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U.S., UK trade officials to meet for 3rd round of talks in boston
Date: April 27, 2022
By Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. and British trade officials will meet again in Boston in June to continue their dialogue on strengthening trade ties, the two countries said in a joint statement on Tuesday, after two days of talks in Aberdeen, Scotland. U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai and British Trade Secretary Anne-Marie Trevelyan agreed...
Exclusive – Russia and India in talks to restart coking coal supplies – sources
Date: April 25, 2022
By Neha Arora NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Russian and Indian officials met last week in an effort to resolve an impasse over the shipping of coking coal to Indian steelmakers, which has dried up since March over payment methods, a trade source and an Indian government source said. Russia usually supplies about 30% of European...
Factbox – global edible oil markets simmer after shock Indonesia ban
Date: April 22, 2022
(Reuters) – Indonesia’s ban on palm oil exports shocked global edible oils markets that already reached record high prices this year, and sparked alarm among major importers of the cooking medium. Palm oil is the world’s most widely used vegetable oil and is used in the manufacture of many products including biscuits, margarine, laundry detergents...
WTO reschedules ministerial, now set for June
Date: February 24, 2022
GENEVA (Reuters) – Trade ministers are now due to convene for the first time in more than four years in June, the World Trade Organization said on Wednesday, announcing the latest dates for a meeting that aims to break deadlocks on issues from fishing subsidies to intellectual property rights for vaccines. In late November, the WTO was forced to...
EU, U.S. trade, technology body to meet may 15-16 in France
Date: February 22, 2022
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The U.S.-European Union Trade and Technology Council, set up last year to mend strained transatlantic trade relations and help the allied democracies better compete with China, will meet for the second time on May 15-16 in France, EU antitrust chief Vestager said on Monday. “This forum is crucial for global leadership across a range of key...
Seven in 10 UK exporters find no boost from EU trade deal – BCC
Date: February 18, 2022
By David Milliken LONDON (Reuters) – More than seven out of 10 British exporters have found no benefit from the trade deal that Britain agreed with the European Union after Brexit, the British Chambers of Commerce said on Thursday. New trade rules took effect on Jan. 1, 2021, 11 months after Britain formally left the EU after almost 50...