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Africa and the U.S. cotton subsidies
March 24, 2010

African cotton farmers can be big winners if Brazil’s threats against the...

Protectionists take note: China’s balance of trade can go both ways
March 23, 2010

Recent news that China’s net trade surplus will turn into a net deficit (e.g. more imports...

Sugar import quotas need to be axed
March 23, 2010

It’s time to end the disgrace that is...

Krugman is wrong on Chinese currency issue
March 22, 2010

Chinese currency valuation is a red herring and a 25 per cent tariff on Chinese...

Doha may be dead, but India passing the buck misses the point
March 19, 2010

India asking the U.S. for...

Let's have fewer dumb, mercantilist ideas from our populist politicians!
March 18, 2010

Public spending isn’t going to drive economic growth, but increasing exports will,...

The EU's nasty trade policy
March 18, 2010

Encouraging words from the EU’s new Trade Commissioner, with a welcome focus on the use of non-tariff barriers being...

Yuan appreciation and the trade "deficit"
March 17, 2010

Who knew that while the yuan appreciated against the U.S. dollar...

Brazil vs Brazilians
March 16, 2010

Brazil has come out with a 2nd list of...

Gaining from Chinese trade
March 16, 2010

Who knew that China's exports rely on imports from around the world?  Maybe trade with China isn't a...