The emirate more than triples its duty-free ceiling for cross-border e-commerce parcels to AED 1,000, a liberalizing outlier in a year when Washington, Brussels and much of the world slammed the small-parcel door shut DUBAI, Aug. 3, 2026. Dubai opened the week by making its border cheaper to cross, at the precise moment much of…

Introduction: Trade Agreements as Strategic Instruments in 2025 In 2025, global trade is undergoing a strategic transformation. Agreements once viewed as static frameworks negotiated, signed, and shelved are now being reactivated as dynamic instruments for economic expansion. Governments and businesses alike are revisiting the terms of past trade deals, not merely to reaffirm diplomatic ties…