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European Council President Donald Tusk (right) and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker (center) with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe. John Thys/AFP file photo

EU, Japan Agree ‘in Principle’ on Trade Deal

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jul 6, 2017 | Business

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and top EU officials agreed on Thursday the broad outline of a landmark trade deal, signaling opposition to protectionism championed by US President Donald Trump. “Today we agreed in principle on an Economic Partnership...

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Sheikh Abdullah, left, speaks during a meeting with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi (not pictured) at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on May 2, 2017 in Beijing, China. Getty Images

UAE, China Agree to Complete “Free Trade” with Gulf States

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 4, 2017 | Business

Abu Dhabi- China and the United Arab Emirates said Tuesday they would expand cooperation and work toward a free trade agreement between China and the six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. H.H. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Minister of Foreign Affairs...

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A general view shows the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting in Baden-Baden, Germany, March 17, 2017. REUTERS/Kai Pfa

G20 Economies Struggle with US ‘Protectionism’

by Lamia Nabil | Mar 18, 2017 | Business

Cairo – Amidst rising fears of a trade war, a result of the United States’ “America First” policy, the G20 forum convened for two days, holding sessions that end today in German town of Baden-Baden. In his first multilateral meeting as US Treasury Secretary,...

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Chinese President Xi Jinping attends the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland January 17, 2017. REUTERS/Ruben Sprich

China’s Xi Defends Trade as Beijing Seeks Bolder Global Role

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 17, 2017 | Technology

Chinese President Xi Jinping voiced on Tuesday a vigorous defense of globalization and free trade and urged the world to “say no to protectionism,” delivering a strong rebuke to isolationist tendencies that helped fuel Donald Trump’s presidential...

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Trump Threatens Future of Global Trade

by Lamia Nabil | Nov 24, 2016 | Business

Cairo-In a surprising but expected step, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announced his decision to withdraw his country from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on his first day in the White House, one of six immediate steps aimed at “putting America...