US tariffs take centre stage at APEC trade gathering, joint statement in doubt SEOGWIPO: The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s trade gathering comes to a close on Friday with divisions over... Published 16 May, 2025 08:16am
Business & Finance India proposes counter duties against US, notice to WTO shows NEW DELHI: India has proposed to levy import duties on some products made in the United States to counter... Published 13 May, 2025 11:32am
Opinion US-China trade war The Liberation Day “reciprocal” tariffs announced by US President Donald Trump were stayed for 90 days on 9 ... Updated 05 May, 2025 07:51am
Opinion The ‘big cycle’ of Pakistan’s economy – I In the aftermath of World War II, a new world order emerged through the formation of institutions like the UN, IMF,... Updated 28 Apr, 2025 07:49am
Opinion Enough with the tariff war The United States has unilaterally imposed excessive tariffs on nearly all its trading partners, including China,... Published 22 Apr, 2025 06:54am
Opinion US tariffs and Pakistan Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb has categorically stated that Pakistan has no intention of retaliating against... Updated 21 Apr, 2025 06:08am
World China says it will ignore US ‘tariff numbers game’ BEIJING: China will pay no attention if the United States continues to play the “tariff numbers game”, China’s... Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:51am
Opinion Trump tariffs: It ain’t over till it’s over! “Of all manifestations of power, restraint impresses men most”. Thucydides The Liberation Day, April 02, “Reciprocal... Published 17 Apr, 2025 07:02am
Business & Finance WTO slashes 2025 trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump GENEVA: The World Trade Organization sharply cut its forecast for global merchandise trade from solid growth to a... Published 17 Apr, 2025 05:42am
Business & Finance Tariff war could cut US-China goods trade by 80pc: WTO chief GENEVA: The World Trade Organization chief said Wednesday the US-China tariff war could reduce trade in goods ... Updated 14 Apr, 2025 05:42am
World China tells WTO head US tariffs will ‘inflict serious harm on developing countries’: commerce ministry BEIJING: China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao told the head of the World Trade Organization that US tariffs will... Published 12 Apr, 2025 03:26pm
Opinion CBAM — a green squeeze for developing countries like Pakistan The European Union’s (EU’s) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) is as divisive as it is novel. Where you... Published 11 Apr, 2025 06:48am
Opinion Tariffs and non-neoliberal globalisation – I When there is something fundamentally wrong, it needs to be fixed to the extent that those fundamentals get... Updated 11 Apr, 2025 05:38pm
Business & Finance WTO aims to reduce staffing costs after US funding pause GENEVA: The World Trade Organization said on Tuesday it is reviewing staff costs after the United States paused... Published 08 Apr, 2025 07:11pm
Business & Finance US suspends financial contributions to WTO, trade GENEVA: The United States has paused contributions to the World Trade Organization, three trade sources told ... Published 28 Mar, 2025 06:47am
Markets Pakistan formally accepts WTO’s agreement on fisheries subsidies Pakistan's acceptance brings to 94 total number of WTO members that formally accepted Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies Seventeen more formal acceptances needed for agreement to come into effect Published 20 Mar, 2025 09:51pm
Opinion Imposing tariffs won’t make a country great again The excessive and aggressive tariff policies targeting China, the EU, Canada, Mexico and other countries, reimposed... Published 16 Mar, 2025 02:50am
World China condemns US ‘tariff shocks’ at WTO GENEVA: The sweeping tariffs threatened or imposed by US President Donald Trump risk triggering inflation, market... Published 19 Feb, 2025 01:35am
World Hong Kong will file complaint to WTO on US tariffs, official says HONG KONG: Hong Kong will file a complaint on recent U.S. tariffs imposed on the city to the World Trade... Published 11 Feb, 2025 08:39am
Opinion Pakistan’s roadmap to a robust IP system Pakistan’s intellectual property (IP) landscape has undergone significant transformation over the years, shaped by... Updated 04 Feb, 2025 07:23am
Business & Finance Trump orders sweeping tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump on Saturday ordered sweeping tariffs on goods from Mexico, Canada and China,... Published 03 Feb, 2025 06:41am
World Trade wars sparked by Trump tariffs would be ‘catastrophic’, WTO chief says GENEVA/DAVOS: The World Trade Organization chief said on Thursday that any tit-for-tat trade wars prompted by U.S.... Published 23 Jan, 2025 08:22pm
World EU launches new WTO case against China high-tech patent rules BRUSSELS: The European Union launched a new challenge at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on Monday against... Published 21 Jan, 2025 06:12am
Pakistan MNFS&R official tells Senate panel: ‘There’s no food safety policy to monitor whole chain’ ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, there is no food safety policy at the national level to monitor the whole food chain from... Published 09 Jan, 2025 06:19am
Opinion USD25bn textile exports can be a reality After a challenging year in 2023, Pakistan’s value-added textile sector has demonstrated remarkable resilience in... Updated 23 Dec, 2024 08:51am
World Chinese premier warns world financial leaders of ‘deglobalisation’ risks BEIJING: China’s number two leader warned on Monday that “deglobalisation” was putting further strain on the... Published 10 Dec, 2024 08:35am
World World Trade chief uncontested in seeking second term GENEVA: Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the first woman and first African to head the World Trade Organization, is uncontested... Published 10 Nov, 2024 02:51am
Opinion ‘President Xi’s shared prosperity model’ This is apropos four letters to Editor titled “President Xi’s shared prosperity model” carried by the ... Published 02 Nov, 2024 06:15am
Print Joint communiqué: SCO urges end to protectionism, trade curbs ISLAMABAD: The member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) have come together to “oppose... Updated 17 Oct, 2024 09:10am
Editorials ‘Shared prosperity’ EDITORIAL: The World Trade Organisation’s (WTO’s) analysis of its 30-year record of enabling and facilitating... Published 17 Sep, 2024 06:33am