The consensus to reject trade protectionism is an important result of the G20 summit in Hangzhou, China, when the world is facing a sluggish economy, Mexican expert Jose Luis Leon-Manriquez said during a recent interview.
In the days just past, leaders from the world's 20 major economies reviewed how the international community saved the global economy from a financial meltdown in 2008.
Political and business leaders from across the world rang the alarm here over the weekend against a broad resurgence of trade protectionism, calling for concerted efforts to boost global trade.
British Prime Minister Theresa May will seize the opportunity during the G20 meeting in China to talk to leaders from countries like Australia who have already made clear that they want to strike a deal once Britain has left the European Union (EU), Downing Street said in a statement on Sunday.
Millions of workers across Indian states Friday observed a day-long strike demanding better wages and new labor reforms.
As Brussels and Washington are struggling to conclude a landmark bilateral trade talks by the end of this year, recent intensified critique from European politicians, along with year-long protests, cast doubt and uncertainty over the deal's future.
Despite an average annual growth in exports of 8.5 percent since 2010, intra-regional trade opportunities remain to be tapped in Africa, according to the Africa Economic Outlook Report 2016 released on Wednesday.
France said Tuesday it will call on the European Commission to suspend negotiations on a massive trade deal between the European Union and the United States, which it complained are unfairly weighted in favour of the Americans.
The upcoming Group of 20 (G20) summit in China will serve as a vital platform for reversing the trend of trade protectionism and giving new impetus to global trade growth, observers have said.
The European Commission is making steady progress in the ongoing Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations and "the ball is rolling" on it, a spokesman of the European Union's (EU) executive body said on Monday.
With the 2016 Group of 20 (G20) summit 10 days away, world media continue to focus on major topics of the meeting, which aims at seeking new momentum to spur the global economy.
British MP and head of parliamentary committee on China relations Richard Graham says negotiations on new trade agreement should begin immediately
Myanmar President U Htin Kyaw met with visiting Indian External Affairs Minister Sushama Swaraj at the Presidential Palace here Monday evening, vowing to promote bilateral trade ties.
A majority of business economists believe that uncertainty over the 2016 presidential election is hurting U.S. economic growth, according to a new survey released Monday by the National Association for Business Economics (NABE).
China's Ministry of Commerce says the move by Australia to block the sale of AusGrid to Chinese firms is another sign of growing trade protectionism in that country.
Japan's exports in July suffered their sharpest monthly fall in seven years, data showed Thursday, as a surging yen clouds the country's trade picture, with shipments of cars, ships and steel all tumbling.
Singapore cut the top end of its 2016 growth forecast after the economy expanded less than previously estimated in the second quarter, underscoring a weakening global environment. The benchmark stock index fell.
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