...#intracomunity#trade (which grew faster than trade with 3rd countries, maybe except for #China in recent decades), ot becomes evident where wealth creation originated.
Having read Michael E. #Porters "Competitive Advantage of Nations"** would have given the #Brexiteers some valuable economic-policy clues, e.g.:
"When a national environment permits and supports the most-rapid accumulation...
Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefit. Around the world this holiday weekend, people will consume hundreds of millions of Easter eggs and bunnies, as part of an annual chocolate intake that can exceed 8kg (18lb) for every person in the UK, or 5kg...
A peddler has been walking the town streets all day. It's been extremely hot and he's tired. As he passes through the market, he sees a man with an enormous decanter of ice water. The man #offers to #trade him a glass of ice water for one of the peddler's wares.
The peddler thinks on it for a second. He can drink at home, but this looks so refreshing... He accepts the trade.
Question: Which of the two men is #better off than he was before the trade?
What's currently getting in the way of the #India - UK #trade deal?
Now it seems the Indian Govt. is keen to get national insurance contributions paid by temporary staff in the UK (mainly in the IT sector) transferred back to India... the UK, of course, wants to hold on to the money even though the #workers concerned would never receive an associated pension in the UK.
Oh dear, quiet state #wagetheft has been exposed... and the Indians (unsurprisingly) are not happy
The governments of Vietnam and the Philippines will soon sign a pact on rice trade to ensure food security, Vietnamese authorities said on Thursday....
I'm looking for someone to read a chapter (3,700 words) from my women's fiction work in progress that I want to submit to a contest. I'd like someone with writing or editing experience in fiction to tell me what they think.
The contest closes Sunday, so I need comments by Saturday, 11/11.
Happy to trade comments on your WIP up to 5,000 words.
Malaysia is planning to ban the export of rare earth raw materials and support the development of the domestic rare earth industry, the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on September 11....
The Bermuda government says it is moving ahead with plans to join the regional integration movement, Caricom, after being given the green light from the United Kingdom....
New EV rebate rules from the US Treasury Department
"consumers can choose to transfer their new clean vehicle credit of up to $7,500 and their previously owned clean vehicle credit of up to $4,000 to a car dealer starting January 1, 2024. This will effectively lower the vehicle’s purchase price by providing consumers with an upfront down payment" https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1783
— #EV#tax#Biden#IndustrialPolicy#treasury#trade
It's fascinating to watch #fediverse and Mastodon admins in particular speed-running the basic rules of politics and trade relations in near real time.
Who'd have thought that social sciences would be useful to social media? 🤔 (Yes, this relates to #fediblock and #defederation )
Can anyone recommend any good primers in #politics and #trade relations? 👇
Australia trashes EU trade deal. It will struggle to do better.
“Not good enough,” was Australian Trade Minister Don Farrell’s verdict on the trade deal on offer from the European Union before he walked away from the negotiating table for the second time in four months.
Yet Canberra will struggle to do better — and may have to wait for years to close a bargain after the breakdown of what had been billed as a decisive round of talks.
The Legislative Yuan on Friday passed amendments to a bill that will allow the importation of 46 different items from Eswatini, including nuts and dried fruits, into Taiwan tariff-free....
The #Houthi militia claimed responsibility for an attack on a #CommercialVessel off the coast of #Yemen on Wednesday that Western ofcls said #killed 2 people, the first #fatalities from Houthi attacks since the group began targeting ships late last year.
Botswana's ban on vegetable imports, many from South Africa, is working, says President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Masisi opened Parliament with a speech focussing on plans and successes, a little less than a year before he will seek re-election. Money from De Beers will be invested in tourism, and everyone will have internet access...
Finally Sasha got her residency approved here in Spain after 4-5 years of us trying, spending money, being stressed. After being rejected once because we did not have enough money as a family - imagine that! That was the actual reason.
But now that I had a "job" they made us wait 7 months from the moment we applied, and 2 complaints later from the lawyer about why they do not approve it, it finally got approved. And the reason was ONLY because I was a "trader" in this bullshit trade society.
How terrible that we treat people like tools. The value is in what and how much you can trade. Does not matter if you are a good human being. Smart? Doesn't matter. Calm and helpful? Nope. Scientifically minded? Nah.
I spent my life doing free things for others, never made a profit, but this has 0 value in this society.
Anyway, fuck you to those who support a world where we are divided into tribes and languages, and treating people like sole traders/marketers and not humans. We have global problems but so many still want to have their own "separate" tribe and care only about that. Fuck your flag, your language, your culture. Fuck nationalism. A primitive disease.
We are all humans with a 4 billion years long history, a mindblowing one. Single cells becoming what we are today. The way we are connected to each other, scientifically, dwarfs any bullshit man-made story about their own tribe. We have lego-brick-like structures we call the DNA that encode all of what we are. And all of what other creatures are, and how we are all connected.
We live on a giant sphere with a thin layer of atmosphere protecting us from the infinite universe out there.
So fuck you if you think your nationalism is so important, and your borders and stupid nonsensical laws.
I had to let this out because it is outrageous how primitive this society is.
Extortionate Easter eggs and shrinking sweets: fears grow of a ‘chocolate meltdown’ (www.theguardian.com)
Poor harvests in extreme weather conditions have led to a tripling of cocoa prices – but farmers have seen no benefit. Around the world this holiday weekend, people will consume hundreds of millions of Easter eggs and bunnies, as part of an annual chocolate intake that can exceed 8kg (18lb) for every person in the UK, or 5kg...
Ryan Johansen (50% retained) to Colorado for Alex Galchenyuk (twitter.com)
Vietnam, Philippines to sign rice pact as global prices soar (www.reuters.com)
The governments of Vietnam and the Philippines will soon sign a pact on rice trade to ensure food security, Vietnamese authorities said on Thursday....
China Restricts Export of Chipmaking Metals in Clash With US (www.bloomberg.com)
Beijing will limit gallium and germanium exports from Aug. 1. Both metals are indispensable for producing some chips
Malaysia plans to ban export of rare earths (en.vietnamplus.vn)
Malaysia is planning to ban the export of rare earth raw materials and support the development of the domestic rare earth industry, the country’s Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said on September 11....
Bermuda gets green light to seek full Caricom (Caribbean Community and Common Market) membership (www.jamaicaobserver.com)
The Bermuda government says it is moving ahead with plans to join the regional integration movement, Caricom, after being given the green light from the United Kingdom....
Russia Says It's Selling Oil to Pakistan Without 'Special Discount' (www.voanews.com)
Statement contradicts Pakistan's claims it was receiving Russian oil at discounted price
South Africa raises concerns as Botswana extends ban on fresh produce imports (www.citizen.co.za)
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza has raised concerns over Botswana’s extension on import restrictions....
Taiwan to waive import tariffs on 46 items from Eswatini (focustaiwan.tw)
The Legislative Yuan on Friday passed amendments to a bill that will allow the importation of 46 different items from Eswatini, including nuts and dried fruits, into Taiwan tariff-free....
[Op-ed] India pushes the world toward another rice crisis (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Spooked by volatile foodgrain prices ahead of a general election next year, India’s government has banned or taxed rice and wheat exports.
Botswana's ban on imported vegetables is working, says its president as he seeks re-election (www.news24.com)
Botswana's ban on vegetable imports, many from South Africa, is working, says President Mokgweetsi Masisi. Masisi opened Parliament with a speech focussing on plans and successes, a little less than a year before he will seek re-election. Money from De Beers will be invested in tourism, and everyone will have internet access...