Author: Aastha Gupta, Joint Partner The DGTR, on 11th May, initiated an anti-dumping investigation into imports of Plain Medium Density Fibre Board exported by Kim Tin MDF Joint Stock Company from Vietnam. This is the first instance of an investigation being conducted against an individual exporter, as opposed to the general practice of investigations against […]

Author: Anand Nandakumar, Associate Within the European Union (EU), subsidies can lead to significant distortion in the market. As a result, subsidies conferred by members of the EU are regulated under the EU State Aid Rules in order to maintain a level playing field in the EU internal market. However, non-EU territories or non-EU authorities […]

Author: P Sree Lakshmi The financial sector plays a key role in expansion of Chinese economy, allowing it to  emerge as the second largest in the world. The financial sector includes different elements such as the formal banking sector, the interbank market, the bond market, and shadow banking. This article deals with the overview of […]

Author: Richa Shukla As the world’s largest export-oriented economy, the fastest-growing consumer market and the largest trading nation, China has always played a prominent role in international trade. Keeping pace with the increased globalization, China has been taking steps to increase its participation in trade organizations and to sign treaties and free trade agreements / […]

Author: Prafful Dawani In January this year, the United States of America (USA) raised the import duties leviable on steel and aluminium derivatives, which came in addition to the hike in duties back in March, 2018. India had then raised the issue to the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Safeguard Committee, to which USA had responded […]

Author: Sania Gupta The world today has come to a near halt due to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic. While undoubtedly the pandemic has unleashed a horror in terms of high infection and mortality rates, its severe impact on the global economy is also a cause of great worry. As the pandemic spreads its claws over […]