Tag: International trade
EU to offer Turkey aid, trade help despite rights concerns
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are set Thursday to provide new incentives to Turkey to improve cooperation on migration and trade despite democratic backsliding...
EU leaders faced with surge of infections, vaccine issues
BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are meeting Thursday to look for ways of ramping up COVID-19 vaccinations across the 27-nation region amid a shortage...
Big railroad deal seen more likely to gain regulators’ OK
OMAHA, Neb. — Wary regulators have not approved a major railroad merger since the 1990s, but industry analysts say Canadian Pacific's proposed $25 billion...
Whiskey makers face worsening hangover from trade dispute
LOUISVILLE, Ky. —
A hangover from Trump-era tariff disputes could...
Japan raises tariffs on US beef after hitting import limit
TOKYO — Imported American beef in Japan has proved so popular it's topped the annual limits called “safeguards,” and the U.S. Meat Export Federation...
Port operator DP World sees 2020 profits drop 29% amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai-based port operator DP World announced Thursday its profits slid 29% in 2020 from the previous year to $846...
Czechs split over mandatory quota on local food in stores
PRAGUE — The Czech Parliament's upper house on Thursday overwhelmingly rejected draft legislation to reduce dependency on imports by imposing a quota of locally-produced...
Garment workers in Myanmar fight for democracy, livelihoods
NEW YORK — Tin Tin Wei used to toil 11 hours a day, six days week sewing jackets at a factory in Myanmar. But...
Kremlin: Putin’s offer of a call with Biden was to save ties
MOSCOW — The Kremlin said Friday that President Vladimir Putin's offer to speak by phone with U.S. President Joe Biden was intended to prevent...
Senate confirms Katherine Tai as Biden’s top trade envoy
WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Katherine Tai as the top U.S. trade envoy in an overwhelming bipartisan vote on Wednesday . She will be...
