As the president has been building a wall of tariffs around the U.S. economy, China has been doing the opposite: lowering some trade barriers — in particular for developing countries. That has many of ...

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One in four developing economies remains poorer than before the pandemic; jobs challenge looms as 1.2 billion youth enter ...

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Reuters) - World Bank President Ajay Banga urged developing countries on Wednesday to liberalize trade, saying many maintained higher tariffs than advanced economies and lowering ...

The General System of Preferences (GSP) is the oldest and largest U.S. trade preference program, authorized in 1974 and subsequently renewed 14 times. Once an anchor of U.S. international economic ...

A new global climate policy aimed at reducing carbon pollution could make it harder for developing countries to compete in international trade, according to Sunita Narain, a leading climate and ...

An increase in exports is associated with higher employment levels, labor earnings and productivity levels between 1995 and 2019. In developing economies, participation in global value chains reduced ...

The World Bank has urged developing countries to play a more active role in shaping global trade standards, warning that a ...

We’re almost a quarter of the way through the 21st century, and the past 25 years or so have been a tale of two economies when it comes to bridging the gap between the world’s richest and poorest ...

Sri Lanka’s garment industry is set for a fresh export boost after sweeping reforms to the United Kingdom’s Developing Countries Trading Scheme (DCTS) came into force on January 1, granting ...

BRASILIA (Reuters) - Nearly a dozen developing countries led by Brazil and India will sign an accord this week to cut tariff barriers and boost trade among themselves, a senior Brazilian government ...