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India’s Modi and UK PM Starmer ink trade deal

UK prime minister Keir Starmer praised Britain’s ‘unique bonds’ with India as he and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi formally signed a recently announced UK-India trade deal during talks on Thursday...

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Australia lifts trade barriers on US beef

Australia said Thursday it would lift trade barriers on beef from the United States, removing a major point of friction between Canberra and the Trump administration...

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Trump declares ‘massive’ Japan trade deal

US president Donald Trump has announced a ‘massive’ trade deal with Japan, as China said it will send its vice-premier to US trade talks next week to secure its own agreement ahead of a looming deadline...

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FAO keen to help Bangladesh boost jute market

Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Tuesday urged the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to support Bangladesh for bringing back the golden past of jute...

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New twist in EU-China patents standoff at WTO

The European Union has obtained a mostly favourable ruling in one of its ongoing trade disputes with China over intellectual property, according to a decision published by the WTO on Monday...

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Trade with India to go on in public interest: Bashir

Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin on Saturday affirmed that trade between Bangladesh and India will continue in the greater interest of consumers and businesses of both nations, emphasising the mutual benefits derived from sustained economic cooperation...

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Japan trade deal still possible: US

US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said Friday that a trade deal with Japan remained possible, following talks in Tokyo ahead of the looming August 1 imposition of new tariffs...

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Japan’s SMEs ready to adapt to Trump tariffs

Small and medium-sized firms like Mitsuwa Electric that form the backbone of Japan’s economy have weathered many storms over the decades, and company president Yuji Miyazaki is hopeful they will also withstand Donald Trump.

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NBR removes AIT on cotton, man-made fibre imports

The National Board of Revenue has cut 2 per cent advance income tax on import of cotton and items of man-made fibre, effective immediately, amid repeated demands from the country’s textile millers.

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Japan to host US Treasury secretary today

Japanese prime minister Shigeru Ishiba is to host US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday, that is today, ahead of a Washington deadline to reach a trade deal or face new tariffs, Tokyo said Thursday.