Tag Archives: US President Donald Trump

Direct impact of US tariffs on EBRD to remain limited, says Chief Economist

Muhamad Yehia As US President Donald Trump contin ues to shake up the global trading order, EBRD nations aren’t likely to feel the brunt of the disruption. Even so, diminished growth in other countries is set to have ripple effects. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in its …

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Lukashenko orders search for rare earth minerals in Belarus

      Muhamad Yehia The move comes after US President Donald Trump tried to sign a rare earth minerals agreement with Ukraine. Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has called on experts in his country to search for rare earth minerals, shortly after this set of elements shot to public prominence …

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Trump pauses US military support to Ukraine after White House spat with Zelenskyy

Muhamad Yehia A White House official said Trump wants the Ukrainian president to commit to reaching a peace deal with Russia. US President Donald Trump has directed a “pause” to US military assistance to Ukraine after a disastrous White House meeting as he seeks to pressure his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr …

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Western tourists enter North Korea for first time in five years

Muhamad  Yehia Besides a number of Russian tourists last year, few sightseers have been allowed into North Korea since the Covid-19 pandemic — until now. North Korea opened its borders to a small group of Western tourists this week for the first time in five years. The travellers from the …

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Trump raises threat of higher tariffs on more goods into the US

Muhamad Yehia US President Donald Trump has signalled plans to impose a 25% tariff on car imports, along with similar or higher levies on pharmaceutical products and semiconductor chips. US President Donald Trump said he may impose a 25% tariff on auto, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor imports as soon as 2 …

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Trump signs order imposing sanctions on International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel

Muhamad Yehia US President Donald Trump accused the International Criminal Court of “illegitimate and baseless actions targeting America and our close ally Israel US President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order imposing sanctions on the International Criminal Court over investigations of Israel, a close U.S. ally. Neither the …

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