Protectionism

E-commerce is being taxed for roughly the same reason as the sales tax exemption on solar panel imports has been removed: protectionism. While the 2025-2026 Federal Budget saw a number of revolutionary changes in customs duties, all with the intention of removing protectionist barriers, the new taxes on e-commerce were justified…

Amid rising protectionism and unilateralism, stronger cooperation among China, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries will boost global trade and investment, a Malaysian expert has said.  Read More

Reshaping Cross-Border Finance and Resource Dominance in an Era of Protectionism and Policy Volatility From Calgary’s Bankers Hall to Global Capital Forums Illya Bailey, through THEBAILEYOFFI Investment Consortium, is not only commanding capital but redefining the executive standard in institutional finance. In an era of Canada–US tariff realignment and global…

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Vice-President Kashim Shettima says the recent global trade disruptions and the resurgence of protectionism are warnings to Nigeria to begin to grow what its people eat and produce what they trade. Speaking at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, during the signing ceremony of the financing agreement for the Value Chain Programme…

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping has engaged in extensive diplomatic efforts both at home and abroad this spring, cementing a closer bond with neighboring countries, advocating unity and cooperation, and injecting certainty and stability into a turbulent world. In a world grappling with growing uncertainty and instability fueled by protectionism…

Art Laffer, a noted conservative economist, said in a new interview that President Trump’s tariffs could cause a significant downturn in the economy. “I don't know how anyone looking at the facts could argue that protectionism doesn't create downturns," Laffer said in an interview with Axios on Wednesday...Read More

Foreign buyers have business talks during the 137th edition of the China Import and Export Fair in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province, April 15, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua) GUANGZHOU, April 18 (Xinhua) -- In spite of intensified trade protectionism and geopolitical tensions, China's products and market are still appealing to foreign…

Natale Labia writes on the economy and finance. Partner and chief economist of a global investment firm, he writes in his personal capacity. MBA from Università Bocconi. Supports Juventus. What we know for sure is that we don’t know. And neither do Donald Trump, JD Vance, Scott Bessent, Marco Rubio,…

Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, meets with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh at the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee headquarters in Hanoi, Vietnam, April 14, 2025. (Xinhua/Xie Huanchi) HANOI, April 14 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on…