Global goods trade should continue to recover gradually in the first months of 2024, but could easily be derailed by regional conflicts and geopolitical tensions, the World Trade Organization said on Friday. The WTO said its goods trade barometer stood at 100.6 points, close to the baseline of 100 and barely changed from the […]
Desde abril de 2023 que no se había registrado un incremento “agresivo” en el costo del flete marítimo en la ruta comercial entre Asia – México – costa oeste de Sudamérica (WCSA). El índice EAX, que publica mensualmente Eternity Group México, firma freight forwarder de origen chino, registró que en enero de este año el […]
Hungarian parliament speaker Sandor Lezsak has signed off on the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession and forwarded the legislation to the president’s office for promulgation, voting records on parliament’s website showed on Saturday. Lawmakers approved Sweden’s NATO accession on Feb. 26, clearing the last hurdle before the historic step by the Nordic country whose […]
A global consortium of semiconductor industry groups has asked India to reconsider its plan to push for duties on cross-border digital e-commerce and data transfers at an upcoming global trade meeting, warning that India’s stance will stifle its own chip design industry. Ministers from across the globe are convening for a World Trade Organization […]
U.S. import prices increased by the most in nearly two years in January amid rising costs for petroleum and other goods, a trend that if sustained, would be bad news in the fight against inflation. Import prices jumped 0.8% last month, the largest gain since March 2022, after a revised 0.7% decline in December, […]
Northern Ireland’s new power-sharing executive called on Britain on Monday to boost its offer to ease the region’s strained budget beyond the 3.3 billion pounds ($4.2 billion) included in a deal to restore the devolved administration. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met political leaders in Belfast on Monday after convincing the pro-British Democratic Unionist Party […]
El autotransporte de carga aportó el 3.7% al PIB nacional en el año 2022. Así lo detalló la Agenda Económica del Autotransporte de Carga, elaborada por la Cámara Nacional del Autotransporte de Carga (CANACAR). El reporte destacó la posición estratégica del sector para las actividades económicas y el impacto que tiene en la productividad y competitividad nacional. […]
Teradyne, a supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, pulled manufacturing worth about $1 billion out of China last year, a Teradyne spokesperson said on Monday, after U.S. export regulations led to supply chain disruptions. A factory in Suzhou was the company’s main manufacturing site for its semiconductor test equipment, which it subcontracted to Flextronics. […]
The European Commission will propose next week a law requiring all EU countries to scrutinise foreign investments to determine whether they pose a security risk, as part of the bloc’s efforts to boost its economic security, a document seen by Reuters showed. Since 2020 the EU has obliged EU countries that have national screening systems […]
China’s Commerce Minister Wang Wentao expressed concern over U.S. curbs preventing third countries from exporting lithography machines to China during a phone call with U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo on Thursday, his ministry said. Washington has used export controls to cut off China’s access to advanced chips and chip-making tools that could fuel breakthroughs […]