Congo Tries to Blunt Virus Impact as Cobalt Exports Slump
The Democratic Republic of Congo will begin a massive public-health information campaign for hundreds of thousands of hand-miners as part of a plan to offset…
The ‘mad rush’ for medical gear triples air cargo rates
For a sense of the squeeze in the world’s supply lines right now, consider the ongoing case of chartered air freight.
Kenya plans to allow corn imports as supplies set to run out
Kenya may need to import some corn, its main staple food, after about two months when the agriculture ministry projects current supplies will begin to…
Manufacturing and trade inventories and sales for February
U.S. total business end-of-month inventories for February 2020 were $2,012.7 billion, down 0.4 percent (+/- 0.1 percent) from last month. U.S. total business sales were…
India trade gap narrows to $9.76 billion in March
India’s trade deficit narrowed in March from a year earlier as a nationwide lockdown to contain the spread of coronavirus restricted movement of goods.
Code words, chaos, sky-high prices in China’s mask market
Desperate to find a new supply of protective face masks, executives at an American health-care services company last month began poring over videos shot inside…
Somber IMF describes the epic bind facing world economy
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Trump Administration eases PPE export ban with Canada, Mexico exemptions
The Trump administration eased a ban on exports of personal protective equipment, with the list of exemptions growing after lawyers laid out the shortcomings of…
China’s meat imports surge to record as containers clear customs
China’s meat imports surged to a record in March, with containers of frozen pork, chicken and beef finally clearing customs after being delayed by the…
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