The government of the United Kingdom has launched new trade measures to benefit developing countries and forge stronger, beneficial trade relationships that it believes will amount to a “boost for ...

State intervention has made a comeback. States have, in one way or another, always intervened in markets to develop specific industries and push innovation. But there has been a renaissance since the ...

Sluggish economic growth. Geopolitical fragmentation. Accelerating digital and green transitions. Tighter national regulations. These forces are reshaping how countries are engaging in commerce, with ...

African countries face many trade barriers today. Wealthier countries subsidise their farmers, making African agricultural exports less competitive. Global trade rules promise extra support but are ...

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - World Bank President Ajay Banga urged developing countries on Wednesday to liberalize trade, saying many maintained higher tariffs than advanced economies and lowering ...

Trade costs have fallen globally in the past 200 years on the back of reductions in tariffs and non-tariff barriers, trade facilitation initiatives and lower transport and communications costs. This ...

As governments and global markets struggle to deal with the deep concerns and disruptions caused by volatility over trade tariffs, Rebeca Grynspan, the head of the UN trade and development agency ...

The protracted and escalating trade war between the United States and China, now marked by significant and increasing tariffs on a range of goods, presents a complex web of challenges and ...

The General System of Preferences (GSP) is the oldest and largest U.S. trade preference program, authorized in 1974 and subsequently renewed 14 times. Once an anchor of U.S. international economic ...

An increase in exports is associated with higher employment levels, labor earnings and productivity levels between 1995 and 2019. In developing economies, participation in global value chains reduced ...