Import, Export & Trade
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Businesses warn of dire impact from further border restrictions
The Canadian American Business Council (CABC) released the initial findings of a survey of its member businesses about the impact of broadening the current border crossing restrictions
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UN calls for countries to keep trade flowing
the global maritime transport industry is playing a critical role in the response to the pandemic
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Canada, U.S. working out cross-border travel ban
Details expected today after 11am when the PM speaks
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Canada-U.S. border closes to travel, not trade
Essential travel will be allowed to continue in order to preserve critical supply chains, which means trucks will continue to cross the border to deliver food, fuel and medicine
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International trade activity down 62 percent in a week
Scale of the slowdown is having a significant impact on liquidity
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Suppliers’ suppliers become the focus as supply chains suffer
Manufacturers will need to conduct an extensive due diligence process as they need to understand their risk exposure, including the operations of their supplier’s suppliers too
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Trade deal gets sign off amid border closure speculation
Senate signed off on the bill to ratify the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement as parliament closes for five weeks
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Coerced Uighur labour taints electronics supply chain
Companies outside China are benefiting from coercive labour practices imposed on the Uighurs, a Turkic ethnic group, and other minorities
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China trade fell by more than 50 percent in February
Overall trade activity in the region fell by a remarkable 56 percent in the week of February 16th
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COVID-19 to have estimated US$50 billion impact
New UNCTAD report bases estimate on reduction in Chinese economic activity