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China-Africa trade hit US$282 billion in 2023 but Africa's trade deficit widens, with commodity prices a key factor
South China Morning Post, Published on 01/02/2024
» China's total trade with Africa grew a modest 1.5 per cent in 2023 from 2022 to US$282.1 billion, but Africa's trade deficit with China widened, according to the latest Chinese customs data.
Praise for milk
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/10/2023
» Re: "PM in Hong Kong to court investors, drum up business", (Business, Oct 10).
Prospects await in 'land of diversity'
Business, Published on 30/01/2023
» India is set to become the world's most populous nation this year, overtaking China, according to the latest UN report on the global population.
International trade: Is it a help or a hindrance?
Oped, Jeffrey Frankel, Published on 22/06/2022
» Leading economies have been afflicted with new problems over the past year. The United States is struggling with both supply-chain blockages and a critical shortage of baby formula. The European Union faces the threat of scarce energy supplies, owing to sanctions on Russian fossil-fuel exports. And almost all countries are experiencing high inflation.
Trading up
Asia focus, Published on 10/01/2022
» Ravaged by the fallout from Covid-19, countries in Asia and the Pacific are hoping to revitalise their pandemic-hit economies as the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) takes effect to create the world's largest trade bloc.
US triumphs over Canada in first dispute under new trade deal
AFP, Published on 05/01/2022
» WASHINGTON - The US government on Tuesday said it had won its fight with Ottawa over restrictions in the Canadian dairy market, claiming victory in the first-ever dispute under the revamped North American free trade pact.
Britain's farmers face double uncertainty with Brexit and subsidy overhaul
AFP, Published on 26/12/2020
» CHRISTS HOSPITAL (UNITED KINGDOM) - David Exwood's glossy, chestnut-brown Sussex cattle are brought in during the winter months and, apart from the bellowing that comes from their barns, his 1,000 hectare farm is quiet.
EU, UK each demand concessions as post-Brexit talks stall
AFP, Published on 20/12/2020
» BRUSSELS: British and EU negotiators had dug in their heels and were each demanding more concessions from the other as post-Brexit trade talks dragged on into Sunday, deadlocked on fishing rights.
The cost of failure: What’s at stake if Brexit talks fail
Published on 11/12/2020
» LONDON: Negotiations between the UK and European Union over a post-Brexit trade deal are reaching a tense climax, with Sunday looming as the do-or-die deadline.
Wangnamyen beefs up dairy investment
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 14/10/2020
» With tariffs on dairy products under the Thailand-Australia Free Trade Agreement (Tafta) set to be eliminated in 2025, Wangnamyen Dairy Cooperative, the owner of Wangnamyen and Q-Life brands, has beefed up its investment in preparation for higher competition from imported products from Australia and New Zealand.