Liza Almonte
WCO, IAPH release cooperation guidelines between customs, port authorities
The World Customs Organization and International Association of Ports and Harbors have released cooperation guidelines between Customs and port authorities
The guidelines focus...
WCO launches app for easy Harmonized System access
The World Customs Organization has introduced a mobile app providing easy access to the Harmonized System 2022
HS Browse & Check offers quick...
WTO cuts 2023 trade growth forecast amid global manufacturing slump
The World Trade Organization revised its 2023 trade growth forecast downward due to global manufacturing challenges, with only a modest 0.8% growth expected...
WTO report makes a case for “re-globalization”
The World Trade Organization made a case for “re-globalization” in its World Trade Report 2023
Increased international cooperation and broader integration can support...
Africa becoming global supply chain force: UNCTAD
Now is the time for Africa to become a major player in global supply chains by capitalizing on its vast resources of materials...
Singapore eases process for strategic goods export permits
The process for submitting end-user statement/certificate by traders and declaring agents applying for a permit to export strategic goods and chemical weapons has...
China foreign trade growth steady despite export fall
Chinese exports continued their slide in July 2023, their fastest monthly drop since February 2020
General Administration of Customs (GAC) data show total...
Cambodia records 24% growth in exports to RCEP partners
Cambodia exports to Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership peers grow 24% y-o-y to US$4B in the first half of 2023
The Kingdom posted strong...
ADB keeps 2023 growth outlook at 4.8% for APAC developing economies
Asian Development Bank is maintaining its growth outlook for developing economies in Asia and the Pacific at 4.8% this year on robust domestic...
China’s H1 car exports soar as industry turns 70
China’s car exports surged 75.7% y-o-y in the first half of 2023, Xinhua reports
New energy vehicles (NEV) shipped out soared 160% to...
