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Trade

In principle, the rules of trade are simple. The economic concept involves the buying and selling of goods or services.

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Bitcoin

Turkey gripped by cryptocurrency frenzy

Cryptocurrency ownership is soaring as Turks seek ways to preserve their savings amid high inflation and a weak lira.
BusinessMay 16, 2022
Container port Yangshan

China's export growth slows sharply

China's zero-COVID policies are beginning to severely hit the country's global export engine.
BusinessMay 9, 2022
Berlin | Frida Krifca - Ministerin für Landwirtschaft und ländliche Entwicklung aus Albanien - Fruit Logistica 2022

Ukrainian fruit producers prop up war-torn economy

Since Russia's invasion, exports from Ukraine are scarce. At Berlin's fruit trade show, producers push to keep trade up.
BusinessApril 7, 202201:49 min
Rumänien F-16 Kampfflugzeug

Who profits from the global arms trade?

How much of the global export of deadly weapons and sales is about profit rather than security?
ConflictsApril 4, 202218:36 min
China | Coronavirus Pandemie in Schanghai

Shanghai lockdown hampers trade

The strict lockdown in Shanhghai is quite a challenge for European businesses active on the ground.
BusinessMarch 29, 202203:17 min
An illustration photo showing the SWIFT logo

What exactly is the SWIFT payments system?

The global payments system is in the news amid Russia's war in Ukraine. What is it, and what will a Russian ban mean?
BusinessFebruary 27, 2022
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Could China replace Europe as Russia's key trading partner?

Russian President Vladimir Putin is putting his hopes on China.
BusinessFebruary 14, 202203:14 min
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China boycotts Lithuania over Taiwan

Relations are frosty between Lithuania and China. And there's much more at stake than alcoholic beverages.
BusinessFebruary 9, 202202:53 min
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Thai cafe offers coffee, cryptoadvice

Customers at a local eatery in Thailand are getting tips on how to trade in digital currency,
BusinessFebruary 2, 202201:42 min
Xi Jinping

China's Xi urges nations to cut supply chain risks

Countries around the world should uphold true multilateralism, Xi said, in a bis to crank up the global economy.
BusinessJanuary 19, 202202:40 min
The City of London

City of London dodges Brexit bullet

After warnings Brexit would dent the UK's financial services, it turns out the City of London is relatively unscathed.
BusinessJanuary 14, 2022
British Secretary of State for International Trade Anne-Marie Trevelyan

UK and India launch free trade talks

The UK is hoping for lower tariffs on whisky and access to the tech sector, while India is eyeing a better visa deal.
BusinessJanuary 13, 2022
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'Global stock valuations reaching bubble territory'

The pandemic-era stock rally may have pushed valuations to risky levels, warns Nikhil Kamath, the co-founder of Zerodha.
BusinessJanuary 11, 202204:44 min
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DW Business - Asia

China Trade – Property Bubble – After Brexit
BusinessDecember 31, 202113:06 min
The Yangshan Deepwater Port in Shanghai

Asia readies world's largest trade deal

Economic giants China, Japan and South Korea are likely to benefit most from the RCEP trade pact.
BusinessDecember 30, 2021
A view of The Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk which is Britain's biggest and busiest container port

5 threats to the global economy in 2022

The mutating coronavirus is just one of the main risks which could dampen investor spirits in the coming year.
BusinessDecember 29, 2021
A container ship, MSC Aries, is seen moored at the Port of Los Angeles

Supply shortages not seen easing any time soon

If 2021 was the year the world ran out of everything, prospects are unlikely to change much for most of next year.
BusinessDecember 24, 2021
Währungen polnische Zloty & Euro

Poland's soft zloty fuels export boom

A weaker zloty is giving Polish companies a comparative edge over costs in Germany and the rest of the EU.
BusinessNovember 22, 202102:44 min
Truck drivers with potatoes imported from Aghanistan near the Uzbek city of Termez

Uzbek traders doing business with the Taliban

Uzbekistan is actively trading with the Taliban and holding talks on joint infrastructure projects.
BusinessNovember 17, 202102:38 min
German cars waiting to be loaded on a boat at the port of Emden

German firms glad US entry ban is over

The US is one of Germany's main trading partners, and corporate leaders are relieved the entry ban has now been lifted.
BusinessNovember 8, 2021
French fishermen protesting at the port of St. Helier, Jersey

Explained: France-UK fishing row

Fishing, one of the big issues in Brexit talks, remains at the center of an angry dispute between the UK and France.
BusinessNovember 4, 2021
Rail cars loaded with rolled up steel

US, EU settle dispute over steel tariffs

More European-made steel will enter the US while the EU will lower tax on motorcycles, bourbon whiskey, and jeans.
TradeOctober 30, 2021
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DW Business – Europe & Asia

Markets await ECB decision on monetary policy - Volkswagen profit drops on chip shortage
BusinessOctober 28, 202112:59 min
Textile worker in Pakistan

Sustainable fashion from Pakistan

Pakistan's Crescent Bahuman Group is one of the largest clothing manufacturers in Asia. It is also the most social.
BusinessOctober 28, 202102:28 min
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DW Business – Europe

Markets await ECB decision on monetary policy - Nutella not so sweet for Turkish farm workers
October 28, 202113:03 min
A women presenting ideas to colleagues

Germany still lags behind on number of female executives

The number of women on the executive boards of Germany's publicly traded companies is rising — very slowly.
BusinessOctober 27, 2021
Arthur Sullivan

The EU must call out the UK's Brexit duplicity

Arthur Sullivan
The EU cannot keep enabling a duplicitous UK, even if that means a trade war, argues Arthur Sullivan.
BusinessOctober 14, 2021
EU, UK flags

EU-UK tensions hit boiling point

Less than a year since the EU and UK struck a post-Brexit deal, the sides are apparently preparing for a trade war.
BusinessOctober 12, 2021
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Biden administration sees China as 'a threat'

The US has announced "a targeted tariff exclusion process" for exemptions from customs tariffs imposed by Donald Trump.
BusinessOctober 5, 202104:06 min
Smokers in Indonesia

Indonesia targets trade in illegal tobacco

Wages have fallen during the pandemic across Indonesia, sparking a boom in illegal cigarettes.
BusinessOctober 2, 202102:41 min
Symbolbild EU-USA

New council to revive EU-US trade ties

The US-EU Trade and Technology Council meets for the first time to overcome recent differences over tarrifs and trade.
September 29, 202101:40 min
Illustration: Robotic hand with circuits and US flag symbolism shaking a similar EU hand

Wary of China, US and EU forge alliance on technology

With Beijing on the rise as a tech superpower, Brussels and Washington want to join forces — but divisions remain.
TechnologySeptember 28, 2021
Containers lining up

Will Germany's trade policy change after the election?

Being an export-oriented nation, trade ties have always been key to Germany's economic success. Will the focus shift?
BusinessSeptember 28, 202104:34 min
IAA Mobility 2021 in Munich

Munich hosts its first IAA motor show

It's an experiment with an uncertain outcome: The first IAA Mobility starts in Munich on Monday.
BusinessSeptember 5, 2021
German Chancellor Angela Merkel in China visiting a Webasto factory

China eyes Germany's 'hidden champions' model

Germany's 'hidden champions' are increasingly facing pressure in their home market from Chinese companies.
BusinessAugust 30, 2021
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PolyNetwork hack reveals 'flaw in the system'

The firm said hackers cracked its security, making off with a haul potentially worth $600 million.
TradeAugust 11, 202102:56 min
VW cars ready for shipping

German exporters worried about protectionism

Stormy-Annika Mildner from the Aspen Institute Germany analyzes the risks of protectionism for the German economy.
BusinessAugust 9, 202103:58 min
Port of Hamburg

Export-oriented economy faces risks

A general global trend towards protectionism is growing — a direct threat to German jobs.
BusinessAugust 9, 202101:14 min
Aerial view of containers sitting stacked at the Yantian International Container Terminals

Shipping costs inflict pain on German shoppers

A container scarcity is playing havoc with personal budgets, and the ordeal for consumers may just be getting started.
BusinessJuly 16, 2021
Lufthansa A330-300 jet taking off

German businesses wants US travel eased

Germany's economic footprint is everywhere in the United States. But COVID restrictions still hinder business travel.
BusinessJuly 14, 2021
View of roofs of residential buildings in small German town

COVID: Never back to the office?

Employers must no longer allow staff to work from home. But not everybody wants to go back to the office.
SocietyJuly 2, 2021
The port of Yantian in Shenzhen

China port delay threatens global trade

A COVID outbreak at the port of Yantian is set to cause a bigger disruption than the Suez Canal blockage in March.
BusinessJune 30, 2021
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DW Business Beyond: In-depth analysis

DW Business Beyond offers deep dives into the most relevant cross-border business stories of today.
BusinessJune 29, 202100:35 min
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Trans-Atlantic ties on the mend?

Simone Menne from AmCham Germany looks into how fast trans-Atlantic trade disputes could be resolved on Biden's watch.
BusinessJune 25, 202103:34 min
Pro-Brexit camapaigner with a UK flag

Economy still marginal in Brexit state of mind

It's five years since the UK voted to leave the EU. Then, as now, economics was not the key argument over Brexit.
BusinessJune 23, 2021
Newly appointed FTC Commissioner Lina Khan testifying during a Senate hearing in April 2021

Who is Lina Khan, the new US antitrust watchdog?

The new head of the US Federal Trade Commission built a name for herself criticizing Big Tech.
BusinessJune 22, 2021
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Major improvement in US-EU ties

Simone Menne from AmCham Germany sees a major improvement in trans-Atlantic relations.
BusinessJune 16, 202103:39 min
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An answer to China's Belt and Road Initiative?

Andrew Adair from Germany's mechanical engineering industry group VDMA takes a closer look at investment strategies.
BusinessJune 14, 202103:15 min
Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi, US President Joe Biden, President of France, Emmanuel Macron and European Commission Ursula von der Leyen speak after a photo session during the G7 Summit

Undoing Trump's trade war with the EU

Brussels and Washington are expected to put an end to much of the trade tensions fueled by the former US president.
BusinessJune 11, 2021
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EU companies in China now doing better

Charlotte Roule from the EU Chamber of Commerce in China takes a closer look at European firms' activities in China.
BusinessJune 8, 202103:52 min