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UK’s starmer calls for ‘consistent, durable’ ties with China in xi meeting
Date: November 18, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) -British Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to establish “consistent, durable” relations between their two nations, pressing on with efforts to thaw ties between London and Beijing at a G20 summit. The meeting in Brazil was the first between the countries’ two leaders since 2018,...
G20 summit confronts a global order unsettled by trump’s return
Date: November 18, 2024
By Lisandra Paraguassu and Anthony Boadle RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) – Leaders of the Group of 20 major economies were set to meet on Monday in Brazil for their annual summit, bracing for a shift in the global order with the return to power of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump. Discussions of trade, climate change and...
New Zealand inks ‘sustainable’ trade deal with Switzerland, costa rica and iceland
Date: November 16, 2024
SYDNEY (Reuters) – New Zealand signed a trade deal on Saturday with Switzerland, Costa Rica and Iceland to remove tariffs on hundreds of sustainable goods and services, in a move Wellington says will boost the country’s export sector. The Agreement on Climate Change, Trade and Sustainability (ACCTS) was signed at a ceremony during the Asia-Pacific...
Biden to bid farewell at APEC and G20 under trump’s shadow
Date: November 14, 2024
By Jarrett Renshaw WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Joe Biden heads to South America on Thursday for a curtain call with global leaders after over 50 years in U.S. politics, but the man he tried and failed to keep from returning to power is likely to be the focus of many meetings: incoming U.S. President Donald...
CMA CGM’s profit jumps on buoyant shipping demand
Date: November 9, 2024
By Gus Trompiz PARIS (Reuters) – Strong global demand pushed up CMA CGM’s third-quarter profit while the current quarter was seeing a rush to ship goods from China, the shipping group said on Friday as it played down the risk to trade from possible U.S. tariffs. The French company reported a net profit of $2.73...
Europe faces serious, tough trade talks with U.S, says hungary’s orban
Date: November 8, 2024
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Europe and the United States face tough talks on trade after Donald Trump’s U.S. election victory, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Thursday. “The trade issue with the U.S. will come up and it will not be easy,” Orban told a news conference after a meeting of 42 European leaders in...