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Vietnam, Uganda, China, Switzerland, Turkey and Taiwan experienced relatively better export performance (PTI)

Global trade recovers in December quarter

India keeps trade share in pharma, loses in apparels

13 Feb 2021 2:31 AM

Former RBI governor Raghuram Rajan says that US-China conflict to impair global trade which is vital for India's re-opening. (PTI Photo)

Global trade extremely important for India's re-opening, says Raghuram Rajan

Rajan cautioned that corporations, households and governments will have enormous levels of debt as they move out of the pandemic

24 Jul 2020 4:29 PM

Adverse impact on domestic economic activity as well as a slowdown in global trade has resulted in a steep contraction in cargo volumes at the major ports. (PTI Photo)

Port sector to witness cargo volume contraction, project delays: ICRA

Further, factors like changes in global supply chain pattern during the recovery phase will also have an impact on the cargo profile

05 Jul 2020 10:07 AM

Global trade is expected to drop around 18.5 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2020. (AFP Photo)

WTO: Global trade set to shrink 18.5% in Q2

The global trade body said that in the first quarter, the volume of merchandise trade shrank by 3% year-on-year.

23 Jun 2020 3:26 PM

Workers assemble cars at the Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., Ltd factory in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. Asia's factory pain worsens as China's recovery fails to lift demand. (AFP Photo)

Asia's factory pain deepens as China's recovery fails to lift demand

Japan’s factory activity shrank at fastest pace since 2009, while South Korea saw manufacturing slump at sharpest pace in more than a decade

01 Jun 2020 10:12 AM

WTO economists expect merchandise trade volume growth to fall to 2.6 per cent in 2019 down from 3 per cent in 2018.

World trade will continue to face strong headwinds in 2019-20: WTO

The preliminary estimate of 3 per cent for world trade growth in 2018 is below the WTO's recent forecast of 3.9 per cent.

03 Apr 2019 8:33 AM

OECD lowers global growth forecast over trade tensions

OECD cut global growth forecast for this year to 3.3 per cent, down from the 3.5 per cent it predicted in November.

06 Mar 2019 5:35 PM

India is already a major trading partner of Nepal with free movement of goods, services and labour. (File Photo)

UN says India can play a key role in Nepals bid to expand global trade

India can play a key role in Nepal's bid to expand its international trade being a close neighbour of the landlocked Himalayan nation.

17 Feb 2019 3:22 PM

Trump said the American economy is doing well and he has been receiving congratulatory message from across the world. (Photo: File)

China having hard time, says Donald Trump over trade war

The two nations had already imposed tariffs on USD 50 billion of each other’s goods before the September sanctions.

01 Nov 2018 2:58 PM

Commerce and Industry Minister Suresh Prabhu

Slowing global economy is a concern for India, says Suresh Prabhu

No country can benefit from the decline in the world trade.

16 Oct 2018 4:30 PM

Federation of Indian Export Organisations

FIEO flags global protectionism

He said that on domestic front, flow of credit to export sector is a huge issue as export credit declined by over 41 per cent in April-June.

04 Oct 2018 12:29 AM

Govt forms high-level panel to look into global trade challenges

HLAG will meet regularly over the next two months and make specific recommendations to facilitate the formulation of future trade policies.

28 Sep 2018 1:45 PM

Former Niti Aayog vice chairman Arvind Panagariya.

Tariff wars have put global trade at serious risk, says Panagariya

Exports to the US in 2016-17 stood at USD 42.21 billion, while imports were USD 22.3 billion.

29 Aug 2018 2:43 PM

In mid-July, Trudeau reshuffled his government, setting the stage ahead of the legislative elections due to take place on October 21, 2019, amid tensions on global trade and the rise of populism. (Photo: File)

Canada’s Trudeau to run for re-election in 2019 legislative polls

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has promised to reduce the gap between rich and poor, and to lift up indigenous populations.

20 Aug 2018 2:54 PM

Govt taking steps to cut logistics hurdles for trade: Prabhu

Logistics industry is estimated at around USD 215 billion, which is growing at over 10 per cent annually.

30 Jul 2018 2:19 PM

The root of the conflict is the Trump administration’s assertion that China has long used predatory tactics in a drive to supplant America’s technological supremacy. (Photo: AP)

No one wins: Elevated risks of trade war on global economy

Trade war that erupted between US, China carries major risk of escalation that could slow global economy.

07 Jul 2018 12:21 PM

Youth is a little more aware person. He knows that equity markets fluctuate but can create wealth. Sandeep Batra

Markets to generate wealth in long term: ICICI PruLife

Speaking about savings-cum-insurance products, Mr Batra said Ulips are the most efficient as they are transparent and charges are minimal.

28 Jun 2018 2:13 AM

Interest rates unlikely to go up, says Subhash Garg

Acharya was of the view that the central bank should wait for some more time before withdrawing monetary accommodation.

04 May 2018 6:35 AM

A high-octane trade dispute between the world's two largest economies - China and the US - will harm global trade this year as it would give rise to protectionism, an EIU report says.

US-China trade war to hurt global growth: EIU

Global trade will be overshadowed by the ongoing dispute between China and the US.

22 Apr 2018 6:13 PM

World Trade Organisation chief Roberto Azevedo. (Photo: PTI)

Escalating trade dispute could derail recovery: WTO chief

The impact of an all-out trade war would hit poor countries.

21 Apr 2018 10:29 AM

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