WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump convened his Board of Peace on Thursday with representatives from more than 40 countries and observers from a dozen more. The inaugural meeting’s focus is reconstruction and building an international stabilization force for a war-battered Gaza, where a shaky ceasefire deal persists. Trump says board members have pledged $5 billion for […]
Read MoreChina sees an opening to turn President Donald Trump’s tariffs to its advantage by reshaping global trade in ways that would insulate its $19 trillion economy from US pressure far into the future. Beijing is exploiting the uncertainty created by Trump to try to stitch China’s vast manufacturing base into the world’s biggest economic blocs, […]
Read MoreIran’s trade balance with Qatar shifted into surplus in the first 10 months of the Iranian year 1404 (March 2025-January 2026), driven by a significant increase in exports and a decrease in imports, according to a senior trade official. Abdolamir Rabihavi, director general for West Asia at the Trade Promotion Organization of Iran (TPO), citing […]
Read MoreTurkmenistan and the European Union are preparing a package of bilateral documents aimed at expanding strategic cooperation. The announcement comes as preparations are underway for the upcoming visit of Turkmen President Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Brussels, The Caspian Post reports via Turkmen media. Key Agreements in the Making Turkmen Deputy Foreign Minister Myahri Byashimova said that […]
Read MoreBy Ushar Daniele Malaysia has drawn a hard line against becoming a dumping ground for the world’s toxic scrap, but enforcing that pledge means sifting through millions of shipping containers each year – a daunting challenge shared by ports across Southeast Asia. Last week, Kuala Lumpur imposed an immediate ban on e-waste imports, reclassifying the […]
Read MoreBy Iman Muttaqin Yusof As Washington redraws the global map for critical minerals, Malaysia is pitching itself to the United States as a “trusted” link in the supply chain while making clear it will not serve as a quarry shipping out unprocessed resources. Analysts say the stance reflects a careful balancing act: Kuala Lumpur wants […]
Read MoreBangladesh cannot enter into a trade deal with any non-market economy under the recently signed reciprocal tariff agreement with the US. As a result, Bangladesh will be unable to negotiate trade deals, free trade agreements, or other arrangements with countries like China or Russia, experts have said. They said this condition will also make it […]
Read MoreBangladesh and China today (8 February) signed a framework agreement worth RMB1.67 billion (around Tk2,486.31 crore) to procure four vessels for the Bangladesh Shipping Corporation (BSC), aiming to strengthen maritime transport capacity and energy security. The agreement was signed by Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary of the Economic Relations Division (ERD), and Yao Wen, ambassador […]
Read MoreIndian refiners are avoiding Russian oil purchases for delivery in April and are expected to stay away from such trades for longer, refining and trade sources said, a move that could help New Delhi seal a trade pact with Washington. The US and India moved closer to a trade pact on Friday, announcing a framework […]
Read MoreKyrgyzstan has expressed interest in enhancing cooperation with the EU on a broad range of bilateral issues, according to the press service of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan. Kyrgyzstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Meder Abakirov expressed the country’s interest in broadening cooperation with the European Union during a meeting with the EU Special Representative […]
Read More
