President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the world to reduce trade with Russia to the extent that the terrorist country cannot use any component to create weapons that attack Ukraine.
You'll recall Kemi Badenoch was caught in a lie when she said free trade talks were containing with Canada when she had actually unilaterally paused them.... now having annoyed the Canadians the time has just about run our on the post-Brexit transition deal.
As before Badenoch is blaming the Canadians, but the bigger problem is that she doesn't seem to realise that she is arguing from a position of weakness not strength - the UK needs a deal a lot more than the Canadians!
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
This is a very disturbing report about decreasing level of social communication between people in US for almost two decades which shows that amount of time humans spend there with each other in person decreased almost up to 70% (!) and keeps running down. And this is not even about the COVID years, though it only accelerated this process.
The loneliness and falling out of the social participation very negotively affects health, mental stability, increases the risks of strokes, dementia, unexpected death in old age.
All this only emphasizes what a ruined society mankind has been building for itself throughout these years. The only answer goverments have to this is to create another ministery to do the "patchworking" on top of the broken system (please welcome the "minister of loneliness" from Japan).
This society mastered providing so much shit to consume and advertise to people to think that all of that crap is what they really need and dreamed about, instead of organizing a healthy environment with easy access to the things of basic need, freeing them to care for and to interact with who are really important for Humans: the other Humans. It is time to stop being just the consumers and to learn what is it like to be Humans again and what we really need.
In an effort to capitalize on its recent strides in oil, gas, and renewable energy, Namibia is opening its doors to a strategic partnership with Cuba, aiming to leverage Cuban expertise and technology to unlock the potential of its natural resources for mutual gain.
The government set a minimum export price (MEP) of $1,200 a tonne on basmati rice shipments in a move aimed at reining in domestic prices ahead of elections in key states. The move came a day after it imposed a 20% duty on non-basmati parboiled rice exports, effective immediately....
A ‘zero-deforestation’ approach overseas
while logging continues in NSW
"The Committee had recommended the Government prevent UK businesses from trading in commodities linked to UN-defined deforestation in all cases, regardless of whether the deforestation was illegal or permitted by local laws. This ‘zero-deforestation’ approach would encourage consistency in trading such commodities across UK and European markets, increasing protections for areas at risk of deforestation."
"But in its response to the Committee’s report, The UK’s contribution to tackling global deforestation, the Government said it believed “the only way to achieve zero global deforestation in supply chains is to work in partnership with producer countries – and that working in partnership requires us to uphold and respect national laws.”
Acting Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti reported that the rice production trend in Indonesia steadily decreased from 2021 to 2023, during the September to December period....
The governments of Vietnam and the Philippines will soon sign a pact on rice trade to ensure food security, Vietnamese authorities said on Thursday....
The Cameroonian Ministry of Commerce announced yesterday a significant reduction in rice prices effective Friday. This price adjustment follows the arrival of a portion of the 190,000 metric tons of rice negotiated with India. The minister, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, detailed that the price for a 50 kg bag of Indian broken...
Laos will chair ASEAN next year before it passes the torch to Malaysia in 2025. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday handed over the gavel that marks the group’s chairmanship to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as Jakarta wrapped up the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ...
The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.
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...
Here's the FT's diagram of how the #EU's new Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism will work.
This is intended to reduce emissions (by costing them in) for both in-EU production & imports; its a classic economic model for costing negative externalities.
The Q. is how will it effect #trade flows into the block - some analysts think it will further fragment & regionalise the global economy.
But of course any #greentransition wiill have structural effects; the issue will be how they are mitigated?
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...
More than 70 MPs call on Sunak to raise the case of Jagtar Singh Johal, a British man facing the death penalty in India, during G20 summit. PM spokesperson refuses to say whether it will be raised, leading to concerns from his brother of ‘putting trade over human rights’ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-66722970
'James Dyson, the billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, has lost a libel lawsuit against a British newspaper publisher over a column that branded him a hypocrite who had "screwed" Britain.'
'"the vacuum-cleaner tycoon who championed Vote Leave due to the economic opportunities it would bring to British industry before moving his global head office to #Singapore".'
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....
World must reduce trade with Russia to prevent any component from reaching Russian weapons - Zelenskyy (www.pravda.com.ua)
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called on the world to reduce trade with Russia to the extent that the terrorist country cannot use any component to create weapons that attack Ukraine.
Namibia, Cuba forge partnership to harness natural resource potential (newsghana.com.gh)
In an effort to capitalize on its recent strides in oil, gas, and renewable energy, Namibia is opening its doors to a strategic partnership with Cuba, aiming to leverage Cuban expertise and technology to unlock the potential of its natural resources for mutual gain.
Indian Government puts Basmati rice under minimum export price, following curbs to non-Basmati (www.livemint.com)
The government set a minimum export price (MEP) of $1,200 a tonne on basmati rice shipments in a move aimed at reining in domestic prices ahead of elections in key states. The move came a day after it imposed a 20% duty on non-basmati parboiled rice exports, effective immediately....
Rice Production in Indonesia Steadily Decreases, Says Acting Head of Statistics Indonesia (en.tempo.co)
Acting Head of Statistics Indonesia (BPS) Amalia Adininggar Widyasanti reported that the rice production trend in Indonesia steadily decreased from 2021 to 2023, during the September to December period....
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....
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....
Cameroon cuts rice prices following import deal with India (www.businessincameroon.com)
The Cameroonian Ministry of Commerce announced yesterday a significant reduction in rice prices effective Friday. This price adjustment follows the arrival of a portion of the 190,000 metric tons of rice negotiated with India. The minister, Luc Magloire Mbarga Atangana, detailed that the price for a 50 kg bag of Indian broken...
Indonesia passes Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) chairmanship baton to Laos (jakartaglobe.id)
Laos will chair ASEAN next year before it passes the torch to Malaysia in 2025. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo on Thursday handed over the gavel that marks the group’s chairmanship to Laotian Prime Minister Sonexay Siphandone as Jakarta wrapped up the 43rd ASEAN Summit. ...
BRICS invites six countries (Argentina, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Egypt, Ethiopia, UAE) to be new members (www.reuters.com)
The BRICS group of nations has decided to invite six countries - Argentina, Egypt, Iran, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates - to become new members of the bloc, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said on Thursday.
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...
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...
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....