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Despite India being an important partner for the United States geopolitically, a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) is unlikely to be reached soon regardless of who wins the upcoming US presidential election. That’s according to Todd Buchholz, who served as the director of economic policy at the White House under […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1a/1080284224_0:137:3072:1865_1200x675_80_0_0_72f20b2cda794f91164201aeb8b994f9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202009221080531572-russia-expects-to-reach-covid-19-vaccine-maximum-production-level-in-2021-trade-minister-says/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Russian companies plan to reach the maximum capacity of COVID-19 vaccine production by February 2021, Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov said. “We expect that in October there will be 500,000 vaccine doses, by the end of the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/0b/1080433096_0:81:3208:1885_1200x675_80_0_0_cabcb9f084098ade79129503ce3a8e15.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009211080530063-india-has-no-plans-to-lower-chinas-trade-status-despite-border-tensions-minister-says/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – The Indian government has no plans to remove China’s most favored nation trade status despite the recent deadly clashes on the border between the two countries, the Indian minister of trade and commerce, Piyush Goyal, said on Monday. The […]
Trade Unions Need New Strategies By Asbjørn Wahl, The Bullet. September 20, 2020 Trade Unions Need New Strategies2020-09-202020-09-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/eulabor-e1600624918941.jpeg200px200px Above photo: RMT ( Rail, Maritime & Transport ) trade union joins CGT & other European rail unions in protest demonstration in 2008 Paris against EU railways privatisation. Trade unions are on the defensive […]
[ Editor’s Note: Mr. Terehov takes on quite a challenge in giving an overview of the complex negotiations between China and Iran for a long term bilateral agreement, whose major anchor would be China’s commitment for $400 billion on infrastructure investments inside of Iran. What does Iran have to give […]
Contraband fuel sits on the side of a road in Puerto Santander, Colombia, on May 31, 2019. The Venezuelan government’s lack of cash to import gasoline combined with U.S. sanctions targeting the oil sector have led to chronic fuel shortages in Venezuela. That has upended a long-running, lucrative contraband gas […]
Any violation the Good Friday Agreement by London will make a trade deal between the UK and the US totally impossible, Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi has warned. Pelosi issued a strongly-worded statement on Wednesday after British authorities admitted that their new ‘Internal Market Bill’ could […]
The passport would help businesses cut through redundant red tape and flourish across borders, Saudis said. Source link
Matt Nowling, a senior at Denison University and interim president of College Democrats of America, is one of many campus activists adjusting to virtual organizing during the pandemic. Courtesy of Shelby Tour hide caption toggle caption Courtesy of Shelby Tour Matt Nowling, a senior at Denison University and interim president […]
The news comes after the Trump administration extended a ban Chinese firms doing business with US tech companies in May, forcing the world’s largest contract chipmaker to block shipments of processors to the world’s largest IT equipment provider as the measures were due to enter force in September. US restrictions […]
In an interview with CNN’s Jim Sciutto for a recently-published book, US President Donald Trump’s appointed trade adviser, Peter Navarro, slammed Canada’s current policies toward the US, including what he characterized as “unfair” trade policies and Ottawa’s role in US-led multilateral NATO anti-terrorist operations in Afghanistan. The United States embassy […]
EU Commissioner Phil Hogan is the latest political casualty of the ‘Golfgate’ scandal in which a host of Irish politicians partied at a golf club dinner, hours after introducing strict lockdown measures for the public. Hogan, a member of Ireland’s Fine Gael party, announced his resignation on Wednesday. One day […]
Abbott initially advised Britain against quitting the EU, but backtracked on his Brexit stance following the Leave referendum. As recently as March 2019, he promised that “no deal” would spell “no problem” for London, which has until the year-end to negotiate vital agreements with its trading partners. Former Australian Prime […]
Global markets remained steady on Tuesday after Washington and Beijing reaffirmed their commitment to their historic trade agreement even as the two economic giants have disagreements on multiple fronts. Top US and Chinese officials in charge of the implementation of the trade deal – Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, US […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/106837/82/1068378266_0:156:3000:1844_1200x675_80_0_0_6b225cdfa80708003160e293e605bf42.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008251080269299-chinas-commerce-ministry-says-dialogue-with-us-on-trade-deal-implementation-constructive/ BEIJING (Sputnik) – China considers the regular trade talks with the United States on the implementation of the Phase One trade deal to be constructive, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said in a statement. United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Secretary of […]
The measures will be reportedly the largest case in the history for US Treasury office, with sanctions set to impact banking loans, farming imports and investments for the major Chinese conglomerate. The Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC) has been targeted by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202008211080232821-us-engaged-with-china-on-trade-despite-huge-complaints-about-other-issues-wh-adviser-kudlow-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The Trump administration remains engaged with China on Phase One of the trade agreement despite having huge complaints on other issues, White House Economic Adviser Larry Kudlow said on Thursday, adding that he was particularly pleased with large Chinese purchases […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/russia/202008191080217831-moscow-voices-protest-over-detention-of-russian-deputy-trade-representative-in-norway/ Earlier on Wednesday, the Norwegian Foreign Ministry said in a statement that it had moved to expel a Russian diplomat from the country in connection with the espionage scandal. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that Moscow had expressed protest over the detentiojn […]
The listing of the world’s biggest companies saw 133 Chinese firms across the mainland, Taiwan and Hong Kong make the roster compared with 121 US businesses. The news comes amid a major surge in foreign investment in Chinese tech firms amid the ongoing US trade war with China. Chinese firms […]
The US dollar has recently been losing value against other currencies, dropping nearly 5% in July, its biggest monthly fall in more than 10 years. This decline is prompting economists worldwide to re-assess the role of the dollar as a global reserve currency, as some countries have resorted to other […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107860/87/1078608724_0:320:3071:2048_1200x675_80_0_0_e8174d04c6b78214d16c2824faa5cc98.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202008051080061946-us-chinese-trade-officials-to-meet-15-august-to-evaluate-phase-one-trade-deal—reports/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US and Chinese trade officials will hold high-level talks on 15 August to assess the Phase One trade deal, the media reported citing people briefed on the situation. US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He will […]
A poll released by a Sydney-based think tank in June showed that only 23 percent, an all-time low, of Australians express trust toward China with regard to international responsibility. Australia’s agricultural business leaders are calling for a separation between foreign policy and trade ties in dealing with China as they’re […]
One of the earliest newspaper advertisements in what would become the United States read, simply, “A Negro Woman about 16 Years Old, to be Sold by John Campbell Post-master, to be seen at his house next door to the Anchor Tavern.” In addition to being Boston’s postmaster, John Campbell was […]