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Strengthening Asean’s economic resilience through RCEP’s 2027 review

Practical reforms will make South-east Asia’s biggest trade pact more effective and beneficial

Around 6,600 US companies operate in Singapore, with Singapore-based investments supporting more than 250,000 American jobs, SBF notes.

SBF pushes back on US trade probes, warns tariffs would hurt American firms

Singapore’s acts, policies and practices do not ‘burden or restrict’ commerce of the United States, it adds

Toyota has announced plans to invest US$10 billion in the US over the next five years but only offered details on about US$2 billion.

Automakers plan billions in US investments but seek clear trade rules

Uncertainty about the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement is delaying investment decisions

Australia has been pushing the EU to raise the amount of beef that can enter the bloc under preferential terms.

EU says it’s nearing a free-trade agreement with Australia

Both sides are racing to shore up economic links with like-minded partners

Northern Ireland’s strengths, such as tech talent, support the development of practical digital solutions for global markets..
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Tech talent, R&D, market access: Why Northern Ireland belongs in your digital growth strategy

With companies already active in Singapore and strong ties between universities, industry and government, the region is well-placed to support Singapore businesses with their business growth says Just...

“We actively take on the world as it is, not wait for a world we wish to be,” said Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney at the World Economic Forum in Davos last month. The logic of flexible multilateralism is straightforward: start with like-minded partners to build open and inclusive initiatives on issues where there is alignment.
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Shaping flexible multilateralism for a world in flux

An incremental approach towards cooperation is a critical strategic tool for nations

The European parliament backed the motion with 334 votes in favour to 324 against, and 11 abstentions.

EU lawmakers vote to launch legal challenge to Mercosur trade deal

The opponents say the deal will increase cheap imports, undercutting the domestic farmers who have staged repeated protests

The agreement between the EU and Mercosur aims to lower tariffs and boost trade between the two regions.

EU and Mercosur sign trade deal after 25 years of negotiations

The accord, designed to lower tariffs and boost trade between the two regions, would create the largest free trade zone in the world

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been seeking extra safeguards for the agricultural industry, as well as additional funds for farmers from the bloc’s budget.

Italy plans to back Mercosur, paving way for new EU trade deal

The pact will create a market of 780 million consumers, and allow both blocs to diversify away from the US

Indonesia’s top export products to the EAEU are palm oil (above), as well as coconut oil, coffee and cocoa.

Indonesia signs free trade deal with Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union

The union will grant South-east Asia’s biggest economy preferential rates for 90.5% of its total tariff lines