Fake goods on display at a Hong Kong Customs press conference.
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Chinese businesses can help build an economy like Botswana’s, with the right government policies.
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The visit by Premier Li Qiang is more of a diplomatic and business meeting that signals the continuing thaw between the countries, and is unlikely to spur any major announcements.
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The relationship between neighbours Australia and Indonesia has gone through major swings. Could the green transition offer a win-win?
Inadequate logistical support inflates costs and deters trade in Africa.
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African countries require efficient infrastructure networks to boost trade within the region and with the rest of the world.
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One common oversimplification is that it’s just about countries making and trading what they’re best at. Yes, but there’s a bit more to it.
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Formerly one of the world’s largest markets for tiger bone, new research sheds light on the current situation in South Korea.
Harvesting avocados in Uruapan, in the Mexican state of Michoacan.
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Avocados are marketed as a superfood, but growing them for an expanding world market has turned a rural Mexican state into an unsustainable monoculture.
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As climate change ravages coastal livelihoods, piracy is on the rise, imperilling seafarers and trade.
A car completed on a UK production line will include ‘value’ that was created overseas.
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The UK is now the world’s fourth largest exporter – but there’s more to the figures than meets the eye.
The crew of Anugrah Illahi prepare to sail in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
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Many First Nations celebrate the time when boats from across the Indonesian archipelago were not intercepted by Australian authorities.
Cars are gathered at a port in in Yantai, Shandong province, China, for export.
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Chinese car makers are finding the road to succeeding in the EU slow and bumpy.
Just how ‘open’ is the U.S. after all?
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As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
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The policy will see Australia join the great ‘geoeconomic game’ reshaping international supply chains. But it won’t be without new risks for doing business.
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Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
Employees at the K.P. Textil textile plant in Guatemala City.
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Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
Aluminium is an important global ingredient in industrial development.
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Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
Several economies are dependent on cocoa.
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Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
An anti-colonial demonstration against the CFA franc in Dakar, September 2017.
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Several conditions must be met to ensure the successful launch and operation of a multilateral currency.
Ecowas has struggled to handle a raft of military coups.
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The decision by the three countries could change the dynamics of Ecowas.
The plan to restrict importation of some food items could raise food prices.
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Ghana’s industries need fewer production constraints and more incentives to compete domestically.