Trump Tariff Shock Rattles Argentina’s Milei-Caputo Trade
Trump’s 25% steel and aluminium tariff hits Argentina, the 7th-largest US aluminium supplier, putting $30B in Milei-Caputo trade at reciprocal...
July 18, 2026Topic
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Panama’s Foreign Investment Fell 61% as It Pivots to Mercosur
Panama foreign investment fell 61.5% in the first quarter, sharpening a push to use Mercosur ties to draw fresh capital...
July 13, 2026
Central American Trade: Customs Union Advances at Guatemala Talks
Central America advanced its customs union at a Guatemala meeting, agreeing to modernise borders and speed cargo as regional trade...
July 13, 2026
Ethiopia Posts a Record $10.7 Billion Year for Exports
Ethiopia exports reached a record $10.7 billion in 2025/26, 114% of target, as coffee earned $3 billion and reforms kept...
July 10, 2026
Guatemala Banned Forced-Labour Imports. The Blacklist Comes Later
Guatemala's forced labour ban takes effect in mid-August, but the blacklist of banned companies is not due until November. Here...
July 10, 2026
The U.S. Overstated Beef Export Sales Tenfold. Brazil Prices Against That Number
USDA beef export data for the week to June 25 was published at 126,062 tonnes, then cut ninety percent to...
July 10, 2026
Global Investors Court Tanzania in a Trade and Investment Push
A Tanzania investment mission led by Equity Group brought more than 50 global investors to Dar es Salaam to explore...
July 8, 2026
Europe Tightens the Door on Brazilian Steel, and Brasília Bristles
Brussels cut the tariff-free steel quota and doubled the penalty duty, tightening access for Brazilian mills as Brasília demands compensation.
July 1, 2026
The Clock Starts Ticking on North America’s $2 Trillion Trade Pact
USMCA review triggers a 10-year countdown to July 2036 expiry. $2T in annual trade hangs on car rules, Chinese goods,...
June 30, 2026