Trade policy

Turkey has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese flat non-rolled steel imports at levels of 16.9 percent-22.6 percent, the Turkish Official Gazette said on Nov. 29.

BRUSSELS - The European Commission (EC) has excluded Serbia from a decision to impose anti-dumping measures and duties on imports of steel and steel products, which will make the Chinese-owned HBIS Group steel mill in Smederevo more competitive than other exporters.

The European Commission (EC) has excluded Serbia from a decision to impose anti-dumping measures and duties on imports of steel and steel products.

This will make the Chinese-owned HBIS Group steel mill in Smederevo more competitive than other exporters, Tanjug reported on Friday.

China will be singled out for special attention under new trade rules to limit excessively cheap imports into the European Union, a European Commission official said on Thursday.

The Commission, member states and EU lawmakers agreed on Tuesday to treat all World Trade Organization members the same in determining whether they are dumping products.

The World Trade Organization on Sept. 21 boosted its forecast for global trade growth in 2017 as commerce rebounded strongly, but cautioned that major threats could still derail the positive trajectory.     

The European Commission has excluded Serbia from an anti-dumping investigation into hot-rolled coil (HRC) imported from five countries, Tanjug has reported.

The agency cited a preliminary EC document seen by Metal Bulletin.

American manufacturers, energy companies and retailers reliant on cheap steel are quietly lobbying against President Donald Trump's desire to impose tariffs on steel imports ahead of possible decision by the U.S. Commerce Department next week.

World leaders reached a compromise on trade at the Group of 20 summit as officials agreed to fight protectionism while tacitly recognizing U.S. President Donald Trump’s concerns about excess steel capacity and what he says are unfair trade practices.

With fears rising that the Trump administration will follow through on its threats to raise trade barriers, world finance ministers are united on one message: protectionism threatens the global economy.

Except that the word "protectionism" was omitted from the final statement of the International Monetary Fund's semi-annual meeting April 22.

Some key words have defined the eras of humanity. These discourses, of course, change from country to country or across different ideologies. At the end of the day, humans succeed in agreeing on few. To describe today's world, let me note "the rise of protectionism," whose generous dashing of populism have left a bad taste in the mouth.