Simpleton’s handbook on international trade
Trade is an exchange between parties towards a mutually beneficial end; and trade generally occurs when one or more parties have a surplus of something, or needs something desperately enough…
Sri Lanka seeks to trademark cinnamon spice success
Ten years after the Asian tsunami devastated Sarath Kumara's cinnamon plantation in Sri Lanka, forcing him to start over with nothing, the farmer faces a new threat from further afield.…
Russian food embargo a big blow for EU producers: industry
Russia's embargo against food from the European Union will affect 10 percent of the EU's food exports and may cause a crisis of glut in Europe, industry experts said on…
Beyond the conflicts Trade liberalization
Saying that "competition in business is a blessing, for without it we wouldn't be motivated to improve" instigates me. Relate it with the current arguments made against Pakistan Indian Trade…
Elements of international trade law
International trade law is a complicated subject as it involves transnational transactions; it derives its sources from customary international law, international conventions, bilateral treaties, and multilateral treaties. These instruments of…
National interest: Trade talks, free trade and trade diplomacy
Trade and industry in Pakistan is all but consumed by the ongoing trade negotiations with India. Information flow on such an important development for the country is largely restricted to…
Stories, trade & servants
A Powerful trade dispute these days between the United States and India is brewing, and has the potential to boil over into a trade war. At issue is the price…
Farmers fret Colombia peace deal could end coca trade
Will the olive branch of peace in Colombia cut down coca leaves, which bring prosperity? Many in the countryside worry that a peace deal with FARC rebels could cost them…
Trade and industry
There were quite a few surprises in the 2013 elections, with a number of bigwigs falling from grace. Post-election, about one-third of the representatives in the assemblies are new –…
Transatlantic trade
For some in Brussels, plans to create a vast Europe-America free-trade area which will generate jobs, more transatlantic investment flows and seal an alliance which under President Barack Obama has…
