President Donald Trump’s tariff-driven trade war is not slowing down China’s export economy. Beijing this week reported a record $1 trillion trade surplus with the rest of the world in 2025, raising concerns about “growing imbalances” in the global economy.

South Korea remained behind France, the world's incumbent leader in cosmetics exports, in Q1. However, the rise in French exports of 6.3% YoY implies that it's entirely possible South Korea might overtake it in the not-too-distant future. It all depends on whether the current trend continues.

The head of the International Monetary Fund has urged China to fix its economic imbalances, echoing longstanding calls for the world's second-largest economy to rely more on domestic spending and investment instead of exports.

Japan’s economy has contracted at an annual pace of 2.3% in the July-September period, as exports suffered from the impact of U.S.

The International Monetary Fund on Wednesday urged China to make the "brave choice" of speeding up structural reform, as pressure grows on the world's second-largest economy to shift towards a consumption-led model and curb reliance on debt-driven exports.

The U.S. trade deficit dropped to its lowest level since June 2020 in September as services recorded a surplus of $26.16 billion, said the Bureau

China’s renminbi is lagging the currencies of key trading partners, making Chinese goods and services cheap and helping to drive exports.

FILE - A container ship is docked at a cargo terminal in Tokyo, April 9, 2025. TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s economy contracted at a 1.8% annual pace in July-September as President Donald Trump’s tariffs hit exports and private residential investment plunged.

China's exports topped forecasts in November, driven by a surge in shipments to non-U.S. markets as manufacturers deepen trade ties with the rest of the world in light of President Donald Trump's prohibitively high tariffs.

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The approval of 20 new free zone companies and two industrial parks by the National Council of Free Zones of Export (CNZFE) is expected to generate significant economic momentum across key productive sectors in the Dominican Republic.