tariff

Labourers work at Hung Viet garment export factory in Hung Yen province, Vietnam on 30 December 2020. Photo: Reuters
World+Biz

Southeast Asia nations, hit particularly hard by US tariffs, prep for talks with Trump

So far, none of the Southeast Asian nations have spoken of retaliatory tariffs

Zahid Hussain, former lead economist, World Bank Dhaka office. Sketch: TBS
Economy

Tariffs may cut exports to US market; Bangladesh should go for negotiation right away: Zahid

Ex-BGMEA vice president Rakibul Alam Chowdhury. Photo: Collected
Economy

New US tariff poses major threat to Bangladesh's RMG sector: Ex-BGMEA VP

Dr Selim Raihan, executive director of South Asian Network on Economic Modelling (Sanem). TBS Sketch
Economy

Trump's tariffs will contribute to a more volatile trading environment: Selim Raihan

Container ship moored at the Port of Vancouver in Canada on Feb. 3.Source: Bloomberg
Global Economy

Explainer: How do tariffs work? Who pays, who collects and more

US President Donald Trump delivers remarks, in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, in Washington, DC, US, March 24, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Carlos Barria
World+Biz

'India going to drop tariffs substantially': Trump claims ahead of 'Liberation Day'

Infographic: TBS
RMG

Trump tariffs: A silver lining for Bangladesh RMG?

A customer pours a glass of Beaujolais Nouveau wine at Le Mesturet restaurant in Paris, France, November 16, 2023. REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo
Global Economy

Trump threatens 200% wine tariff if EU does not remove whiskey tarif

Former US President Donald Trump talks with Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau during a North Atlantic Treaty Organization Plenary Session at the NATO summit in Watford, near London, Britain, December 4, 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
USA

'Psychodrama' tariff negotiations frustrate Mexico and Canada

A drone view shows containers and cargo ships at a port in Wuhu, Anhui province, China February 4, 2025. China Daily via REUTERS/File Photo
World+Biz

China hits US agriculture, says won't be bullied by fresh Trump tariffs

US President Donald Trump speaks from the Oval Office of the White House, flanked by US Commerce secretary Howard Lutnick, on the day he signs executive orders for reciprocal tariffs, in Washington, US, on 13 February 2025. Reuters/Kevin Lamarque
World+Biz

Trump outlines reciprocal tariff plan in latest bid to reshape trade

Trump’s tariffs could both be an opportunity and a disaster for emerging economies like Bangladesh. Photo: Mohammad Minhaz Uddin
Thoughts

Tariff war: Impact on Bangladesh and South Asia

US President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs on aluminum imports in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, US, 10 February 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque
USA

Trump raises tariffs on aluminum, steel imports in latest trade war salvo