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Beijing is putting pressure on Washington to revoke unilateral tariffs as the United States and China prepare for critical trade negotiations this weekend.
The Nigerian Economic Summit Group (NESG) has advised the Federal Government to urgently revise its tariff policies and renegotiate trade terms with strategic international partners, following the potential impact of a new wave of US protectionist policies modeled on US President Donald Trump’s trade stance.
The Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has said that Africa will be minimally affected by the tariffs recently imposed by the United States of America under President Donald Trump’s trade policy direction.
U.S. President Donald Trump is mounting pressure on the European Union to back down from its upcoming artificial intelligence (AI) code of practice, which seeks to tighten the rules around transparency, risk management, and copyright compliance for advanced AI systems.
President Donald Trump has expressed optimism about finalizing trade agreements with U.S. partners seeking lower tariffs, stating that negotiations could conclude within the next three to four weeks.
President Donald Trump has expressed a more conciliatory tone toward China in upcoming trade negotiations, signaling a potential shift from his previously hardline stance.
A draft executive order from the White House proposes sweeping changes to the United States’ diplomatic strategy, including drastic reductions in its presence in Africa and the elimination of State Department offices focused on climate change, democracy, and human rights.
Nigeria may face heightened trade barriers and increased tariffs on exports to the United States, according to a recent report by Strategy&, the strategy consulting arm of PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The Trump administration is reportedly considering plans to close nearly 30 U.S embassies and consulates worldwide in a significant effort to downsize the federal government’s international presence as tariff war escalates.
Since Trump’s return to the White House and his renewed push for reciprocal tariffs, America’s aggressive trade stance in the last 90 days may have inadvertently begun to accelerate what was once a gradual effort by many nations of the world – American friends and foes alike – to curb some of their reliance on the dollar.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has warned Harvard University that it will lose its ability to enrol foreign students if it fails to meet the Trump administration’s demands for information on certain visa holders.
U.S. President Donald Trump has issued a stark warning to China, threatening to impose an additional 50% tariff on Chinese imports unless Beijing retracts its recently announced 34% retaliatory duty on U.S. goods.