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India bans exports of white rice, triggering further food inflation
India — which is responsible for 40% of the world’s exports — has banned exports of white rice as of…
Iran could give India “priority” treatment for oil exports + Tunisia, EU eye boosting air transport ties. PLUS: Cooperation between Qatar and Algeria, and Qatar and Hungary
Iran is open to providing India with priority treatment for oil exports, but India needs to “show willingness,” Wion Newscites…
Will India ban rice exports? + UK joins USD 15.7 tn Indo-Pacific trade pact. PLUS: News from PSA + HaiSea Marine
India set to ban rice exports to curb inflation: India’s government is planning to ban exports of all non-Basmati rice,…
India, UAE agree to boost non-USD trade, link payment systems + Italy lifts aviation ban on Libya. PLUS: News from India + GCC, Saudi Arabia + Turkey, Qatar, Oman and Syria, Iran and Zimbabwe, Iran and China, and Egypt and the Czech Republic
India + UAE agree to boost non-USD trade + link payment systems: The central bank of the UAE (CBUAE) signed…
TODAY: Canada’s port strike ends with tentative four-year agreement + Iraq to issue Development Road project tenders soon
Good morning, lovely people. We’re back with a busy issue, with updates from across the region on the rail, shipping,…
China to launch CNY-priced container futures + new China cargo route to Afghanistan. PLUS: More from India, Maersk, and V.Group
China to introduce container futures product using CNY as settlement currency:The Shanghai Futures Exchange and the Shanghai Shipping Exchange are…
UAE’s Rakez to cooperate with food, agriculture sector in India + CMA CGM adds Egypt to its Greece-Turkey-Libya shipping service. PLUS: FedEx rolls out emissions tracker in MENA, Qatar Airways lands in Lyon
TRADE- Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (Rakez) and the Indian Chamber of Food and Agriculture (ICFA) are furthering “strategic collaboration”…
Oman and Senegal, Iran and UAE ink air services agreements
Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has inked an air services agreement with Senegal, according to a CAA statement. The accord…
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