US trade gap in May widens to biggest in over a year
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit widened sharply in May to its largest in over a year ...
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Afghan car trade screeches to a halt due to regional wars
Spin Boldak (Afghanistan) (AFP) - In Afghanistan's southern Kandahar province, a once-thriving business of trading car parts from far-flung places ...
What to expect as EU small parcel levy kicks in
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - The European Union will slap a three-euro ($3. 40) duty on cheap parcels entering the 27-nation ...
US trade gap widens in March as AI spending boosts imports
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The US trade deficit grew slightly less than expected in March, government data showed Tuesday, ...
France halts imports of food with traces of banned pesticides
Paris (France) (AFP) - France on Wednesday officialised a ban on food imports containing traces of five pesticides currently banned ...
Thyssenkrupp pauses steel production at two sites citing Asian pressure
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Europe's largest steelmaker Thyssenkrupp is to pause steel production at two sites for about two weeks ...
EU backs small parcel duties to tackle China import flood
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU states on Thursday agreed to scrap a bloc-wide duty exemption on low-value orders from the ...
Lay off our eggs market, French producers tell Ukraine
Paris (AFP) - The leading French eggs association has sounded alarm over the import of hundreds of thousands of eggs ...
France targets cheap Chinese goods with fee on packages
Paris (AFP) - France wants to start charging non-EU online sellers a handling fee for each low-value package shipped to ...
France targets cheap Chinese goods with fee on packages
Paris (AFP) - France wants to start charging non-EU online sellers a handling fee for each low-value package shipped to ...
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