Rice prices soar, fanning fears of food inflation spike in Asia
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America's obsession with weight-loss drugs is affecting the economy of Denmark – Novo Nordisk's market capitalization has matched the GDP of its home country
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Shifting trade patterns see Mexico become biggest exporter to US
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International Monetary Fund calls on Indonesia to lift mineral export ban
https://asiatimes.com/2023/07/indonesias-mineral-export-bans-face-hot-global-fire/ JAKARTA – Indonesia is under rising fire at the World Trade Organization and by the International Monetary Fund...
https://asiatimes.com/2023/07/indonesias-mineral-export-bans-face-hot-global-fire/
JAKARTA – Indonesia is under rising fire at the World Trade Organization and by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the government’s seemingly haphazard policy of banning mineral ore exports, a market intervention Jakarta insists is just and necessary to maximize its economic and industrial growth.
In a sharply worded statement accompanying its 2022 country report, the IMF called for Indonesia to phase out the restrictions and not extend them to other commodities. “The increasing use of trade measures and industrial policies may destabilize the multilateral trade system,” the IMF said.
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China curbs exports of key computer chip materials
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When it comes to flaunting its defense industry, Stockholm is shy – and it's hurting Swedish companies and handing lucrative contracts to competitors
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Norway's exports reached a record in July, driven mainly by natural gas prices that have soared – higher fish and metals exports also contributed
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As Europe searches the world for oil to replace Russian barrels, the Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the North Sea is helping plug the gap
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Boom time in Norway as the West cracks down on Russian oil
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Norway agrees to increase natural gas exports to the rest of Europe as prices soar – increase corresponds to nearly 2% of Norway's annual pipeline gas exports
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Fishing has always been a way of life on the Faroe Islands, where fish accounts for 90% of all exported goods – but coronavirus is hitting its efforts to increase tourism
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How Spain got its swagger back
3 votes