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Falling exports may hurt Italy’s economic growth

One of the traditional strong points of Italy's slowly growing economy - exports - is slipping, causing about prospects for an economic turnaround. ISTAT,...
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Posted on October 31, 2018

US plans tariffs on more China imports

Next month there will be a Group of 20 summit set in Buenos Aires, including the USA President and Xi JInping of China. If those talks don't go in a positi...
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Posted on October 30, 2018

Wine exports Italy to China increase by 21%

Over the last year, Italian wine exports to China have surged 14.2% in quantity and 21.76% in value. This was revealed in the newly released report China V...
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Posted on October 29, 2018

New freight route China to Pakistan

A new rail and road cargo service began last week, linking Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province, with Islamabad in Pakistan. The first fre...
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Posted on October 28, 2018

Fruit and vegetable import/exports grow in Spain

In the first 8 months of this year, 2,917,449 tons of fruits, vegetables, and legumes were imported or exported through ports in Spain. This is 25.5% more ...
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Posted on October 27, 2018

Turkey experiences 100% growth in exports to Qatar

Turkey has gained a 100% growth in exports to Qatar from January to August 2018. This is greater than the same period for last year. The Turkish envoy sa...
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Posted on October 26, 2018

Dumped Imports of steel wheels from China

The U.S. Commerce Department said that it had made an initial finding that imports of certain steel wheels from China were being dumped in the U.S. market....
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Posted on October 25, 2018

Zimbabwe lifts imports ban

Zimbabwe has ceased a two-year ban on the import of basic commodities. This is likely to be welcomed by South African businesses. The lifting of the ba...
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Posted on October 24, 2018

South Africa welcomes exemptions on imports by USA

The US Department of Commerce has granted exemptions for imports of 161 aluminium and 36 steel products from the duties which the USA imposed against forei...
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Posted on October 23, 2018

British exports affected by USA trade war

British exports over £1.9 billion have been affected by President Trump’s trade attacks on the European Union and China, some analysis shows. Economi...
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Posted on October 22, 2018

Denmark Exports Fall Again

Merchandise exports from Denmark declined further in August, while imports grew, figures from Statistics Denmark showed at the beginning of October. Exp...
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Posted on October 21, 2018

Poland’s Shoe Sector suffers from Cheap China Imports

The oversupply of cheap, imports of shoes from China is being blamed for prompting a crisis in Poland's footwear industry. A children's shoe company ceased...
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Posted on October 20, 2018

Kenya seeks to stop imports which could be produced locally

A Bill aimed at forbidding cheap imports has been introduced in the Kenyan Parliament. The Bill intends to charge a tax that is 10 times the market price o...
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Posted on October 19, 2018

China Imposes Import Tariffs on Japan, India

China will introduce anti-dumping tariffs on Indian and Japanese imports of ortho-dichlorobenzene, a solvent which is used in the production of agrichemica...
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Posted on October 18, 2018

Egypt’s Exports flourish

In the 10 months from September 2017 to July 2018, Egypt’s exports of grape increased by 10 percent to reach $ 219 million. This was reported in a statem...
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Posted on October 17, 2018

USA Beef Exports on the up

Beef exports from the USA set new records in August 2018; export value exceeded $750 million for the first time, according to data released by USDA and com...
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Posted on October 16, 2018

EU imports almost 3 million tons of coffee in 2017

The European Union imported 2.92 million tons of coffee from abroad last year, according to the EU's statistical office. Eurostat said the amount of th...
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Posted on October 15, 2018

China: Inaugural NZ avocado import season kicks off with large fruit

A company in New Zealand has sent the country’s first ever commercial avocado shipment to China on Sept. 18. Closer to China than its Latin American Comp...
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Posted on October 14, 2018

Exports to benefit from robust US growth

The robust US growth is expected to help Indian exporters, according to the Indian press. “With the US, India’s largest destination for merchandise ...
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Posted on October 13, 2018

A Chance for Freight Forwarders and Road, Sea and Air Logistics Suppliers to Win

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has extended the deadline for entries to its annual Freight Service Awards, giving those logistics out...
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Posted on October 12, 2018

Dairy exports to China making recovery

Dairy exports from South Korea to China are recovering quickly this year after a large reduction in 2017 due to a diplomatic dispute. One major dairy pr...
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Posted on October 11, 2018

China Trade Tariffs affect USA Seafood Imports

The United States imports more than 90 percent of its seafood. The U.S. also exports seafood, but there is a big trade deficit, as the U.S.A exported abou...
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Posted on October 10, 2018

North American trade negotiations could increase dairy exports to Canada

The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) is to continue under a new name and new deals will impact United States exports. The new agreement will b...
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Posted on October 9, 2018

Commerce ministry in India aim to increase exports

In India the Commerce ministry is focusing on nine sectors, including pharmaceuticals, food processing and textiles, to boost exports in the current financ...
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Posted on October 8, 2018

New Shipping routes for Manila

A Special Adviser to the President of Manila urged seafarers to explore new routes in order to open more opportunities for the country’s shipping industr...
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Posted on October 7, 2018

North company exports seaweed around the world

A company in Whitley Bay is exporting Hebridean seaweed for the industrial food and drink sector. It also produces a range of seaweed-infused cooking oils ...
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Posted on October 6, 2018

Basmati traders expect robust exports

Exporters of basmati rice in the Punjab and Haryana areas of India are unfazed by the recent incessant rains which damaged paddy. They hope to maintain the...
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Posted on October 5, 2018

Brazil exports mangoes to South Africa for first time

Brazil has shipped its first-ever mango export to South Africa, following an export agreement which was recently reached between the two countries. The Co...
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Posted on October 4, 2018

Government denies coconut imports up

The Department of Foreign Trade in Bangkok has rejected criticism by coconut planters; they say that falling coconut prices are caused by an influx of impo...
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Posted on October 3, 2018

China-Singapore rail-sea freight route improves transit times

Last week, a freight train loaded with auto parts and paper products left southwest China's Chongqing Municipality, destined for a port in southern China, ...
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Posted on October 2, 2018

Plastic waste imports to be levied in Malaysia

The Housing and Local Government Minister of Malaysia suggests that a levy should be imposed on plastic waste imports, in a bid to better manage the proble...
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Posted on October 1, 2018
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