Tariffs Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/tariffs/ an observatory of Asian economic power Mon, 12 Jan 2026 07:12:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://asiapowerwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/cropped-logo-Asie-1-32x32.jpg Tariffs Archives - Asia Power Watch https://asiapowerwatch.com/tag/tariffs/ 32 32 Trump’s tariff plays make for unpredictable partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/#respond Tue, 23 Sep 2025 10:59:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3560 Thank you to Valentina Pasquali for inviting me to comment for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the pressure by the US on the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-tariff-plays-make-for-unpredictable-partnerships/feed/ 0 India turns to Gulf jewellery market to offset US tariffs https://asiapowerwatch.com/india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs https://asiapowerwatch.com/india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs/#respond Wed, 06 Aug 2025 05:42:27 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3518 I shared comments with Deepthi Nair for The National News on Indian jewellery makers turning to the GCC markets to offset US tariffs. A fascinating…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/india-turns-to-gulf-jewellery-market-to-offset-us-tariffs/feed/ 0 Gulf walks trade tightrope amid Trump’s tariff volatility https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility/#respond Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:16:19 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3504 As the 2025 BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro is just ending, I shared comments with Valentina Pasquali for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/gulf-walks-trade-tightrope-amid-trumps-tariff-volatility/feed/ 0 Trade Under Siege https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trade-under-siege https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/#respond Fri, 04 Jul 2025 08:16:45 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3500 Many thanks to Dr. John Bruni of SAGE International for his kind invitation to speak in “Trade Under Siege“, the new episode of The Focus…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trade-under-siege/feed/ 0 Turkey can turn crisis into catalyst for global trade power https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power/#respond Mon, 09 Jun 2025 12:39:12 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3486 I published an Opinion piece in AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight, titled “Turkey can turn crisis into catalyst for global trade power“. 📍 A…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/turkey-can-turn-crisis-into-catalyst-for-global-trade-power/feed/ 0 Trump’s Gulf visit looms over new EU-UAE trade talks as president teases ‘very big’ announcement https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 05:36:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3479 I shared more comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on Trump’s coming visit to Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar and the potential…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/trumps-gulf-visit-looms-over-new-eu-uae-trade-talks-as-president-teases-very-big-announcement/feed/ 0 EU-UAE trade talks signal strategic shift amid global economic pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures/#respond Wed, 07 May 2025 05:33:21 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3475 I shared comments with Tala Michel Issa for Arabian Business on the announced talks over the establishment of a free-trade agreement between the EU and…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/eu-uae-trade-talks-signal-strategic-shift-amid-global-economic-pressures/feed/ 0 Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between orders https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 14:28:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3464 In the midst of Trump’s tariff shenanigans and escalating US-China trade war, I wrote an opinion piece titled “Navigating corporate geopolitics in a world between…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/navigating-corporate-geopolitics-in-a-world-between-orders/feed/ 0 Rethinking Global Tariffs in the Age of US-China Tensions https://asiapowerwatch.com/rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions https://asiapowerwatch.com/rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions/#respond Mon, 14 Apr 2025 06:22:42 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3459 On the sidelines of the TRENDS Symposium on April 12th at Grand Palais in Paris, I had the privilege to speak on “Trending Echoes“, the…

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]]> https://asiapowerwatch.com/rethinking-global-tariffs-in-the-age-of-us-china-tensions/feed/ 0 US-China trade war brings pros and cons for the Gulf https://asiapowerwatch.com/us-china-trade-war-brings-pros-and-cons-for-the-gulf/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-china-trade-war-brings-pros-and-cons-for-the-gulf https://asiapowerwatch.com/us-china-trade-war-brings-pros-and-cons-for-the-gulf/#respond Fri, 11 Apr 2025 09:03:00 +0000 https://asiapowerwatch.com/?p=3456 I shared comments with Valentina Pasquali for AGBI – Arabian Gulf Business Insight on the consequences for the Gulf economies of the heated US-China trade…

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