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Trade: Ottawa to challenge US softwood lumber tariffs
Ottawa has warned the White House that Canada will officially challenge the legality of the US decision to increase tariffs on softwood lumber imports. The Canadian government, which calls these…
Post-Brexit | Signing of the free trade agreement between Australia and the United Kingdom
(London) The United Kingdom on Thursday signed the post-Brexit free trade agreement with Australia, a compromise that should open the doors to the Asia-Pacific region, but criticized for uncertain benefit…
France’s trade balance is hopelessly negative
The trade balance is the difference between what we buy as goods and services from other countries, and what we sell to them, between imports and exports. Not only is…
France’s trade balance is hopelessly negative
The trade balance is the difference between what we buy as goods and services from other countries, and what we sell to them, between imports and exports. Not only is…
Canada | Trade surplus climbs to $ 2.1 billion in October
(Ottawa) Canada’s merchandise trade surplus rose to $ 2.1 billion in October, as exports of motor vehicles, their parts and energy products increased, Statistics Canada said on Tuesday. Posted on…
Sharp reduction in the US trade deficit in October
(Washington) The US trade deficit narrowed sharply in October thanks to a rebound in exports and after a record deficit in September when US companies scrambled to restock their inventories.…
The Club | Who pays what in a trade … and the extra player in Canadian football
Another week, another vintage of your questions and our answers. Here are a few. Posted on December 6, 2021 at 8:00 a.m. Sports team Press Who pays what? In an…
Lumber | Minister of International Trade returns to Washington
(Ottawa) The old softwood lumber dispute is not getting better, and Canada is showing signs of impatience. A few days after the United States doubled tariffs, International Trade Minister Mary…
Free trade | India wants to restart negotiations with Canada
(Ottawa) Canada and India quietly set the stage to relaunch official free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic partners other than China over the dispute over the case…
New Omicron variant | World Trade Organization postpones ministerial conference
(Geneva) The World Trade Organization has postponed its first ministerial conference in four years to the last minute in the face of the appearance of the worrying variant Omicron, dampening…
New Omicron variant | World Trade Organization postpones meeting of ministers
(Geneva) The World Trade Organization (WTO) has postponed a major meeting of ministers scheduled to begin on Tuesday after Switzerland restricted travel due to the new variant of COVID-19, an…
Trade: Canada “extremely disappointed” with Washington’s softwood lumber tariffs
International Trade Minister Mary Ng said Canada is extremely disappointed that the United States has decided to increase the tariffs it imposes on most Canadian softwood lumber producers. The US…
Trade unionism is an actor of social change, according to the APPM
This text is part of the special Syndicalism section Despite the changes it has undergone over the past thirty years, unionism remains a key player in social change, believes the…
Analysis: Joe Biden follows in Donald Trump’s footsteps on the trade front
It has been five years since the leaders of the three countries met for what we used to call the “three amigos” summit. This interlude obviously corresponded to the time…
Summit of the “Three Amigos” | Trudeau as champion of free trade, Biden as protectionist
(Washington) While Justin Trudeau has delivered a plea for free trade to lawmakers in the US Congress, in Washington, Joe Biden, for his part, touted his protectionist measures in a…
When neocolonialist reflexes persist in trade relations
This text is part of the special Corporate Social Responsibility section The codes of conduct and other certifications imposed by large companies in the North on their suppliers in the…
Trade with China | “We will have to ask ourselves questions”, launches Legault
(Edinburgh) Prime Minister François Legault hardens his tone against China. Posted on November 5, 2021 at 9:50 a.m. Patrice Bergeron The Canadian Press He accuses Quebec’s second economic partner of…
US trade deficit hits record high in September
(Washington) The US trade deficit widened more than expected in September to a record high, weighed down by the drop in US exports generated by the resurgence of the pandemic…
Not virtuous enough, Mali, Guinea and Ethiopia are no longer considered privileged trade partners of Washington
The coups d’etat in Mali and Guinea, the intervention in Tigray by troops from Addis Ababa led to the sanction on the part of the United States. Article written by…
The exhibition “The abyss” retraces the Nantes past of the slave trade
Posted the 03/11/2021 11:35 Update the 03/11/2021 11:49 France 3 Pays de la Loire Article written by France Televisions Writing Culture The Nantes History Museum retraces the colonial past of…