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Qatar appoints ambassador to the UAE following years-long rift + Iran, Serbia talk boosting trade ties
Qatar appoints ambassador to the UAE for the first time since mid-2017: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Al Thani has appointed…
TODAY: Trade to get spotlight treatment at COP28 for the first time + Pakistani businesses can now source LNG cargoes from Qatar
Good morning, lovely people. It’s the accidental electric and autonomous vehicle issue today, with several stories coming out of the…
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…
UAE to get maritime decarbonization center + AD Ports inks strategic partnership with Chinese engineering firm. PLUS: News from SCZone, CMA CGM, FedEx, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Wizz Air, and the Suez Canal
SHIPPING + MARITIME- The UAE’s Energy and Infrastructure Ministry and Norway-based classification society DNV will establish the region’s first maritime…
Algeria eyes BRICS membership + Turkey, UAE ink USD 50 bn agreements. PLUS: KSA, Iran sever ties with Sweden, and news from Bahrain and the US, Iran and Brazil, Egypt and Indonesia, Syria and Iraq, and Qatar and Turkey
Algeria has formally applied to join the BRICS groupwith a contribution of USD 1.5 bn, Ennahar TV quoted Algerian President…
Iran + Iraq to open joint freezone by 2024
The freezone will help Iraq leverage Iran’s access to the Indian Ocean to export its products
TODAY: Russia’s exit from the Black Sea grain pact is already harming global trade + Will the UAE snag a contract for another terminal at Pakistan’s Karachi Port?
Good morning, friends, and welcome back. We have a packed issue for you this morning, as we return from a…
Global trade (and spot freight rates) are taking a hit before they get better + trade volumes ramp up along the Turkish-Syrian border
The container shipping market outlook for the 2H 2023 indicates that the drop in spot container freight rates has largely…
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