NAFTA Talks Need Quick Outcome
US and Mexican political deadlines are creating pressure to reach a quick outcome to next month's talks to rework North America's regional free trade pact, Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said...
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NAFTA Talks To Begin Aug 16, US Says
Negotiations on reworking North America's landmark free trade pact will begin next month in Washington, US officials announced Wednesday. The announcement comes after American officials this week...
US To Push For Lower Trade Gap In NAFTA Talks
The United States on Monday said it would work to shrink trade deficits with Canada and Mexico in talks to renegotiate the landmark 1994 North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The Trump...
Mexico Says Sugar Exports To US To Remain Duty-Free
The United States will continue allowing Mexico to sell it sugar duty-free, the Mexican economy minister said Tuesday as the countries prepared to announce a deal on a long-running trade dispute....
We Have No Reason To Import Chicken
Businessman, Dr. Kofi Amoah has urged government not to shy away from rolling out protectionist policies to favour local businesses. He said major world economic powers such as US and China have done...
Mexico and US Engaged In Bitter Dispute Over Sugar
A looming trade conflict with the United States over sugar is threatening to disrupt the livelihood of residents in sugar cane growing regions like the central Mexican town of Atencingo. Mexico has...
US Will Aggressively Enforce Trade Rules
The Trump administration will enforce trade rules more aggressively than any previous government in its efforts to reduce the trade deficit, but does not seek a dispute, Commerce Secretary Wilbur...
US Farmers Hope NAFTA Survives the Trump Era
President Donald Trump's threat to abandon the North American Free Trade Agreement has US farmers worried their access to prime Canadian and Mexican export markets could shrink. The US neighbors are...
Businesses Need To Strategize To Promote Trade
Businesses in the Central and Western regions must strategize to take advantage of opportunities that abound in the region to promote domestic trade, Mr. Fredrick Alipui, Chairman of Accra Chamber of...
IMF Warns Against Protectionism, But Strikes Word From Statement
With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world finance ministers are united on one message: protectionism threatens the global...
Governments Must Take Bold Steps To Promote Trade
The Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Shippers' Authority (GSA), Dr Kofi Mbiah, has asked governments of the West African sub-region to take bold steps to promote economic integration among member...
Food Chiefs Warn On EU Tariffs
Farmers, supermarkets and food suppliers have called on Theresa May to secure a free trade deal with the European Union after Brexit. Industry bosses said failure to do so could harm the UK's supply...
Germany Seeks EU Help In Steel Row With the US
Germany has called on the European Commission to back its steelmakers by insisting on global trade rules in a dispute with US competitors over alleged German price dumping on the embattled US market....
Abe, Merkel Call For Open Markets
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe issued a staunch joint defence of free trade Sunday, as the United States pushes towards greater protectionism. "We want free and...
Exporters To Enjoy Free Trading In Africa By End of 2017
The Minister for Trade and Industry Alan Kyerematen has disclosed that exporters in Ghana would by the end of this year be able to export their goods freely across Africa following the completion of...
Trump’s Trade Czar Expected To Get Easy U.S. Senate Confirmation
Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross is expected to be easily confirmed as U. S. Commerce Secretary on Monday, clearing President Donald Trump's top trade official to start work on renegotiating trade...
Trump’s Commerce Pick Wilbur Ross Is No Stranger To Protectionism
When billionaire investor Wilbur Ross salvaged two North Carolina textile mills from bankruptcy in 2003 and 2004, one of the first things he did was head to Washington to immerse himself in trade law...
AGI Awards Companies For Outstanding Performance
The Association of Ghana Industries has awarded over twenty companies and industries for their outstanding achievements and their immense contribution to the development of Ghana`s economy. This...
WTO Head Warns of Anti-Trade ‘catastrophe’ After US Election
If Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton impose anti-trade policies, the US and global economy would face a "catastrophe", putting the president out of office four years later, the head of the World Trade...
Role of Trade In Job Creation Comes Under Scrutiny
A team of international and local experts on labour last week subjected the impact of international trade on domestic job creation activities to critical scrutiny amid increasing agitations for...