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

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Trucks disembark from a ferry at Larne Port in Larne, Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, businesses want to move on from Brexit

In Northern Ireland, businesses want to move on from Brexit

The UK government has won a parliament vote on its new Northern Ireland-EU deal, despite unionist opposition.
Business14 hours ago
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. delivering a speech

Philippines, EU eye closer economic, security ties

Philippines, EU eye closer economic, security ties

Relations with the pro-Western Philippines look set to improve after a visit last week by EU lawmakers.
BusinessFebruary 28, 2023
Commuters alight from a suburban train at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station in Mumbai

Germany's Siemens partners with India on railway upgrade

Germany's Siemens partners with India on railway upgrade

The German industrial giant is eyeing lucrative business opportunities as India strives to modernize its railways.
BusinessFebruary 27, 2023
Woman working on an Indonesian palm oil plantation

Can the EU succeed on closing Indonesia trade deal?

Can the EU succeed on closing Indonesia trade deal?

After almost seven years of talks, the EU and Indonesia could finally seal an economic partnership deal.
BusinessFebruary 8, 2023
Shoppers walk through the retail district near Oxford Circus as the annual Black Friday sale event arrives

German consumer groups wary of Black Friday shopping spree

German consumer groups wary of Black Friday shopping spree

Consumer groups are viewing bargain hunting with skepticism as Germans appear unwilling to keep their purses tight.
BusinessNovember 24, 2022
Roland Busch, Vorstandsvorsitzender der Siemens AG

Siemens to stay in China but become more resilient

Siemens to stay in China but become more resilient

Siemens achieved an "outstanding performance" last year, gaining market share and securing higher demand.
BusinessNovember 17, 202203:23 min
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In the spotlight

A Chinese coal mine in Zambia

UN: Africa still too reliant on commodities exports

Nearly 60% of African countries remain dependent on exports of commodities despite decadeslong efforts to diversify.
TradeJuly 14, 2022
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
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
Data visualization preview picture Trade War

The real winners of the US-China trade dispute

With tariffs on China high, US importers are turning to other countries to source cell phones, computers or furniture.
TradeOctober 29, 2020
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Opinion

DW Kommentarbild Arthur Sullivan

The EU must call out the UK's Brexit duplicity

Arthur Sullivan
Commentary
BusinessOctober 14, 2021
DW's Clifford Coonan

China's New Silk Road is full of potholes

Clifford Coonan
Commentary
BusinessMay 4, 2021
Boehme Henrik Kommentarbild App

Suez blockage reveals globalization bottlenecks

Henrik Böhme
Commentary
BusinessMarch 29, 2021
DW Nachrichten TV | Ashutosch Pandey

China's cozying to US allies is Biden's issue

Ashutosh Pandey
Commentary
BusinessNovember 16, 2020
Andreas Rostek-Buetti Kommentarbild App PROVISORISCH

Trump's cure is worse than the disease

Andreas Rostek-Buetti
Commentary
BusinessJanuary 15, 2020
DW Nachrichten TV | Ashutosch Pandey

WTO crisis: Cut Trump some slack

Ashutosh Pandey
Commentary
BusinessDecember 11, 2019