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WTO digital tariff deadlock clouds reform push

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YAOUNDE: The World Trade Organization’s 14th ministerial conference ended early Monday without agreement on extending the long-running moratorium on customs duties for electronic transmissions, a lapse that sharpened questions about the body’s ability to update trade rules and advance wider institutional reform. WTO...
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UK clinches biggest post-Brexit trade deal with India

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India and the United Kingdom have finalized a significant bilateral trade agreement, described by the UK government as the most substantial trade deal since its departure from the European Union. Announced Tuesday, the deal marks a strategic deepening of commercial...
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S&P 500 loses over 3 trillion dollars under Trump administration

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The U.S. stock market has experienced significant volatility during the early months of President Donald Trump’s second term, recording one of the weakest openings to a presidency in modern history. Since his inauguration in January 2025, the S&P 500 has...
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Bitcoin steadies near $85K as tariffs roil crypto markets

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Bitcoin continued to hover near the $80,000 mark on Friday, as cryptocurrency markets faced renewed volatility stemming from shifting U.S. trade policy. The instability followed a sharp rebound earlier in the week after President Donald Trump temporarily eased some of...
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Hyundai Motor Group announces $20 billion US investment

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MENA Newswire News Desk: South Korea’s Hyundai Motor Group is set to unveil a $20 billion investment in the United States, marking a significant expansion of its manufacturing footprint and aligning with ongoing efforts by foreign firms to localize production...
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EU retaliates with $28 billion in counter tariffs on U.S. imports

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The European Union has announced counter tariffs totaling €26 billion ($28.33 billion) on U.S. goods, responding to the Trump administration’s decision to impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports. The measures, unveiled Wednesday, aim to match the economic...
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Market optimism grows on Ukraine talks and tariff reprieve

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European stock markets surged to record highs on Monday, driven by strong gains in defense stocks as political leaders in the region prepared for an emergency summit on the Ukraine war. The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose by 0.4%, while...
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Africa must strengthen regional trade to counter global economic shocks

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The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has emphasized Africa’s vulnerability to global economic shocks in its Economic Development in Africa Report 2024. The report, released in Geneva, examines how past crises including the 2008 financial collapse, the...