Public builders flag initial tariff impacts

Public builders flag initial tariff impacts

While a few major contractors characterized the environment as business as usual, some noted that uncertainty is keeping clients on the sidelines.

APEC warns of tariff impact as China, US reps meet

The US and China are meeting on the sidelines of APEC's conference, whose members are bracing for the...

APEC warns of tariff impact on trade as China, U.S. trade reps meet

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) grouping warned on Thursday that exports in the region will barely grow this year amid the onset of U.S. tariffs, as the U.S. and Chinese trade representatives met on the sidelines of the gathering. The 21-member APEC bloc projected exports in the region would rise…

Apec warns of US tariff impact on trade as members seek deals with US

Apec accounts for about half of global trade and 60 per cent of global GDP. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum warned this Thursday that the region's exports will barely grow this year in the face of the arrival of US tariffs, while trade representatives from China and the United States met on the margins of the meeting.The APEC block, made up of 21 members, predicts that the region's exports will increase by only 0.4% this year compared to 5.7% last year in a report analysing regional trends published a…

(SEOGWIPO, South Korea): The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group warned on Thursday that the region’s exports will see almost no growth this year amid U.S. tariffs, Reuters reported. The regional trend analysis report, released at the 2025 trade ministers’ meeting on the resort island of Jeju, South Korea, predicted that the region’s exports could grow by just 0.4 percent this year after rising to 5.