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Yesterday — 21 December 2024Main stream

For Syria’s Economy, the Way Forward Starts With Sanctions Relief

21 December 2024 at 13:01
Years of strife ruined the energy sector, battered the currency and strangled growth. The West must ease financial controls to help the economy, experts say.

© Nicole Tung for The New York Times

People gathered for the first Friday prayers after the fall of Bashar al-Assad’s regime, in Damascus.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Trump Tariffs? Europe Braces but Has No Clear Strategy

The incoming president promised “tariffs all the way” unless Europe bought more U.S. oil and gas. European officials have no clear strategy for avoiding a trade war.

© Mario Tama/Getty Images

Newly imported cars in Wilmington, Calif. In 2023, the United States and the European Union traded more than $1.5 trillion in goods and services.

G.M. Led in China for Years. Here’s How It Ended Up 16th in Sales.

19 December 2024 at 13:00
General Motors has gone from market leader to also-ran in the world’s largest car market, stymied by its own missteps and Chinese policies that favored its local rivals.

Trump’s Tariffs Helped Northern Vietnam Boom Like Never Before. What Now?

17 December 2024 at 18:00
The north benefited from the global search for alternatives to Chinese manufacturing. No one knows whether a second Trump term will impede or accelerate that growth.

Chinese Carmakers Are Taking Mexico by Storm While Eyeing U.S.

9 December 2024 at 18:00
BYD and other manufacturers are importing cars from China and scouting factory sites in Mexico as part of a global expansion that, for now, excludes the United States.

Biden Targets China’s Chip Industry With Wider Trade Bans

3 December 2024 at 03:46
New rules significantly expand restrictions on selling China chip technology, but critics say they also contain carve-outs that are favorable to industry.

Tariff Threats Show Trump’s Commitment to Upending Global Trade

27 November 2024 at 07:01
The president-elect’s threat to hit Canada, Mexico and China with new tariffs is already rocking business and diplomatic relationships and could topple the trade pacts he signed in his first term.
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