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1 Jul 2025

GTA Monthly Roundup: June 2025

A summary of trade and industrial policy activity worldwide

1 Jul 2025

Headwinds Facing Green Steel

ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #69

25 Jun 2025

Shifting Foundations: The Global Realignment of Defence Industrial Policy

ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #68

18 Jun 2025

Losing the Green Edge: Industrial Policy Shifts Amid Geopolitical Priorities

ZEITGEIST SERIES BRIEFING #67

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Responses to Trump's Government Pressure Measures

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Granular Evidence on Trade and Industrial Policy Changes Worldwide

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Year	GTA Evaluation	Policy changes

Year	GTA Evaluation	Policy changes
2024	Discriminatory	1738
2023	Discriminatory	1689
2025	Discriminatory	1531
2022	Discriminatory	1439
2021	Discriminatory	1170
2020	Discriminatory	851
2024	Liberalising	602
2019	Discriminatory	553
2025	Liberalising	552
2023	Liberalising	448
2022	Liberalising	447
2018	Discriminatory	358
2020	Liberalising	355
2017	Discriminatory	350
2016	Discriminatory	311
2021	Liberalising	289
2015	Discriminatory	288
2013	Discriminatory	287
2014	Discriminatory	234
2010	Discriminatory	162
2018	Liberalising	161
2011	Discriminatory	158
2019	Liberalising	152
2012	Discriminatory	142
2016	Liberalising	134
2017	Liberalising	127
2013	Liberalising	112
2015	Liberalising	103
2014	Liberalising	83
2011	Liberalising	71
2012	Liberalising	46
2010	Liberalising	44
2009	Discriminatory	34
2009	Liberalising	3

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Affected jurisdictions

Jurisdiction	Nr. of policies
China	4259
Germany	3241
Italy	2982
United States of America	2911
United Kingdom	2884
France	2881
Netherlands	2795
Spain	2747
Republic of Korea	2722
Japan	2639
India	2495
Belgium	2482
Thailand	2481
Canada	2336
Malaysia	2287
Turkiye	2252
Poland	2210
Vietnam	2206
Austria	2157
Switzerland	2137
Sweden	2125
Mexico	2073
Singapore	2052
Denmark	1982
Indonesia	1974
Brazil	1973
Czechia	1969
United Arab Emirates	1908
Russia	1836
Hong Kong	1820
Finland	1814
Hungary	1811
Australia	1798
Israel	1789
Ireland	1677
Romania	1669
Portugal	1604
South Africa	1604
Norway	1551
Slovakia	1538
Philippines	1471
Greece	1454
Ukraine	1371
Bulgaria	1366
Lithuania	1334
Argentina	1320
Slovenia	1304
New Zealand	1299
Saudi Arabia	1247
Chile	1236

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