Tag: SMEs (Small and Medium-sized Enterprises)
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US-Japan Trade Deal: A Mixed Bag for Japanese Exporters, European Horizon beckons for SMEs
On 29 July 2025, a new trade agreement between the United States and Japan, announced by US President Donald Trump and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, brought a degree of certainty to a previously turbulent trade landscape. While the deal has averted the more severe 25% tariffs initially threatened by the US, the new 15%…