Economy
The Trade War and Europe’s Market
The US-China trade war allowed the Chinese business community to explore new markets and cement their place at the cost of the US.
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Economy
Monetary Independence Looms For West And Central Africa
Earlier this week French President Emmanuel Macron promised to rethink French backing of the CFA franc currency, a Euro-pegged monetary system which is currently used in fourteen African nations. The franc has been in use in Africa since 1945. According...
Economy
China, India and Japan: Who Will Pay the Largest Price?
Japan’s refusal to continue with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) under the possibility that India will not be a participant brought serious doubt to the whole agreement. Both China and Japan are looking to break into the Indian market....
Economy
USCMA and Trump’s Art of the Deal
Nothing characterised Donald Trump’s presidential campaign more than his penchant for making new deals, after tearing apart or renegotiating existing ones. Be it the nuclear agreement with Iran or brokering better terms of trade with China, no one was safe...
Economy
Soar in Second-Hand Trade in Kenya Despite Bleak Future
The trade of second-hand clothes in Kenya, East Africa’s largest economy, remains an emotive issue with government who are unable to follow through with a consensus hammered out in 2015 by regional states calling for a ban of the business...
Economy
Everyone Wins with USMCA
In a rare feat, Democratic congressmen and the Trump Administration have agreed on an updated trade agreement between the US, Mexico, and Canada. US President Donald Trump targeted both neighbouring states as part of his sales pitch to negotiate fair...
Economy
China’s Relations with Africa Elicits Mixed Reactions
China has often been criticised for economic colonisation and exploitation of Africa through unfair deals as the battle for economic influence in the continent grow. Its engagement with Africa has mainly focused on trade, aid, infrastructural development and investment while...
Economy
How the World Trade Organization Propelled the Rise of the Global Far-Right
The World Trade Organization’s appellate body was at a standstill on Wednesday, as the US refused to approve replacement judges. Just one member remains on the seven-member body, as the Trump administration continues its assault to dismantle the global trade...
Economy
Avocados: The New Profitable Drug for Mexican Cartels
Global demand for avocados has exposed farmers to increasingly violent attacks, as gangs and drug cartels respond to “green gold”, a highly profitable industry in the country. Kidnappings, extortion and theft are now a present part of farmers’ lives in...
Economy
Military Inc: Egyptian Army’s Control Over the Economy
The state of the Egyptian military’s involvement in politics is hidden from no one: the country has been ruled by members of the armed forces for almost 65 of 66-years post-independence history. From the long, illustrious role of Gemal Abdel...