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Africa pushes ahead on the world’s largest free-trade zone
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The day Europe told the US to cut out the threats over Iran
European diplomats drew a line in the sand this month, telling U.S. officials their bullying tactics wouldn’t help marshal support for President Donald Trump’s Iran…
Zimbabwe lifts ban on GM corn imports in bid to avert famine
Zimbabwe has quietly lifted a ban on imports of genetically modified corn for the first time in 12 years as the southern African nation begins…
Thwarting smugglers leave Nigerians counting costs of stony rice
In Adeola Adejare’s market store in Lagos, two teenage boys separate stones from Nigerian rice, preparing it for sale after the government closed land borders…
Thanks to China, it’s year of the Black Swan
The Wuhan virus is only the most recent surprise event to challenge Beijing’s economic partners.
US GDP growth masks biggest decline in imports since 2009
President Donald Trump has staked his re-election campaign on a U.S. economy that in his telling has become a “roaring geyser of opportunity.” Thursday’s latest…
BEA news: Gross Domestic Product, 4th quarter and year 2019 (advance estimate)
The U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) has issued the following news release today: Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased 2.1 percent in the fourth…
CBP processed $2.7 trillion of imports, 410 million travelers in FY 2019
U.S. Customs and Border Protection released its annual Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 trade and travel report today. According to the report, CBP personnel processed $2.7…
Super Bowl plans drive record avocado imports from Mexico
Americans gearing up for the Super Bowl this Sunday helped push imports of Mexican avocados to the best week of all time.
US opens channel to provide humanitarian assistance to Iran
The U.S. announced it has opened a banking channel via Switzerland to provide humanitarian aid to Iran, nearly two years after President Donald Trump withdrew…