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Friction with the west has prompted Beijing to build its own alternative system focused on developing nations
Expect more emphasis on global trade deficits, more dramatic intervention and bigger problems for Europe
Post-Brexit requirement will put up costs for British manufacturers, says Food and Drink Federation
Curbs on almost 200 entities aim to ‘degrade’ Moscow’s capability to attack Ukraine
Ukraine president says protest ‘increases the threat to the supply of weapons to our warriors’
A subsidiary of CRRC is accused of undercutting its European rivals for an electric train contract in Bulgaria
Contingency plan comes after trade bodies warn new checks risk disrupting supply chains
Threatening member states and fracturing the single market are the price of supporting Ukraine
Tractors rolled into Brussels on Thursday to block major roads and squares close to summit gathering
Political leaders hope the proposals will end two years of Brexit deadlock at Stormont
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French President Emmanuel Macron pushes for more EU concessions on agriculture and trade
Survey findings come as new more complex border measures come into effect
EU faces fine judgments about deploying its legal tools against the US and China
British consumers risk higher prices after January 31 roll-out of checks on all EU products of plant and animal origin
Bloc’s top trade official says Brussels will look to control influx of farm products in places where they risk depressing prices
Party warns that new checks on animal and plant products risk delays to imports and increases in inflation
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Investigation comes four months after Brussels complains of flood of Chinese electric cars
Concerns on both sides of Channel over whether processes for animal and plant imports will be too onerous or not ready
Rebeca Grynspan condemns subsidies and environmental protectionism in US and EU
Easier for many companies to trade with distant countries than with EU, British Chambers of Commerce warns
Brussels will not reimpose tariffs on American whiskey and motorcycles next year
Why the world is falling out of love with investing in the Asian giant
The EU-China relationship has sunk into mutual suspicion
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