Emergency G7 meeting called on oil amid market turmoil
The G7 nations are set to convene an urgent meeting on Monday to address soaring oil prices, as crude surpassed […]
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Cocoa market slump challenges farmers in West Africa despite booming chocolate sales
There is a quietly harsh reality in watching food go to waste. For cocoa farmers across parts of Ghana and
IMF: Rising Middle East instability could trigger higher energy prices and trade disruption
Instability in the Middle East is beginning to disrupt trade flows, push up global energy costs, and stir volatility in
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
Qatar LNG Supply Disruptions Push Italy Toward African Gas
Rising tensions in the Middle East linked to Iran have disrupted five LNG shipments from Qatar, prompting Italy to look
Indonesia Leverages East African Port to Boost Regional Trade
Indonesia is exploring ways to increase the flow of its exports through the Port of Mombasa, aiming to strengthen trade
Middle East turmoil threatens Kenya’s $32.8 million tea exports to Iran.
Kenya’s tea sector is facing heightened uncertainty as the ongoing conflict in the Middle East threatens critical export routes and
France to dispatch aircraft carrier to the Mediterranean to secure shipping routes.
President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday that France is deploying its flagship aircraft carrier, the Charles de Gaulle, to the
Zimbabwe cites reasons for quickly banning exports of key minerals.
Zimbabwe last week explained that government malpractice and revenue leakages motivated its bold move to ban lithium concentrate exports. Polite
Chinese battery manufacturers are bearing the impact of Zimbabwe’s ban on lithium exports.
China’s battery producers are facing the fallout from Zimbabwe’s unexpected halt on lithium concentrate exports, a decision that has unsettled