The EU is preparing curbs on Chinese chemicals, furniture and machinery imports, per Bloomberg, to shield struggling manufacturers and narrow a $404B trade deficit with China. A cap on Chinese hybrids could follow in December. #EU#China#Trade
Iran is pushing to expand trade with Central Asia as its conflict with the U.S. simmers, engaging four of the region's five states in a week. Tajik data show trade up about 15% in H1 2026 to $254 million. #Iran#CentralAsia#Trade#Geopolitics
Six states signed a Tashkent protocol Oct 11 to speed CASCA+ Eurasia-Europe land-bridge transfers. Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan pledged faster Caspian and Black Sea cargo handoffs. #Oil#Trade#Eurasia#Energy
Besso, a Bern-based startup that helps companies manage the complexity of #international#trade#regulations, has secured €4.29 million in funding. 🇨🇭 ⚖️ 🌐
The UAE signed an MoU with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan on a trans-Afghan railway linking Central Asia to Pakistan seaports. Astana says the UAE brings infrastructure expertise; no funding totals were named. #UAE#Kazakhstan#Railway#Trade
