The Latest Breaking News from International Trade

South African agricultural exports were up for the third consecutive year in 2022, reflecting favourable production conditions and higher commodity prices. The export numbers for the full year have not yet been published. I have calculated the annual data for 2022 using quarterly trade export statistics published by Trade Map,…

The election of the Hawke Labor government on March 5 1983 began an era of once-in-a-century economic reforms that opened the Australian economy to the world. It floated the dollar, eliminated controls on international capital flows, and dismantled the high tariffs that protected local manufacturers from imports. It refocused Australia’s…

The move to merge the UK government’s departments of trade and business has been likened by one journalist to rearranging the deckchairs on a sinking ship. But it is in fact a significant moment in the country’s foreign and economic policy – and a tacit acknowledgement that attempts to seize…

The New York-born politician has held several ministerial positions since becoming an MP in 2005

Exclusive: Forecasts predict exports will fall to £707bn next year and target will not be reached until 2035

Jacinda Ardern may have been increasingly unpopular with businesses in New Zealand, but international trade relations experts say we've benefitted from her status abroad.

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Department for International Trade says releasing an estimate isn’t appropriate

UK ‘falling behind’ on trade in three years since Brexit, says Liam Fox

Countries from around the world have voted to limit the global trade in sharks under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites). Trade in shark products is a major driver of shark overfishing, leading to the deaths of millions of sharks every year. The new Cites listings aim…

Taiwan's premier on Sunday accused China of violating international trade rules and "discriminating" against the island after it halted more Taiwanese imports.