IN A world of escalating trade tensions and transactional diplomacy, tariffs have re-emerged as pivotal instruments for recalibrating national economies. At their core, tariffs are not merely financial levers; they are strategic tools for what one might call economic homeostasis 鈥� a term borrowed from physiology, which refers to maintaining equilibrium across key...
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THE reciprocal tariff that the United States has finally, after three rounds of negotiations in July, imposed on goods import from Bangladesh at 20 per cent, lowered from 35 per cent that the United States on July 8 announced, is viewed as something that has brought about short-term relief. The tariff came into effect on August 1, making Bangladeshi exporters pay a 20 per cent...
As winter clouds gathered above South Africa鈥檚 prime wine-producing Robertson valley, the mood has been sombre ahead of new US tariffs of 30 per cent due to come into force next week.
President Donald Trump unveiled new tariffs Thursday on nearly 70 countries 鈥� including a blistering 35 per cent on neighbour Canada 鈥� as he seeks to reshape global trade to benefit the US economy.
The United States took in more revenue from tariffs in the first six months of 2025 than it did in all of 2024, according to data from the US Treasury compiled by AFP.
The reduction in reciprocal tariff of the United States on imports of Bangladeshi goods to 20 per cent from previously announced 35 per cent brought relief for the country鈥檚 exporters.
Bangladesh interim government law, justice and parliamentary affairs adviser Asif Nazrul on Friday said the reduction of the United State tariff rate on goods from Bangladesh to 20 per cent from the previous 35 per cent, is another success of the interim government.
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday congratulated Bangladesh tariff negotiators on securing a landmark trade deal with the the United States.
The United States has decided to reduce the reciprocal tariff on imported goods from Bangladesh to 20 per cent from the previously announced 35 per cent following a series of negotiations over the past month.
The third round of the tariff talks between Bangladesh and the United States entered the third and final day on Thursday, with Dhaka trying to strike a deal in a last-ditch attempt to reduce 鈥榬eciprocal鈥� tariff imposed by the Trump administration.
The United States and Pakistan have finalised a deal that will lower tariffs for Pakistan and include US assistance in developing the country鈥檚 oil reserves, officials from both sides confirmed as reported by The Economic Times...
The third round of tariff talks of Bangladesh with the United States entered the second day on Wednesday, just one day before a steep 35 per cent tariff on Bangladeshi exports to the US market comes into effect...
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The US president, Donald Trump, said Wednesday that imports from India will face 25 per cent tariffs, while also announcing an unspecified 鈥榩enalty鈥� for New Delhi鈥檚 purchases of Russian weapons and energy.
The first day of the third and final round of the tariff talks with the United States on a 35 per cent reciprocal tariff ended with positive responses, said commerce secretary Mahbubur Rahman on Wednesday morning...
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Spain鈥檚 economic growth accelerated in the second quarter, driven by a rise in exports despite trade tensions sparked by rising US tariffs, preliminary data showed Tuesday...
British bank Barclays posted on Tuesday second quarter profits that beat expectations as traders benefitted from volatility in global markets caused by US president Donald Trump鈥檚 tariff blitz...
A Bangladeshi delegation led by commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin, left Dhaka for Washington on Monday evening for the third and round of negotiation of Trump鈥簊 35 per cent reciprocal tariffs.
The US deadline of August 1 for imposing tariffs on its trading partners is firm and there will be no extensions, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick said Sunday...