The European Union needs to step up its efforts to rival China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with a more targeted approach to global infrastructure investments, according to an internal European Commission briefing document. The document calls for a strategic focus to
During her visit to China last month, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Beijing businesses would face “significant consequences” if they were found to be helping Russia’s war effort. And Secretary of State Antony Blinken is set to renew the warning during
Britain’s former Brexit negotiator Lord Frost has given rise to new hopes that the UK could secure a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States. Speaking to a Commons Select Committee this morning, Lord Frost said that while Joe Biden’s administration isn’t
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Iranian and Pakistani leaders vowed to strengthen economic and security cooperation in a meeting on Monday, as the two countries seek to smooth over a diplomatic rift. Their meeting was part of efforts by Islamabad and Tehran to mend ties which had
CHINA may see its influence in the Maldives dwindle if opposition parties win this weekend’s parliamentary elections. The vote – which will determine the fate of 93 parliamentary seats – comes at a crucial time for beleaguered President Mohamed Muizzu, who is
The failure to take the opportunity to land a massive US trade deal when it was on offer from Donald Trump has contributed to making Brexit one of “the biggest missed opportunities,” Liz Truss has told the Daily Express. In her book
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey and Israel announced trade barriers on each other Tuesday as relations deteriorated further amid the war in Gaza. Turkey, a staunch critic of Israel’s military actions in the territory, announced that it was restricting exports of 54
China’s burgeoning production of electric cars and other green technologies has become a flashpoint in a new U.S.-China trade fight, highlighted by Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen during her five-day visit to China and seized on by former President Donald Trump in incendiary
Officials documents relating to Prince Andrew’s time as a trade envoy for Britain could have been destroyed, it has been reported. According to the Daily Mail, the Government says memos, emails and cables exchanged between officials relating to visits made by the