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This thread collects government interventions that alter the conditions of international commerce in response to the armed conflict involving Iran and the associated disruption to energy transit through the Strait of Hormuz. Documented measures include tariff changes, export restrictions, capital controls, and domestic subsidies among others. These actions affect cross-border energy, food, and ind...
Published: 19 Mar 2026
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This Thread tracks trade deals and agreements signed with the United States following the introduction of "reciprocal tariffs" in April 2025. Only agreements that have been officially announced or confirmed are included. Relevant policy actions were identified using the Global Trade Alert’s intervention classification system and an analysis of affected HS and CPC codes.
Published: 09 May 2025
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This GTA Thread tracks policy actions in response to economic pressure measures of the second Trump Administration. It includes formal announcements of intended or implemented actions. Trade deals and agreements subsequently negotiated with the United States in response to these measures are excluded. Note that the GTA only includes officially confirmed actions. To separate signal from noise, we ...
Published: 03 Feb 2025
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This Thread tracks global import and export restrictions affecting critical minerals. It covers policy interventions affecting these measures since 2009. Relevant interventions are identified based o...
Published: 31 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G20 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.
Published: 15 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by G7 members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.
Published: 13 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting HS codes for medical consumables, equipment, medicines, vaccines, as well as chemicals used in pharmaceutical production. It covers all ...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting iron and steel products since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert that affect at least one HS cod...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks global import restrictions affecting a wide range of chemicals from rare gases to biodiesel. Focusing solely on interventions classified as import restrictions by Global Trade Alert...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks liberalising trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these mea...
Published: 04 Sep 2024
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting all products. Covering all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert, it highlights how the yearly number of these measures...
Published: 04 Sep 2024
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This Thread tracks economic sanctions imposed by governments in response to the Middle East crisis, beginning in October 2023. It covers a range of measures, including financial sanctions and trade re...
Published: 12 May 2026
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This Thread tracks the domestic subsidies affecting semiconductors, including integrated circuits and chips. Focusing solely on interventions classified as subsidies by Global Trade Alert and HS codes...
Published: 23 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions introduced by BRICS members since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert.
Published: 13 Jan 2025
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting aluminium since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert that affect at least one HS code linked to al...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
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