The President of the United States, Donald Trump, has decided to postpone for three days the application of a 50% tariff on Canada, which was set to take effect this Thursday, after reaching an agreement to resume the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, projected to connect Nebraska (USA) with...
The governments of Ecuador and China have signed this Tuesday in Beijing seven cooperation agreements in areas such as risk management, digital transformation, and trade, during a meeting between Presidents Daniel Noboa and Xi Jinping.In a statement, the Ecuadorian Presidency has emphasized that these agreements, among which stands out the...
The Prime Minister of Canada, Mark Carney, has announced that he expects to talk in the coming hours with the President of the United States, Donald Trump, with the aim of trying to halt or soften the entry into force this Wednesday, August 19, of the 50% tariffs on certain...
The billing of companies recorded in June a strong rebound of 8.9% compared to the same month of 2025, four points above the figure from May and the highest level since March of the previous year, according to the Business Turnover Index (ICNE) released this Monday by the National Institute...
The bankruptcy proceedings registered in Spain between January and July 2026 have amounted to 3,984, which represents a decline of 4% compared to the same period of the previous year. In parallel, the dissolutions of companies have grown by 12% year-on-year, reaching 19,534 processes, according to figures released by Informa...
The Executive of the United States has already processed the return of around 100 billion dollars (86.816 billion euros) linked to the tariffs announced in April 2025 by Donald Trump during the "Liberation Day." These levies were adopted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), although the Supreme Court...
The Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, Scott Bessent, has expressed his confidence that an understanding with Iran will be reached "today or tomorrow" that will allow the reopening of merchant traffic in the Strait of Hormuz."We are in talks with Iran," the senior U.S. official noted in...
Half of the 50 states of the United States filed a lawsuit this Monday against President Donald Trump and his Administration over the recent global tariffs, which range from 10% to 12.5% on imports from most of their trading partners. The states argue that these rates are "just as illegal"...
The positive balance of the agri-food trade of the European Union stood at 19.4 billion euros between January and May 2026, that is, 1 billion more than in the same months of the previous year, despite the fact that both exports and imports decreased compared to 2025, according to the...
The Distribution Anged, which groups companies such as El Corte Inglés, Carrefour, Ikea, or Leroy Merlin, among others, has joined as a full member of the Federation of International Retail Associations (FIRA). This is the main international forum for retail trade, which brings together 38 associations from 24 countries, according...
The presidential spokesperson of Argentina, Adrián Ravier, highlighted this Saturday that the new tariff strategy announced by the United States "fully and without exception" respects the Reciprocal Trade and Investment Agreement signed between both countries last February, which allows Argentina to maintain the lowest tariff rate in all of South...
The first vice president and minister of Economy, Trade and Business, Carlos Cuerpo, has urged the United States to respect the trade agreement sealed last year with the European Union and has reiterated his commitment to strengthening bilateral ties, something that, in his opinion, must be done "by reducing barriers,...
The European Commission celebrated this Friday that the recent tariffs announced by the United States maintain a global rate of 10% for the European Union, in line with the trade agreement closed between both parties, and that they again include exemptions for products such as cork and diamonds."The EU positively...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Chile, Francisco Pérez Mackenna, indicated this Wednesday that the Andean country aims to channel 100 billion dollars (87.639 billion euros) towards the development of the copper industry over the next ten years.From the Sustainable Business Summit organized by "Bloomberg" in Singapore, Pérez Mackenna emphasized...
The Executive of the Netherlands, led by Prime Minister Rob Jetten, confirmed this Tuesday that the ban on importing products originating from Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories and in the Syrian Golan Heights will begin to be applied in the country on September 22."As of September 22, 2026,...
The Government of the United States communicated this Monday the imposition of tariffs of 50% on a part of the products imported from Canada, in response to the "discrimination" that Washington attributes to Ottawa against certain American companies.This new levy will be activated on August 19, will have a duration...
The Government of the United States has communicated this Monday the imposition of tariffs of 50% on a series of products from Canada, in response to the "discrimination" that, according to Washington, certain American companies suffer.The additional tax will come into effect on August 19, will have an initial validity...
The turnover of companies increased by 4.9% in May compared to the same month in 2025, a more moderate advance than in previous months, driven mainly by the supply of electricity and water, according to the Business Turnover Index (ICNE) released this Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).With...
The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, embarks this Monday on an official visit to Algeria with the aim of definitively leaving behind the diplomatic disagreement regarding Western Sahara. The trip prioritizes increasing the supply of Algerian gas to Spain and opening new avenues for business and investment for Spanish...
The services sector recorded in May an increase in its turnover of 5.1% compared to the same month of 2025, a figure that represents 2.4 points less than in April, according to data published this Friday by the Instituto Nacional de Estadística (INE).With this advance in May, sales in the...
The United States Government has decided this Wednesday to apply an additional tariff of 25% to "most" imports from Brazil, justifying the measure in the alleged lack of "good faith" of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in the talks held with Washington."President (Donald) Trump has ordered the United States...
The CCOO, UGT, and Fetico unions have signed this Wednesday with the Spanish Association of Distributors, Self-Services, and Supermarkets (Asedas) and the Spanish Confederation of Commerce (CEC) the framework agreement for food distribution (Amada), intended for retail and wholesale food and consumer goods companies, as they have indicated in a...
The Indian Minister of Commerce and Industry, Piyush Goyal, defended this Tuesday in Madrid the launch of a "10x10x10" alliance with Spain, with the aim of multiplying by ten in the next decade the bilateral trade exchange, tourist flows, and reciprocal investments, within the framework of the Spain-India Business Meeting.The...
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares, reiterated this Monday at the Council of EU Foreign Ministers his demand for a "total" ban on trade "of products originating from illegal settlements" in the "occupied territories" by Israel in Gaza and the West Bank.Albares recalled upon...
The European Union maintains an open debate on how to respond to trade with products originating from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The foreign ministers of the Twenty-Seven analyzed different alternatives on Monday in Brussels to limit these imports, although the meeting concluded without an agreement that would allow...