Global Trade News: Trends & Analysis

Strait of Hormuz crisis: War in the Middle East drives oil over $100

Oil prices have surged past the $100 mark, as conflict in the Middle East intensifies. Brent crude jumped 17 percent […]

Barbara / March 6, 2026

Rising tensions in the Middle East linked to Iran have disrupted five LNG shipments from Qatar, prompting Italy to look

Barbara / March 6, 2026

Indonesia is exploring ways to increase the flow of its exports through the Port of Mombasa, aiming to strengthen trade

Barbara / March 4, 2026

Kenya’s tea sector is facing heightened uncertainty as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens critical export routes and

Barbara / March 4, 2026

President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that France is deploying its flagship aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, to the

Barbara / March 4, 2026

Zimbabwe last week explained that government malpractice and revenue leakages motivated its bold move to ban lithium concentrate exports. Polite

Barbara / March 4, 2026

China’s battery producers are facing the fallout from Zimbabwe’s unexpected halt on lithium concentrate exports, a decision that has unsettled

Barbara / March 3, 2026

Global oil prices surged once more after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Monday that it would target any vessels

Barbara / March 2, 2026

Global oil markets have climbed as Iran continues retaliatory strikes across the Middle East in response to ongoing U.S. and

Barbara / March 2, 2026

On Monday, Qatar suspended production at its liquefied natural gas facilities, while Saudi Arabia temporarily shut down its largest domestic