rooster59 Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 Thailand to watch US President Trump’s new trade barriers closely Thailand is now watching closely possible impact on its exports after President Donald Trump announced he would impose steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminium that has sparked outraged threats of reprisals from countries around the world. Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) director-general Pimchanok Vonkorpon said she still could not anticipate how much impact Thai exporters would suffer or whether it would affect the country’s competitiveness. She said Thailand needed to monitor closely the development of the US trade barriers under what was called the president’s “safeguard” policy. Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/thailand-watch-us-president-trumps-new-trade-barriers-closely/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-03-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted March 3, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted March 3, 2018 1 hour ago, rooster59 said: Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) director-general Pimchanok Vonkorpon said she still could not anticipate how much impact Thai exporters would suffer or whether it would affect the country’s competitiveness. If he puts a tariff on either fake goods or the clap, Thailand is screwed ! 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoePai Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 How much Steel and Aluminium does Thailand actually export to the USA ? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halfaboy Posted March 3, 2018 Share Posted March 3, 2018 To get an impression of the size of trade. Does not specify what what was ex- or imported. As you can see there is quite some trade deficit. source: https://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/balance/c5490.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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