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China's belt and road projects jam nations’ finances: report
03 Sep 2018
The report comes ahead of a summit of African leaders in Beijing focused on China’s `Belt and Road’ project
BISTEC pledges peaceful, sustainable Bay of Bengal region
31 Aug 2018
The `Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development’ adopted at the summit acknowledges the need for enhanced inter-linkages and inter-dependence within the economies and societies in the BIMSTEC member states
Trump threatens to pull US out of `unfair’ WTO: report
31 Aug 2018
With China moving the WTO against the US against its impost of tariffs on $200bn of Chinese goods, a pull-out from the global trade body is the only way to ward off challenges
US, Canada wow new NAFTA deal by Friday
30 Aug 2018
After Monday’s deal with Mexico, US President Donald Trump is upbeat on signing a renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada by Friday
US, Mexico sign into new deal ahead of overhauling NAFTA
28 Aug 2018
US President Donald Trump said negotiations with Canada will start soon, but incorporating Canada into an overhauled NAFTA will depend on the outcome of talks
Scott Morrison to become Australia's next prime minister
25 Aug 2018
Morrison, Australia's fifth prime minister in so many years and the sixth in less than 10 years, will lead a coalition between the Liberal and National parties with a one-seat majority
US, China trade war escalates with tariffs on $16bn imports as talks fail
24 Aug 2018
Instead, the US last night imposed a 25 per cent tariff on $16 billion worth of Chinese goods coming into the US and China responded tit-for-tat, bringing the fresh tariffs on bilateral trade to $106 billion, or roughly 17 per cent of all US-China trade
China shifts to Iranian tankers to keep oil flowing amid US sanctions
21 Aug 2018
China, Iran’s biggest oil customer, wants to keep buying Iranian crude even as the United States is trying to halt Iranian oil exports to curb its influence in the Middle East
China gets Iranian oil on Persian tankers
21 Aug 2018
UK Indians protest pro-Khalistan rally in London
13 Aug 2018
Indian economy driving global growth: IMF
09 Aug 2018
China reports first current account deficit in 20 years in H1 2018
08 Aug 2018
China reported a current account deficit of $28.3 billion in the first half of this year with its service trade posting a deficit of $147.3 billion as of end-June despite a $155.9 billion surplus in its goods trade
China threatens 25% tariff on $60 billion of imports from the US
04 Aug 2018
China listed more than 5,200 American products including meat, coffee, nuts, alcoholic drinks, minerals, chemicals, leather products, wood products, machinery, furniture and auto parts, that could face Chinese tariffs
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