World News by Wild Rose

India’s silver imports are set to rebound in time for the busiest jewelry-buying season after the government issued a raft of new permits, easing restrictions that had stifled shipments to one of the world’s biggest markets.

Botswana's energy regulator said on Monday 19 October that a bill creating power trading and private transmission lines goes to Parliament in November. The post Botswana Power Trading Plan, Imports at 35% appeared first on The Rio Times.

The lawsuit argues Trump bypassed Congress and misused a Depression-era law to impose tariffs on Canadian imports.

Mexico’s 50% tariff on cars from countries without a trade deal has applied since 1 January 2026. Sales hit a record while carmakers reroute their imports. The post Mexico’s 50% Car Tariff Prompts Rerouting appeared first on The Rio Times.

Copper held a modest drop, as traders weighed the risk that a US tariff on imports of refined metal may not be adopted.

Senegal will stop sugar imports from November for up to nine months to shield its local producer, closing a market that bought US$120 million of sugar in 2025. The post Senegal Halts Sugar Imports From November appeared first on The Rio Times.

New Zealand’s trade deficit with China widened in the 12 months through September amid a surge in imports of electric vehicles and mobile phones.

The boss of one of Ukraine's biggest steel companies says the country has been "bundled together" in measures aimed at curbing cheap imports.

Net spend on oil and gas imports increased about 40% to $13.4 billion.

Following US President Donald Trump's October 9 announcement of an agreement signed with Russian President Vladimir Putin to import Russian diesel into the United States, a number of pro-Russian social media accounts began claiming that a Russian oil tanker was already carrying thousands of barrels of diesel to the United States. The ship was actually carrying fertiliser. 

Chemicals and industrial machinery were identified as the top priority industries the EU needs to shield against Chinese imports during a meeting between the EU’s top leaders in Brussels on Thursday. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told the bloc’s 27 member states that the EU should consider quickly introducing safeguard measures, which can involve import quotas and tariffs, to shield these sectors from a wave of cut-price alternatives from China, according to people familiar...

Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday that China stands ready to import more high-quality goods, particularly high-value-added products, as part of efforts to promote more balanced trade. Li made the pledge at a symposium for the autumn session of the biannual Canton Fair, China’s largest foreign trade exhibition. The nearly three-week-long event officially opens on Thursday, with more than 32,000 exhibitors and 210,000 overseas buyers registered in advance. “International trade is not merely...

Two-way trade between January and September was up 25.4% to $144.45 billion, while India’s imports from China continued to rise, up 23.3% to $125.19 billion

Chinese refiners will slow drawdowns of oil from reserves this month as crude imports recover, according to Energy Aspects.

The Port of Los Angeles, the largest container port in the United States and the country’s leading gateway for imports from China and other Asian countries, had its busiest three-month period on record from July through to September, despite persistent uncertainty over tariffs and shifting global trade supply chains. “If there was ever a time for a drum roll, this is it,” said Gene Seroka, executive director of the Port of Los Angeles, during a media briefing on Friday. “July through September...

Suriname customs seized 385 tonnes of Guyana rice over missing import permits, and a court hearing in the importer's case resumes on 8 October. The post Suriname Seizes 385 Tonnes of Guyana Rice appeared first on The Rio Times.

Canada's August exports to the US rose 8.1% and imports fell 2.5%, widening its surplus while Washington declines to restart trade talks. The post Canada’s Trade Surplus With the US Widens appeared first on The Rio Times.

A wage dispute at the Port Harcourt refinery shows why Nigeria's state-owned plants still struggle to compete with Dangote and cut fuel imports. The post Port Harcourt Refinery Strike Tests Nigeria’s Fuel Future appeared first on The Rio Times.

Dominican rice farmers warn that scrapping tariffs of up to 99% on US rice will depress prices, while the government vows not to abandon growers. The post Dominican Rice Farmers Say US Imports Risk 300,000 Jobs appeared first on The Rio Times.

The US trade deficit widened sharply in August to the largest since early 2025 as a surge in inbound shipments of capital goods helped push imports to a record.

India’s toy shops provide an unlikely barometer by which to measure its economic relationship with China.

US soybean farmers have described the exclusion of US soybeans from China’s import list under the newly announced Board of Trade mechanism as a “missed opportunity”, even as Beijing ramped up purchases of the crop ahead of last week’s summit between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump. The trade forum, unveiled by both sides on Sunday, covered a range of US agricultural products for export to China, including meat, dairy, corn, wheat, sorghum and vegetable oils, but...