global trade

global trade

File photo of Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) Vice Chairman Hasan Arif. Photo: Collected

EPB vice chairman calls for export diversification, professionalism at global trade fairs

The readymade garment industry currently accounts for around 81.5% of Bangladesh’s nearly $48 billion annual export earnings, he says

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World’s largest condom maker warns of up to 30% price hike due to US-Iran war

Illustration: TBS

The fragmented future of global trade

Donald Trump

Trump threatens extra 10% tariffs on BRICS as leaders meet in Brazil

Containers are seen on the Maersk's Triple-E giant container ship Majestic Maersk, one of the world's largest container ships, next to cranes at the APM Terminals in the port of Algeciras, Spain January 20, 2023. Photo: REUTERS/Jon Nazca/ File Photo

Maersk warns global container volumes could drop due to trade war

A drone view shows containers and cargo ships at a port in Wuhu, Anhui province, China February 4, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo

WTO slashes 2025 trade growth forecast, warns of deeper slump due to Trump tariffs

Sketch: TBS

Working together to defend multilateralism and jointly maintain the global economic order

A drone view shows trucks as they transport cargo at the Bayport Container Terminal in Seabrook, Texas, U.S., 7 April, 2025. REUTERS

Trump's latest tariffs kick in, deepening global trade war

Xi Jinping. File Photo: Collected

Xi seizes role as global defender of free trade against Trump

Ships and shipping containers are pictured at the port of Long Beach in Long Beach, California, US, 30 January 2019. Photo: REUTERS

Container rate surge enters longest stretch since the pandemic

The Tiger Express service(TEX service) of Germany's Tailwind Shipping Lines has launched to ship containers between Chattogram port and Europe, especially to transport textile goods. Photo: TBS

Realignment of global trade: The good, the bad and the in-between

Representational image. Photo: Bloomberg

UN trade body voices concern over escalating disruptions to global trade

Representational image: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg

Container rates soar on concerns of prolonged Red Sea disruption, inflation