Month: March 2021
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Free Trade Pacts to Help Indian Exports
It was back in 1944 when the modern era of trade started. Bretton-Woods was a little place in New Hampshire, where great lights from all the liberal economics came together. […]
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Removal of Trade Hurdles Between Pakistan and Afghanistan
A meeting was recently held by the Sarhad Chamber of Commerce (SCCI) with the Central Asian Republics (CARs) & Industry Standing Committee on Afghanistan. In the meeting, SCCI advised the […]
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New Gas Deal With Qatar Expected to Save Pakistan $3 billion
The landmark new deal between Qatar and Pakistan for the liquefied natural gas is said to save the latter almost $3 billion. This would be spread over a period of […]
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Ship-breaking Industry Booms in Alang Amidst Global Trade Slowdown
India has the largest ship-breaking industry at Alang, situated in coastal south Gujarat. The industry serves more than 55% of the market globally. The industry is now expected to prosper […]
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China’s Increased Demand for Lithium to End China-Australia Trade War
In order to power its increasing fleet of power-drive vehicles, China’s demand for lithium and other energy metals is also proportionately increasing. This has made China turn to Australia, making […]
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People May See Toys R Us Re-open Soon With a New Owner
The reports of a new owner for the Toys R Us Company have started emerging again in the news. Toys R Us was once the largest toy manufacturing company in […]
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Two World Leaders Come Together in an Attempt to Reform WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WTO Director-General, and US Vice President Kamla Harris recently discussed the need to reform WTO. The two women leaders during a phone call last week agreed that the […]
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Norway-China Take Another Step in the Direction of Strengthening Trade Ties
A virtual meeting was held between China and Norway last week, to negotiate the terms of their free trade agreement. The conference took place between the respective chief trade negotiators […]
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Asian Markets Set to Increase on Strong U.S. Equities
On Tuesday, Asian stocks were scheduled to open higher after the main indexes on Wall Street closed at record highs and investors were awaiting comments about a meeting of the […]
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Uber Expresses Interest in Crypto Payments
A common strategy that a lot of large companies having piles of cash at their disposal is to use the corporate cash for purchasing Bitcoin. However, Uber has disclosed that […]