( April 27, 2026, 16:17 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex summary: US Customs and Border Protection has extended an import ban on certain archaeological and ethnological material from Afghanistan through April 28, 2029.See attached file…. Prepare for tomorrow’s regulatory change, today MLex identifies risk to business wherever it emerges, with specialist reporters across the globe...Read More

New Delhi, The free trade agreement (FTA) signed between India and New Zealand will give a major boost to domestic exports as it would provide duty-free access to all Indian goods, say experts. The pact was signed by Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal and visiting New Zealand’s Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay.Gulzar Didwania, Partner, Deloitte...Read More

Weaker demand pulls down exports by 35% Scrap imports surge on nickel price volatility China’s stainless steel imports stood at around 408,000 tonnes (t) in Q1CY’26, down 9.4% y-o-y, while exports fell more sharply by 35.2% to approximately 795,000 t. As a result, net exports declined by nearly 50% to around 387,000 t, reflecting weaker...Read More

Minister of Education Choi Kyo-jin / Yonhap Korea’s push to export its higher education model is gaining ground overseas, with a university-led partnership helping reshape Sri Lanka’s medical research and training landscape. The Ministry of Education said Monday that a recent evaluation of its “Leading University for International Cooperation” program found tangible progress in strengthening...Read More

Vietnam is importing more LNG at elevated prices due to the Iran war’s impact on global supplies. Crude oil all-time high by April 30 sits at 1.1% YES, down from 2% a day ago. The ongoing conflict in Iran has closed the Strait of Hormuz, which handles a large share of global LNG and oil...Read More

Figures released Sunday by the Department of Statistics showed that national exports to European Union countries rose by 72.3 percent to JD112 million, compared with JD65 million in the corresponding period last year. The increase was primarily driven by a sharp rise in exports to the Netherlands, which surged by 314.3 percent to reach JD29...Read More

Business A university lecturer, Prof. Simon Irtwange, says the Federal Government’s policy banning the importation of certain goods from non-ECOWAS member states will enhance the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA). Irtwange, a Professor of Agricultural Processing and Storage at the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, said this in an interview with...Read More