26th October 2018

Trade ministers from 13 nations insisted on October 26 that the WTO should  move forward urgently on transparency, dispute settlement and 21st century trade rules.  

18th October 2018

Deal approved by EU College of Commissioners October 17 But, though approved in principle in December 2015 still needs ratifying by Council of Ministers and EU Parliament.  

17th October 2018

The White House announced on October 16 it would start trade talks with the EU, Japan and the UK in 2019. Talks would begin in 2019. With the EU and...

17th November 2016

The British Brexit debate, and the aftermath of Trump's election, are bringing out widely contrasting views of China as a business partner. Some are hopelessly naive. British hope One of...

17th November 2016

Theresa May keeps insisting “Brexit means Brexit”. But no-one in Britain can agree what Brexit means, how long it’ll take to get there or what Britain’s trade policy will be...

13th November 2016

The developed world depends almost entirely on imports from poorer countries for its clothing. The world's biggest apparel importer looks certain to transform its attitude to importing that apparel Since...

12th November 2016

The US Administration admitted on November 11 it no longer expected Congressional ratification of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) during the Obama Presidency. President-elect Trump has already announced abandoning the deal...

12th November 2016

On October 22, Donald Trump published his work programme for the first hundred days of his Presidency. So far as this industry is concerned, that programme – reproduced, slightly abbreviated,...

11th March 2015

In this week's Sourcing Journal Online Op-Ed, I've looked at the contrast between US attitudes to foreign trade infrastructure ("If we must, fine. As long as it doesn't cost") and...

25th February 2015

Korea and China initialled a Free Trade Agreement on February 25,  the Korean Ministry of Trade said, adding "The two countries' governments have agreed to work for official signing...within the...

31st January 2015

In addition to its deal with Australia, in early November, Korea announced it had initialled an FTA with China, though said it would not release details until a provisional signature...

30th December 2014

Bangladesh's garment making trade association greeted an apparently valueless Free Trade Agreement offer from China on December 29 with a level of enthusiasm indicating a complete lack of understanding about...