On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued the long-anticipated “reciprocal tariff” order, imposing tariffs on most US trade partners. The tariff includes two components: (i) a 10% “baseline” rate on most trade partners,...more
4/7/2025
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On March 4, 2025, China announced it would impose additional tariffs on certain US agricultural imports from March 10, 2025, in retaliation to President Trump's March 3 executive order issued under the International Emergency...more
3/7/2025
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On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued three executive orders directing the United States to impose new tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, to take effect on February 4, 2025. The tariffs are an...more
2/3/2025
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The United Kingdom's free trade agreements (FTAs) with Australia and New Zealand entered into force on May 31, 2023. As a significant milestone in the UK's post-Brexit future, these FTAs are the first two independently...more
6/23/2023
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The US-Africa Leaders Summit took place from December 13-15, 2022 in Washington DC, and featured top-level government-to-government talks, private sector engagements, and resulted in a number of trade-related outcomes...more
After eight years of negotiations, Economic Ministers from 15 Asia-Pacific countries signed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) on November 15, 2020 during a virtual signing ceremony on the sidelines of the...more
The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) entered into force on December 30, 2018. The Agreement will significantly impact trade among its ratifying Parties—currently including...more
1/22/2019
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