Protectionism

At the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, the Prime Minister advocated for Singapore to support a rules-based, open multilateral trading system in this era of rising protectionism and populism.In the panel discussion on multilateralism, the country should realise the importance of having an open policy with a system…

Image copyrightGetty ImagesImage caption Many drones in the US are made by DJI, a company based in Shenzhen (shown here) US officials may put an end to a civilian drone programme because of their concerns about the unmanned aerial vehicles that are made in…

The United Kingdom is effectively the backyard for Gulf airlines. Qatar Airways typically has 17 flights a day to the country. But nearby France? Qatar does not even have four daily flights. It is not for lack of effort. Qatar and peers would like to fly more…

For the first time ever, Cyber incidents ranks as the most important business risk globally in the ninth Allianz Risk Barometer 2020, relegating perennial top peril Business interruption (BI) to second place. Seven years ago, cyber ranked 15th with just 6% of…

The World Trade Organizations (WTO) Appellate Body has been grounded to a halt from December 11, 2019, with the US blocking the appointment of new judges. Appointment of judges in the Appellate Body requires approval of all member-countries. Since the US did…

Topics Covered: Important aspects of governance, transparency and accountability. Top Risks 2020 What to study? For Prelims: Key findings. For Mains: Concerns expressed, challenges and ways to address them. Context: Eurasia Group has released its report …

Through the ages, humans have feared uncertainty. We’ve searched for clues in everything from entrails to tea leaves to the arrangement of heavenly bodies in the night sky. In the modern era, data and media are the new magic 8-ball. The jury is still out on …

Through the ages, humans have feared uncertainty. We’ve searched for clues in everything from entrails to tea leaves to the arrangement of heavenly bodies in the night sky. In the modern era, data and media are the new magic 8-ball. The jury is still out on …

French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire called on the American government to "come to its senses" over proposed retaliatory tariffs in response to France's technology tax in an interview with France Inter. Le Maire reportedly wrote in a letter to the US trade…

THE World Trade Organization (WTO) may have reduced average tariffs by nearly half and streamlined world trade in its 25-year history, but the multilateral trading body is faced with the challenge of rising protectionism across the globe, the WTO chief has sa…