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Manufactured goods trade makes partial recovery in Q3
Global trade in manufactured goods was down just 5% in the third quarter of 2020 compared to a year agoComputers and electronic...
China looks to expand global FTA network
China wants the newly signed China-Cambodia free trade agreement (FTA) to take effect as soon as possibleBeijing eyes upgrade of existing trade...
ASEAN factory output expands in Nov to end long downturn
Headline PMI increases to 50.0 no-change markASEAN factory output rises for first time since January amid slight uptick in new...
WTO goods trade index reflects strong rebound amid COVID crisis
The trade barometer rose to 100.7 this month from the dismal 84.5 recorded last August, a strong expansion following the collapse of...
5 tips for SMEs to thrive in the ‘New Normal’
In the face of physical store closures, e-commerce has emerged as the way forward for businessesData insights can help SMEs make decisions...
RCEP to strengthen intra-Asia trade, supply chain network
Under the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), a single set of rules of origin will replace a complex network of regulation and...
APEC records historic H1 contraction, to rebound in 2021
APEC contracted 3.7% in the first half of the year and is expected to contract by 2.5% for the whole yearMerchandise exports...
15 Asia-Pacific countries sign world’s largest trade deal
Signing of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on November 15 makes it the world’s largest free trade dealCombined GDP of the 15...
RCEP members to sign mega trade deal on Nov 15 without...
RCEP is expected to be signed by the heads of the 15 member nations when they meet via teleconference on November 15Ministers...
Thai exports to lose $800M in US preferential tariffs with GSP...
Certain Thai exports to US are shut off from GSP preferential tariffs from Dec 30147 out of 231 items from Thailand will...
