Note, a newsletter about finance and economics. On the abbreviated — Daniel Tenreiro is caught up in other projects — menu today: Debt and the waste of windfalls, the lockdown reflex, oil tankers as warehouses, green protectionism, and the (partial) vindication of October.…

On the face of it, few companies have more to gain from Donald Trump's increasingly hostile attitude towards Chinese technology companies than Facebook. TikTok, the video app that the president has promised to ban if it remains owned by China's ByteDance, is possibly the biggest challenge to Facebook's social media…

On the face of it, few companies have more to gain from Donald Trump's increasingly hostile attitude towards Chinese technology companies than Facebook. TikTok, the video app that the president has promised to ban if it remains owned by China's ByteDance, is possibly the biggest challenge to Facebook's social media…

Using the new tools, the claims for lower duty rates for imports under trade agreements may be put to greater scrutiny TopicsChinese products | trade protectionism In recent weeks, the government has restricted imports of colour television sets, pneumatic tyres, and power tillers. These can now be imported only against import licences.…

MONTERREY, Mexico (Reuters) - Ministers from a trans-Pacific trade bloc have agreed to fight protectionism and avoid food and medicine shortages during the coronavirus pandemic, they said in a joint statement published on Wednesday. FILE PHOTO: The logo of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal, is seen inside at the Ministry…