Monitoring and reporting on policies that impact #GlobalTrade. We are an @sgept_org initiative.
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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.
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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…
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.
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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.
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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…
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.
🚫 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…
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…
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…
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…
📢 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…
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…
🪵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%.
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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…
🎯 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…
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…
📦 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…
📦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…
🌀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…
🔎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…
