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Trump’s proposed tariffs expected to raise prices
04 Dec 2024 17:33 GMT
WASHINGTON — New tariffs imposed on top US trade partners would make American agricultural goods harder to market abroad while simultaneously raising costs for farmers, food manufacturers and consumers, if recent threats made by President-elect Donald …
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Trump’s Threat to BRICS and Egypt’s Role in the Bloc
03 Dec 2024 14:50 GMT
US President-elect Donald Trump has raised the stakes for the BRICS bloc—Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, and newcomers Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, and the UAE—by threatening 100 percent tariffs on their exports if they move to create a common …
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‘Poisoned chalice’: WA agriculture sector’s hunt for a $1600-a-day advocate for live sheep ban
03 Dec 2024 06:25 GMT
It’s the $1600-a-day job WA’s agriculture sector thinks no one will want: the Government is searching for someone to advocate for its live sheep export ban.
Agriculture Minister Julie Collins launched the search for a “transition advocate” this week with …
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‘Tariff Man’ Trump Picks Trade Hawk to Run USTR
02 Dec 2024 12:39 GMT
President-elect Donald Trump, who declared, “I am a tariff man,” in 2018, selected Jamieson Greer, an important figure in the Sino-U.S. trade war, to serve as U.S. trade representative (USTR) in his second term. Trump announced the choice during a string …
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Donald MacKay: Why import protectionism fails: lessons from South Africa
01 Dec 2024 16:50 GMT
… exporting minerals and basic agricultural products to becoming … are focused on the Southern African Development Community (Sadc) … the same reason.
These protectionist actions are attempts to … of the economy. Tariffs and protection through preferential …
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Media reports Africans demonstrating great interest in Russian universities
30 Nov 2024 19:47 GMT
(MENAFN) African students, particularly from Algeria, Angola, Egypt, Mali, and Chad, are … applying through Russia’s education quota program, which offers free … engineers, and agricultural experts, hold significant roles in various African nations, including …
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Turkey’s Evolving Geopolitical Strategy in the Black Sea
04 Dec 2024 14:59 GMT
Executive Summary
Turkey’s strategic position between Europe, the Middle East, and Central Asia places it at a pivotal crossroads in Eurasian geopolitics, particularly as regional conflicts reshape power dynamics and international alliances.
Turkey’s …
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Bridging Africa’s Economic Horizons in 2025: Broader Strategic Perspectives
29 Nov 2024 19:52 GMT
… informal association joined by Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and … . Advocate for sustainable agricultural practices and support energy … sustainable industries, offering African countries opportunities to attract … , such as tariffs and non-tariff barriers, fostering …
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Maritime transport and trade relations between Morocco and Spain discussed in Motril
29 Nov 2024 15:58 GMT
Enhancing maritime transport and trade exchanges between Morocco and Spain was the focus of a technical meeting held Thursday in this southern Spanish port city.
The meeting, organized by the Motril Port Authority and the Spanish Association for the …
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Egypt’s Rising Militarization and Regional Implications
29 Nov 2024 11:55 GMT
… in the Middle East and North Africa, but the entire world … Egypt’s economy.
Both Ethiopia and Egypt have fast rising populations and agriculture … tensions as both East African nations have a history … Haftar’s forces in Libya.
Egypt itself is likely to …