Category: international trade
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EU and South Africa launch clean trade and investment dialogue
South Africa and the EU Launch Groundbreaking Clean Trade and Investment Partnership South Africa and the European Union (EU) have taken a significant step forward in their economic collaboration by launching the first government-to-government dialogue at the senior-official level. This initiative aims to advance the implementation of their new Clean Trade and Investment Partnership (CTIP).…
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“Unscrambling an Omelette”: Canada-US Trade Minister Comments Ahead of CUSMA Review
The Significance of Trade Relations Between Canada, the United States, and Mexico The United States has long been Canada’s closest trading partner, a relationship that has been solidified through the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CUSMA). This agreement has facilitated the free flow of goods, including crude oil, between the two nations for…
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Trump’s Tariffs Boost US Prices as CUSMA Shields Canadian Goods: Reuters Analysis Reveals
A Historic Tariff Increase With a Smaller-Than-Expected Impact The average tariff collected on U.S. imports rose from approximately 2.4% in 2024 to 9.6% in 2025, reaching its highest level in roughly 80 years. That was a dramatic policy shift, but it remained considerably lower than the rates suggested by some of the administration’s announcements. Headline…
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US Tariffs Mimic the Cheshire Cat: Elusive and Uncatchable
The countdown to April 2 has started. In the midst of the immense complexity involved in tariff calculations, U.S. explanations only add to the confusion. US President Donald Trump’s new global tariff regime , scheduled to be revealed on April 2, appears quite similar to Alice in Wonderland The notoriously vanishing Cheshire Cat, which occasionally…