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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
Last update: 30 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
Last update: 24 Mar 2026
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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
Last update: 20 Mar 2026
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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 throu...
Published: 19 Mar 2026
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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This Thread tracks the domestic subsidies affecting critical minerals. It offers an overview of government programmes as well as firm-specific subsidy approvals since 2009. Relevant interventions are...
Published: 31 Jan 2025
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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This Thread documents policy interventions affecting foreign direct investments (FDI) since 2017. Specifically, it encompasses screening mechanisms, foreign ownership limitations and other policies af...
Published: 31 Jan 2025
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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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
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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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
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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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
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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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
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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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
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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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
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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This Thread tracks harmful trade policy interventions affecting batteries since 2009. It covers all types of interventions monitored by Global Trade Alert that affect at least one HS code linked to ce...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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This Thread tracks domestic subsidies affecting HS codes for electric vehicles, PV cells, wind turbines, hydrogen, air pollution equipment, and wastewater management equipment. To identify relevant po...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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This Thread tracks export restrictions affecting HS codes for medical consumables, equipment, medicines, vaccines, as well as chemicals used in pharmaceutical production. It covers policy actions moni...
Published: 09 Jan 2025
Last update: 30 Mar 2026
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