Trade wars and tariffs
In an increasingly dynamic global landscape, Asia stands at the forefront of change, driven by a shared commitment to openness and economic integration. The region’s growth remains crucial to global…
Trump’s steel tariffs imperil China’s steel transshipment trade
New US steel tariffs are set to disrupt a multi-billion dollar supply chain moving steel from China to the United States via third countries, ratcheting up competition in the global…
Tariffs, trade and Pakistan
Less than two weeks into his second term, US President Donald Trump followed through on his promise to use tariffs as an instrument of American economic policy. On February 1,…
Tariffs and trade
FROM the bustling mills of Faisalabad to the humming ports of Karachi, clouds of uncertainty hover over Pakistan’s export industry as proposed tariff hikes under the new US administration threaten…
Tariffs, turmoil & tech
ON the morning of April 5, 2025, traders at the New York Stock Exchange were glued to their screens as Apple’s stock nosedived nearly five per cent in an hour.…
Pakistan and the trade war
It would be fair to say that US President Donald Trump’s second term’s main highlight so far, at least on the economic and business front, has been the tariffs issue.…
Navigating trade barriers
IN today’s complex global trade environment, Pakistan finds itself navigating between two competing demands: the Trump administration’s protectionist tariffs and the European Union’s emerging Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). While…
Trade war tremors
As US President Donald Trump escalates the trade war by imposing a staggering 145 per cent tariff on Chinese imports, the global economic landscape is undergoing seismic shifts. Amid this…
Trump tariffs
The recently imposed trade tariffs by US President Donald Trump have created panic in world stock markets and forced the leadership of world countries to sit at the dialogue table…
The global trade war
The USA, under the new Trump Administration, has unilaterally imposed tariffs on all imports into the country. The first step, effective from 5th of April 2025, was the imposition of…
