Germany should seize opportunities if U.S. drops trade deals: minister Berlin should be ready to seize new opportunities in Asia as Washington steps away from global trade deals, Germany’s new foreign minister said on Friday, and Chancellor Angela Merkel said Germany and the European Union would seek new trade deals. Merkel told a meeting of

Apple Ready With Blueprint for Manufacturing iPhones in India Apple Inc on Wednesday indicated to the government that it is ready with a blueprint to begin manufacturing iPhones in India, but wants fiscal concessions, including Customs duty waiver on import of components. Apple executives made a detailed presentation on its road map for setting up

Will the U.S. and Canada leave Mexico behind? America and Canada dropped their first hints that they could strike a new trade deal without Mexico. And Mexico suggested that it’s not interested in any deal that puts it at a disadvantage. President Trump’s press secretary, Sean Spicer, emphasized Trump will seek out “bilateral” trade agreements

European Parliament’s trade committee endorses Canada’s free trade deal A planned EU-Canada free trade deal moved closer to reality on Tuesday after a key committee advised the European Parliament to give its backing after months of protests and heated debate. The EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) is seen as a test of Europe’s

The destinies of India, US have converged in the past two years Today is the last day of my tenure as the United States ambassador to India and as I leave my post, I want to thank the people of India who have made the past two years the highlight of my professional life. In

France creates a special visa for entrepreneurs, engineers and investors Just in time before the 2017 presidential election in France, the current French government wanted to announce one last thing to foster French startups. The French Tech Visa is a new program for foreign tech talent. It’s an easier way to get a four-year visa

Modi-Trump ties may rev up FDI: Chambers Cisco chairman and United States India Business Council (USIBC) chief John Chambers expects foreign direct investment (FDI) from the United States to rev up once President-elect Donald Trump and PM Narendra Modi get down to working together. Chambers said he personally as well as Cisco were doubling down

Beyond the headlines: quantifying the economic contributions of migrants In today’s society, we are defined by our ability to reach every corner of the world in an instant. We can share ideas and move between geographies, cultures and continents like never before. So it’s not surprising people are on the move. In fact, according to

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Canada posts first trade surplus since 2014, exports boom Canada posted a trade surplus of $526-million in November, its first in more than two years, as exports jumped and imports posted a modest gain, Statistics Canada said on Friday. Analysts in a Reuters poll had forecast a $1.60-billion deficit. Canada had not recorded a surplus