Labour MPs urge ministers to focus on rebuilding trading relationship with EU

Ministers should focus on rebuilding bridges with the EU, Labour politicians have said after a senior adviser to Donald Trump downplayed the prospect of a breakthrough with the US. MPs said the government should “prioritise our trading relationship with …

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TULGAN: Of Cheese and Chelnoki, the return of shuttle trading

The Trump Administration’s clumsy introduction of punitive tariffs recalls the days when similarly capricious sanctions wreaked havoc over Moscow food supplies that ended up in a shuttle trade in cheese. In 2014, those of us living in Russia were still …

Bangladesh economy in transition

Unarguably, Bangladesh economy pivoted into transition after the regime that was in power for over a decade and a half was ousted violently, leaving little by way of continuity in economic policy making. Restructuring and re-configuring the shattered …

I went to the Sydney Easter Show – use these 4 hacks for your best (affordable) day out

The Sydney Easter Show can be one of the most glorious days of your year: get your hit of oxytocin by patting cute baby animals, adrenaline on the rides and dopamine when you think you’ve nabbed the best-value showbag you can get your hands on. And it’s …

Why PepsiCo Stock Tanked Today

On Tuesday, PepsiCo (PEP -2.69%) didn't provide much of a sugary, caffeinated buzz for its shareholders. It wasn't directly the company's fault, as the key reason for the dip was an analyst's recommendation downgrade. This pushed the stock …

Relief for the salaried people

EDITORIAL: Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb after attending the inauguration ceremony of ‘Made in Gujranwala Exhibition’ organised by the Gujranwala Chamber of Commerce and Industry acknowledged that the benefits of a very low inflation rate were not …

Fleeting recovery: Reef Dimashq struggles as markets stagnate

REEF DIMASHQ/PARIS — Eid al-Fitr was bittersweet this year for Samah Abdullah, 35, and her family in the Reef Dimashq city of Douma. The daily struggle to make ends meet muddied the “joy of coming together with some family members for the first time in …

Customs intercepts ammunition, illicit drugs, others in Ogun communities

The Ogun 1 Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has revealed that it had intercepted three single-barrel long guns and four packets of 25 cartridges and 100 pieces of cartridges. The Command Area Controller, Comptroller Mohammed Shuaibu, …

China's Cofco hiring dozens in farm powerhouse Brazil

By Roberto Samora SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Cofco International, which is building its biggest export port terminal in the world in Brazil, said on Tuesday China's state-run food group is recruiting dozens in the South American farm powerhouse. The move …