International Trade

Russia, Iran tighten trade ties amid US sanctions

Bloomberg | May 25, 2022 | International Trade

Russian LNG exporter halts some shipments to former arm of state giant Gazprom

Bloomberg | May 25, 2022 | Energy | International Trade

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US durable goods orders rise on steady business equipment demand

Bloomberg | May 25, 2022 | International Trade

Orders placed with US factories for durable goods rose in April, highlighting firm and sustained demand for equipment and merchandise.

Malaysia rules out cooking oil export curbs, minister says

Bloomberg | May 25, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

India considers tax cut on soybean and sunflower oil to cool prices

Bloomberg | May 25, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

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US must be ‘strategic’ on China tariffs, trade chief says

Bloomberg | May 24, 2022 | International Trade

The US must be “strategic” when it comes to a decision on whether to remove China tariffs, Trade Representative Katherine Tai said a day after President Joe Biden mentioned he would review Trump-era levies as consumer prices surge.

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Malaysia bans poultry exports in latest food protectionism move

Bloomberg | May 24, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Malaysia’s government met with the country’s biggest poultry producers to discuss subsidies and ensure continuity of local supply as the nation moved to ban exports of chicken in the latest food protectionist move in the region.

Asia manufacturers say the pandemic-driven trade boom is fading

Bloomberg | May 24, 2022 | International Trade

Clothing companies and gadget makers are among manufacturers across Asia seeing early signs of cooling demand from their global customers as soaring inflation takes hold.

Malaysia rules out curbs on cooking oil exports, minister says

Bloomberg | May 24, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

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Rising global food protectionism risks worsening inflation woes

Bloomberg | May 24, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Food protectionism is on the rise in the developing world as governments try to safeguard local supplies, and the effects are threatening to spill over into richer economies.

India to limit sugar exports in risk to global food prices

Bloomberg | May 24, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

UK to start legislating against Brexit deal within three weeks

Bloomberg | May 23, 2022 | International Trade

U.S. Secretary of Commerce Raimondo and U.S. Trade Representative Tai host first ministerial meeting with Indo-Pacific Economic framework for prosperity partners

AJOT | May 23, 2022 | International Trade

Malaysia to halt chicken exports from June amid shortage

Bloomberg | May 23, 2022 | International Trade | Commodity

Malaysia will halt exports of 3.6 million chickens a month from June 1 and scrap the approved permit requirement for importing wheat until production and prices stabilize, Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said.