This Newsletter is the flagship product of the CUTS Centre for International Trade, Economics & Environment. It highlights important news and views on economic issues from different parts of the world with a view to keep the trade and development community abreast of the latest.

Broadly, it covers Trade Winds, Economic Issues; Environment & Economics and Development Dimensions. It also contains articles of well-known researchers and policy influencers.

This was published as a quarterly until 2018 and now it will be a fortnightly news wrap.

Work in Progress: Trade, Deals and Resets

    The first fortnight of June saw a fresh trade deal between the US and China, just a few days after they had raised concerns about each other’s non-compliance with the first deal agreed in mid-May. Meanwhile, a visiting US trade delegation held another round of trade negotiations with New Delhi. In Geneva, early discussions are underway on the potential modalities for the 14th World Trade Organisation (WTO) Ministerial Conference (MC14), scheduled to be held in Cameroon in mid-March 2026. Unfortunately, the escalation of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East poses a fresh threat to global trade.