Cyprus recorded trade deficit of €2.4bn in first six months
Cyprus recorded a trade deficit of €2.4bn in the first six months of 2019, compared to €1.8 bn in the same period of 2018, Eurostat...
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Trump shrugs off trade war concerns; China warns of market chaos
U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday dismissed concerns over a protracted trade war with China, as Beijing warned that Washington’s decision to label it a...
Canada to ask allies to help cool Saudi dispute as kingdom blocks its grain
Canada plans to seek help from United Arab Emirates and Britain to defuse an escalating diplomatic dispute with Saudi Arabia, sources said on Tuesday, as...
Continued division impedes trade, says Turkish Cypriot official
The continued division of the island has a negative effect on all aspects of life including trade, the new chairman of the Turkish Cypriot Chamber...
Trump sets $50bn in China tariffs, Beijing ready to strike back
US President Donald Trump announced hefty tariffs on $50bn of Chinese imports on Friday as Beijing threatened to respond in kind, in a move that looks set...
President Trump’s war on trade
By Andonis Vassiliades ‘Whenever I climb I am followed by a dog called Ego’ – Friedrich Nietzsche IN FEBRUARY 2017, writing in these pages, I...
Trump attacks EU, Canada amid backlash ahead of G7 summit
Leaders of the Group of Seven rich nations headed for a summit in Canada on Thursday more divided than at any time in the group’s...
Green Line Regulation creating ‘underground economy’, Sek union says
Sek union wants the government to demand the EU review the 2004 Green Line regulation that provides the rules for trade across the divide because it...
Germany to start work on trade, China, Syria war – Merkel
Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Monday she would work with France to tackle pressing issues such as trade policy, the war in Syria and competition...
China’s new ‘Silk Road’ cannot be one-way, France’s Macron says
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday China and Europe should work together on Beijing’s ‘Belt and Road’ initiative, a project aiming to build a modern-day ‘Silk Road’ he...
Neophytou envisages cooperation with Arab world post-solution
A solution to the Cyprus problem would enhance economic cooperation in the region, Disy leader Averof Neophytou told the ambassadors of Arab countries in...
Trump brings tough trade message in vision for Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump sent out a strong message on trade at a meeting of Asia-Pacific countries in Vietnam on Friday, saying the United States...
Trump ‘growing frustrated’ with China, weighs trade steps
President Donald Trump is growing increasingly frustrated with China over its inaction on North Korea and bilateral trade issues and is now considering possible trade...
MPs study ways for complaints to be made against traders
MPs on Tuesday began reviewing legislation aimed at affording further protection to consumers through the creation and operation of alternative dispute resolution bodies. The government...
Trump talks trade with EU, varied differences remain
A smiling Donald Trump offered European Union chiefs assurances on security in Brussels on Thursday but EU officials did not conceal lingering differences with the...
Chinese ambassador says difficulties during critical negotiations normal
It is inevitable for there to be some difficulties when it comes to a critical stage in negotiations, Ambassador of China in Nicosia, Huang Xingyuan...
Port denationalisation has not failed, minister says
The Limassol port, which was handed to private companies a couple of weeks ago, has yet to reach satisfactory levels of operation, the transport minister...
EuroGate promises will reconsider Limassol port charges
EuroGate, the container handling company at the Limassol port, agreed to redraft some of its charges, which together with the delay in service in the...
Making China great again
“Passing the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) is as important to me as another aircraft carrier,” said former US defence secretary Ashton Carter two years ago, as...
NATO, Russia and trade top the agenda for Trump talks with Britain’s May
US President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May, who share an unusual bond as the products of anti-establishment uprisings, will sit down on...
