Learn how the Heckscher-Ohlin Model explains international trade and resource allocation, influencing a nation's export strategies based on resource abundance.

Globalisation is proving far tougher than politics. Despite the steepest rise in U.S. tariffs since the 1930s, global trade is expanding, and business investment abroad remains steady. Global

The International Monetary Fund on Friday urged Asia to lower non-tariff barriers and integrate regional trade to reduce its vulnerability to U.S. tariffs and global financial shocks.

From a regional industry perspective, Vaughn Renwick, Chief Executive Officer of the West Indies Rum & Spirits Producers Association (WIRSPA), highlighted the success of the Caribbean rum industry as an example of how heritage, collaboration, and strict quality standards can create globally respected brands.

This harvest season the trade war with China has added to the farm economy’s woes, as producers deal with lower crop prices and high costs.

International finance chiefs are returning home with a measure of relief over the surprising resilience of the global economy to the cascade of policy shocks through the first nine months of Donald Trump's second U.

Recent surges in trade policy uncertainty highlight the fragility of global supply chains, prompting businesses to consider reshoring—moving production from abroad to domestic locations. Reshoring can be costly, creating incentives for businesses to ...

Linking decarbonisation with trade policy could offer an alternative to rising protectionism. World leaders must consider what a positive, alternative vision of international trade could entail (Getty Images Plus)

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 02: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a chart while speaking during a “Make America Wealthy Again” trade announcement event in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2, 2025 in Washington, DC. Touting the event as ...

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