Trump says China may delay trade deal until after 2020 elections

Washington: President Donald Trump said China may wait until after the 2020 US presidential election to sign a trade agreement because Beijing would prefer to reach a deal with a Democrat. “I think that China will probably say, ‘let’s wait,’” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. “When I win, like almost immediately, […]

Trump says US could tax French wine in retaliation for digital tax

WASHINGTON/PARIS: US President Donald Trump threatened to tax French wines on Friday in retaliation for France’s recent proposal to levy a tax aimed at big US technology companies. Trump had told French President Emmanuel Macron last week that he was concerned about the proposed digital services tax. “If anybody taxes them, it should be their […]

Dubai in top 5 global international shipping centres

Dubai: Dubai has been named in the top 5 of the 2019 Xinhua-Baltic International Shipping Centre Development, ISCD, Index for the second year running. The index provides an independent ranking of the performance of the world’s largest cities that offer port and shipping business services. In the six years since the report has been published, […]