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New @wef White Paper, with @SimonEvenett as lead contributor, examines how firms build capabilities to navigate today’s #economy. Based on interviews with 55 companies, it finds leadership focus on geopolitics is high, but institutional capabilities lag. globaltradealert.org/reports…

Building Geopolitical Muscle: How Companies Turn Insights into Strategic Advantage - Global Trade...

World Economic Forum White Paper January 2026

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Our updated #Tariff Deals Booklet includes a new alignment scorecard comparing policy commitments across US bilateral #trade agreements, covering cooperation on export controls, sanctions, and supply chain resilience. Access and download the Booklet here: globaltradealert.org/reports…
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Today's @NZZ features a front-page interview with our founder @SimonEvenett. In the piece, he provides a candid assessment of the current #tradepolicy environment and the recent US-Swiss trade agreement. 🎙️nzz.ch/wirtschaft/wir-sprech…
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🌱The latest Global Trade Insights examines climate-related #tradepolicy trends. #G7 front-loaded measures 2020-24, then scaled back sharply in 2025. Developing countries continue building capacity. The timing raises questions at #COP30. linkedin.com/pulse/climate-p…

The Climate Policy Window Is Closing—But Only for Some Countries

Dear Reader, Wealthy nations have locked in their green industrial policies and are now pulling up the ladder. G7 countries have sharply reduced new climate-motivated trade and industrial policy...

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New @IMFNews Working Paper authored by our Founder Simon Evenett and others examines how industrial policies have changed since the global financial crisis, drawing on data from GTA's New #IndustrialPolicy Observatory (NIPO). Access the full paper here: globaltradealert.org/reports…

Industrial Policy Since the Great Financial Crisis - Global Trade Alert

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We have updated our #Tariff Deals Booklet, now covering nine bilateral US tariff-related agreements 📥Download the updated Booklet here: globaltradealert.org/reports… The update includes four recently announced deals with ASEAN countries and a new scorecard comparing agreement types.
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🚫 The European Union has published the 19th #sanctions package against #Russia, targeting energy imports, payment systems, and Russia’s shadow fleet. For details and official sources, access the Global Trade Alert database entry: globaltradealert.org/state-a…
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The US has published the details of its #trade deals with Malaysia and Cambodia, as well as framework agreements with Thailand and Vietnam. 📊Our visuals provide a high-level summary of each arrangement. 🔴Access our Real-Time Tariff Watch blog for more: globaltradealert.org/reports…
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A new @FT article examines #China's #industrialpolicy and productivity growth. It draws on Global Trade Alert data documenting over 7,500 Chinese subsidy measures since 2009. ft.com/content/b44458cc-03fd…

China’s innovation paradox

Industrial policy has delivered impressive technological gains without productivity growth

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Our G20 Trade Policy Factbook 2025 shows that the motives behind #industrialpolicy have shifted. Governments increasingly cite #nationalsecurity, geopolitical, and resilience concerns over climate change mitigation. Access the full Factbook here: globaltradealert.org/reports…
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📢 Today, we release the 2025 edition of the Global Trade Alert G20 Trade Policy Factbook. G20 trade policies remain active & defensive, with rising coercive measures, targeted subsidies, & services restrictions affecting global commerce. Read here: globaltradealert.org/reports…
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The latest GTA Monthly Roundup is now available We summarise 575 new #trade and #industrialpolicy interventions from the past four weeks, with particular attention to developments in the United States, China, and the European Union. Access it here: globaltradealert.org/blog/GT…

GTA Monthly Roundup: September 2025 - Global Trade Alert

This Roundup summarises 575 new trade and industrial policy interventions documented by the GTA team during September 2025. The report provides geographic analysis focusing on the United States,...

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🪵US imposes Section 232 #tariffs on timber, lumber & derivative products Effective 14 Oct 25: • 10% on softwood timber & lumber • 25% on upholstered wood (30% from Jan 2026) • 25% on cabinets/vanities (50% from Jan 2026) UK cap: 10%, EU/Japan: 15%. globaltradealert.org/state-a…
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📢 Today at #WTOPublicForum, GTA in three sessions: 🔃 Trade Readjustment & WTO Reform (10:45, Room E) wto.org/english/forums_e/pub… 💰 Subsidies & Industrial Policy (13:30, Room E) wto.org/english/forums_e/pub… 🤖 Digital trade & AI facilitation (15:15, Room B) wto.org/english/forums_e/pub…
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🎯 Need a clear guide to Trump’s #tariffs and their implications for #globaltrade? To cut through the noise, we have consolidated our resources on #Trump tariffs into a single page. 📖 Access the full set of resources here: globaltradealert.org/blog/On…
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The US amends scope of #reciprocaltariffs. Effective today, some goods are excluded while others are subject to #tariffs at rates from 10–41% Our Database entry contains detailed product lists, affected trading partners, and the full scope of the measure: globaltradealert.org/state-a…
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📦 On 29 August, the #US ended its de minimis exemptions for low-value imports. #Postal services worldwide responded with suspensions, restrictions, and limited reopenings. Full details and updates are tracked in our live blog: globaltradealert.org/reports…
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📦Global Suspensions of #Parcel Shipments to the #US Global Trade Alert has published a tracker collecting official announcements by postal services worldwide following the US suspension of duty-free de minimis treatment, effective 29 August 2025. 🔗 globaltradealert.org/reports…

De Minimis No More: Tracking Global Suspensions of Parcel Shipments to the US - Global Trade Alert

Latest Update: 2 October 2025, 9:00 CET

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🌀What does resilience mean for trade in today’s volatile environment? On Whiteshield’s Trade Winds in the Gulf podcast, @SimonEvenett and Raed Safadi discuss securitisation of #trade, resilience, #technology, and the Gulf region’s role 🎧 Full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=si2CeoZl…
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🔎Our new Thread tracks all #Section232 investigations initiated by the United States in 2025 under the #Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Only investigations formally announced by the #US Government are included. 🧵globaltradealert.org/threads…
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