WASHINGTON – We may be on the cusp of an upheaval in global trade. Since World War II, the international trading system has operated on the premise of “most favored nation (MFN),” meaning concessions ...

The Canadian Journal of Economics / Revue canadienne d'Economique, Vol. 39, No. 3 (Aug., 2006), pp. 809-830 (22 pages) The majority of the trading blocs to date are between similar countries, rather ...

We may be on the cusp of an upheaval in global trade. Since World War II, the international trading system has operated on the premise of “most favored nation (MFN),” meaning that concessions granted ...

What do freight trains, oil supertankers and the Trump administration’s trade plans have in common? Once they get going, they’re pretty much unstoppable. Trump wants to punish nations he thinks treat ...

Three Sub-Saharan trading blocs have agreed on a memorandum of understanding spelling out their terms of cooperation and integration. The East African Community (EAC), Southern African Development ...

New Argentinian President Javier Milei has announced that he will not let his country join the China and Russia-led BRICS trading bloc, dealing a major blow to the trade group’s ambitions. The ...

Global trade is entering 'completely new territory,' says Maurice Obstfeld, a former IMF chief economist President-elect Donald Trump may try to use tariffs to increase U.S. power in the global ...

Chinese and U.S. officials are talking trade again this week, with $16 billion in new U.S. tariffs about to kick off. But there is a far bigger concern brewing. China and the United States seem poised ...

Asian trade ministers took another step toward creating what could be the world’s biggest trading bloc on Sunday, expressing hope that a deal could be signed by the end of this year. Ministers from ...

We may be on the cusp of an upheaval in global trade. Since World War II, the international trading system has operated on the premise of "most favored nation (MFN)," meaning that concessions granted ...