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AP Moller-Maersk is the world's biggest container shipper

Maersk sees slight pick up in container traffic in 2020

Business / 15 Nov

Irish companies are looking increasingly at France and Germany as trading partners, but also further afield to North America, Latin America and Asian markets

Brexit impacting trade flows but not tariffs

Business / 05 Nov

The two sides are working to try to agree on a text for a "Phase 1" trade agreement announced by US President Donald Trump on 11 October

US, China close to finalising part of trade agreement

Business / 25 Oct

The International Monetary Fund's chief economist Gita Gopinath

IMF warns global outlook remains 'precarious'

Business / 15 Oct

The Japan focused campaign aims to promote Ireland as a great place to trade with, to invest in, as a place to study and to visit on holiday

Irish trade, food attractions in Japan focused campaign

Business / 19 Sep

The US has hit the European Union with tariffs and threatened more in complaint over the trade balance

EU goods trade gaps with US and China widen

Business / 16 Jul

President Trump has been holding a series of meetings on the sidelines of the G20 with world leaders

Trade top priority for Trump as G20 gets underway

Business / 28 Jun

Participants attend prior to a G20 meeting in Fukuoka, Japan

Trade tensions have 'intensified' - G20 finance chiefs

China yesterday raised tariffs on $60 billion of US goods in retaliation for President Donald Trump's latest move

Tariff wars - duties imposed by US & its trade partners

Business / 14 May

WTO Director-General Roberto Azevedo declined to predict the impact of Brexit on world trade

WTO says global trade slowed in fourth quarter

Business / 02 Apr

Democratic Senator from Connecticut Chris Murphy is currently on a visit to the UK, Northern Ireland and Ireland to report back to congressional colleagues on Brexit

US to prioritise trade deal with EU over UK post-Brexit

Brexit / 22 Mar

Goods exports in 2018 were valued at €140.835 billion, an increase of 15% over 2017

Exports and imports hit new record highs in 2018 - CSO

Business / 15 Feb

Exports to Great Britain accounted for 10% of total exports in November

Irish trade surplus rises by 12% to €4.58 billion

Business / 15 Jan

China and the US have exchanged tit-for-tat tariffs on more than $300bn worth of goods in total two-way trade

US team to visit China for trade talks next week

China's trade war with the United States has unsettled global markets

China to remove some import, export tariffs

Business / 24 Dec 18

Washington wants Beijing to improve market access and intellectual property protections for US firms

China wants trade talks with United States to be equal

Business / 23 Nov 18

State agencies such as Enterprise Ireland and Bord Bia have been encouraging and assisting Irish companies to seek out new export markets to help reduce their dependency on the UK

Exports to Great Britain fall by 5% in September - CSO

Business / 15 Nov 18

Donald Trump's US Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross criticised the EU Trade Commissioner

US criticises EU as pressure mounts for trade truce

Business / 17 Oct 18

US President Donald Trump has become involved in trade rows with traditional allies

Donald Trump's trade disputes

World / 31 Aug 18

The European Union accounted for over half of Ireland's exports during the month, with a value of €6.48 billion

Imports surge by 20% in June - CSO

Business / 15 Aug 18

Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker were in Beijing for a meeting with senior Chinese officials

EU issues warning to avoid trade 'conflict and chaos'

World / 16 Jul 18

Donald Trump said the US Trade Representative had determined that China 'has repeatedly engaged in practices to unfairly obtain America's intellectual property'

Trump says US has 'already lost the trade war'

Business / 06 Apr 18

The mounting gap comes as President Donald Trump pursues an increasingly fraught battle with the world's largest economies to right the yawning US trade balance, sparking fears of a trade war

US trade deficit rises despite record American exports

Business / 05 Apr 18

US West Texas Intermediate crude for May delivery was up 27 cents, or 0.4%, at $63.64 a barrel by 5.45am Irish time after settling down 14 cents

Oil gains on US crude drawdown, easing of trade tension

Business / 05 Apr 18

Peanut butter is one of a range of products on the EU's list

'Trade wars bad and easy to lose', Tusk warns Trump

Business / 07 Mar 18

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