Free Trade

Free Trade

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Is free trade finally passé?

Free trade is no longer the guiding star of global economics, as industrial policies, climate goals, and security concerns reshape the trading order, threatening Bangladesh’s long-delayed reforms,...

To understand why attitudes about free trade changed so radically, one must follow the money.

The two faces of free trade

Illuminated Supreme Court building is pictured from the International Media Center during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, September 9, 2023. REUTERS/Amit Dave/File Photo

India, European EFTA bloc sign $100 bn free trade deal

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Member states urged to work closely for BIMSTEC Free Trade Area

India is turning toward free trade, for some

India is turning toward free trade, for some

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India seeks free trade agreement with Bangladesh

Cranes and containers seen at APM Terminals at the gateway port in Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria July 30, 2019. REUTERS/Temilade Adelaja

African free trade bloc opens for business, but challenges remain

Vietnam's Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc addresses leaders of other Association of Southeast Asian Nations member countries during the 37th ASEAN summit, held online due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, in Hanoi on November 12, 2020. AFP

Asia-Pacific leaders push for freer trade after Trump

Knots over free trade discussions loosen

Knots over free trade discussions loosen

What’s to like? Photo: Visual China Group/Getty Images via Bloomberg

Economists have no idea what replaces free trade

An Indian technician inspects components on an assembly line at Highly Electrical Appliances India Pvt. Ltd. outside of Ahmedabad on Dec. 8, 2016. Photo: GETTY IMAGES via Foreign Policy

Modi was right. India isn’t ready for free trade