TRADE WARS - AFRICA DAILY

Dec 03, 2018 (AFP)

The White House announced after talks between President Donald Trump and Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Saturday that a tariff hike that had been due on Janu...

US, China agree to trade war ceasefire, more talks

Dec 02, 2018 (AFP)

Following more than two hours of dinner talks between the two leaders, the White House said an increase of tariffs from 10 to 25 percent due to kick in on Janua...

China, US hail trade truce but key obstacles still remain

Dec 02, 2018 (AFP)

The White House said it would postpone for 90 days a planned increase of US tariffs on Chinese goods, while China pledged to take in more US imports. The steps ...

China agrees $9 billion currency swap with Argentina

Dec 02, 2018 (AFP)

Struggling to recover after a currency crisis earlier this year, Latin America's third largest economy sought the help of the International Monetary Fund -- whi...

Trump, Xi trade war dinner went 'very well:' White House advisor

Dec 02, 2018 (AFP)

Kudlow's comment to journalists, as Trump and his delegation were about to take off for Washington from Buenos Aires, was the first public reaction from the hig...

China allows UBS to control local securities business

Dec 01, 2018 (AFP)

Beijing in April relaxed the rules in the financial industry in a move to open up the economy. "The China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) recently appro...

Trump, Xi chew over trade war at high-stakes dinner

Dec 01, 2018 (AFP)

Both leaders expressed optimism as they and top aides sat down at a long hotel table in Buenos Aires, just before Trump was due to board Air Force One for Washi...

Macron vows 'no retreat' on reform

Nov 30, 2018 (AFP)

Visiting Argentina for the summit of the Group of 20 major economies, Macron said he heard "the legitimate anger, the impatience, the suffering of a part of the...

China factory activity softens amid trade war

Nov 30, 2018 (AFP)

The Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI), a key gauge of factory conditions, came in at 50.0 for the month, down from 50.2 in October and below forecast, the Nation...

Trump: China deal 'close' but maybe not desirable

Nov 29, 2018 (AFP)

Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are due to meet during the Group of 20 summit in Argentina, which begins Friday. "I think we are very close to doing some...

US slams harmful China trade policies, threatens auto tariffs

Nov 28, 2018 (AFP)

The latest trade threat against China comes days before President Donald Trump is due to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping at a G20 summit in Argentina to def...

China, Spain pledge 'more balanced' trade ties

Nov 28, 2018 (AFP)

While Spanish exports to China increased last year by 28.3 percent, it still has a trade deficit of 19.4 billion euros ($22.1 billion), a 2.3 percent increase o...

Trump believes 'good possibility' of China trade deal: advisor

Nov 27, 2018 (AFP)

As the trade tensions have escalated and engulfed hundreds of billions of products in retaliatory tariffs, Trump is due to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Bue...

Spain rejects China's Silk Road plan

Nov 27, 2018 (AFP)

The multi-billion-dollar initiative, unveiled by Xi in 2013, aims to link the continents through a network of ports, railways, roads and industrial parks. Beiji...

Trump says China tariff rates very likely to rise: report

Nov 26, 2018 (AFP)

Just days ahead of a planned meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump also vowed to put tariffs on all remaining imports from China if the two sides fai...

China hopes for trade war solution at G20 Xi-Trump talks

Nov 23, 2018 (AFP)

The talks in Argentina come as the two countries have failed to reach any agreement to resolve a dispute that escalated after Trump slapped huge tariffs on Chin...

APEC host says WTO and trade row scuppered joint declaration

Nov 23, 2018 (AFP)

In a chairman's statement following last weekend's summit, Papua New Guinea prime minister Peter O'Neill said members had been unable to agree on sections conce...

China says 'cannot accept' new US trade accusations

Nov 22, 2018 (AFP)

In an update to an earlier investigation into China's trade practices, Washington on Tuesday accused Beijing of failing to change its "unfair" trade practises, ...

Trump says prepared for G20 meeting with China's Xi

Nov 22, 2018 (AFP)

The president will meet Xi on the sidelines of the summit, which is taking place from November 30 to December 1 in Buenos Aires. "I have been preparing for it a...

Busy US border town worries about impact of Trump's military fence

Nov 21, 2018 (AFP)

"It's a surprise to some of us, a shock frankly. We're not used to concertina wire," the mayor tells AFP. Laredo, whose population of about 260,000 is more than...