Global trade has remained resilient so far, but a sharp slowdown is underway
As we cross the halfway point of 2025, mounting headwinds are slowing down global trade. A decade-long rise in trade restrictions has been supercharged by sharp tariff hikes and retaliatory measures from major economies
Women in Maritime Survey 2024 offers fresh wake-up call on gender diversity
LONDON : As part of a broader cooperation between the International Maritime Organization (IMO) and Women’s International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA), the IMO–WISTA Women in Maritime Survey 2024 presents data on the proportion
DP World : P&O Maritime Logistics to acquire controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
DUBAI : P&O Maritime Logistics (POML), a wholly owned subsidiary of DP World, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire a controlling stake in NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers (NACC), the world’s leading operator of
BRICS nations to denounce Trump tariffs
RIO DE JANEIRO : BRICS leaders meeting in Rio de Janeiro from Sunday (July 6, 2025) are expected to decry Donald Trump’s hardline trade policies but are struggling to bridge divides over crises roiling
BRICS welcomes Indonesia as member, and 10 partner countries, including Belarus, Malaysia
RIO DE JANEIRO : Leaders of the BRICS nations welcomed Indonesia as a member of the group, while 10 nations, including Belarus, Bolivia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria, Malaysia, Thailand, Cuba, Vietnam, Uganda, and Uzbekistan, as partner
Sitharaman holds talks with Russian, Brazilian and Chinese counterparts at BRICS meet in Rio
RIO DE JANEIRO : Union Finance and Corporate Affairs Minister Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman held separate bilateral meetings with her counterparts from Russia, Brazil and China during the BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
Piyush Goyal doubles down on ‘Make in India’ as US trade talks hit rough patch
NEW DELHI : As talks between India and the United States (US) turn complex on issues around agriculture and automobiles, Commerce Minister Shri Piyush Goyal reiterated that Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) must be balanced
Ball in Washington’s court on India-US Interim Trade Agreement before July 9
NEW DELHI : With India setting its red lines on key issues in sectors such as agriculture and dairy for the proposed interim trade agreement with the US, the ball is now in Washington’s