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South Africa raises poultry-import tariffs, drawing U.S. ire

16/03/2020

South Africa raised tariffs on poultry imports to help protect local producers who’ve sought measures to counter a flood of cheap shipments.

State needs to activate support package for businesses

16/03/2020

Local enterprises have urged the Government to soon activate support policies to help them overcome difficulties in production and business due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Export targets a stretch for Vietnam

16/03/2020

Vietnam’s fresh produce industry is unlikely to hit its 2020 export targets because of coronavirus but there are domestic opportunities.

What are the prospects for rice exports in 2020?

16/03/2020

Vietnamese rice exports in 2020 are expected to be more prosperous thanks to a series of free trade agreements (FTAs) coming into force, after plummeting in both export volume and value in 2019.

Coronavirus: border closures ‘may show what a full-blown trade war looks like’

16/03/2020

Border closures aimed at containing the spread of the coronavirus may offer a glimpse of what an all-out trade war would do to the world economy, according to the head of the International Chamber of Commerce.

Washington state repeals pro-Boeing tax break; U.S. hopes to avoid EU tariffs

13/03/2020

Washington state on Thursday moved to formally repeal an aerospace tax break that benefited U.S. planemaker Boeing and avert looming European Union tariffs on U.S. goods.

Wooden product exports post impressive growth

13/03/2020

While the Covid-19 pandemic has affected many export industries, the forestry industry still posted growth in both export value and volume with wood and wooden product exports in the first two months of this year hitting US$1.5 billion, an increase of 10.1 percent compared to the same period last year.