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Houthis keep up attacks as outside pressure mounts on Iran
Regional appeals have so far come up empty, and both sides are buying time. The next two weeks are the…
PayTabs to buy Amazon’s MENA payments arm for USD +100mn
PLUS: WeRide to raise the number of local robotaxis active by 2030 to 7k-10k
Trump’s 2027 minerals deadline runs into US supply reality
Trump’s plan to end US reliance on Chinese critical minerals faces challenges
THIS MORNING: PIF reportedly sets up second office in China
PLUS- Financing to MSMEs up by 33% y-o-y in 2025
China’s exports decelerate on disruption from Gulf war, seasonal distortions
Exports rose just 2.5% y-o-y in March, while imports increased by 28% y-o-y
THIS MORNING: Opec+ output sinks 20% in March as Saudi, Iraq flows drop
Saudi crude shipments to China to drop 50% to 20 mn barrels
Two-speed China: exports fly, corporate profits lag
China generated a USD 1.2 tn trade surplus in 2025, with exports at record highs.
Businesses are bracing for Trump tariffs with frontloading and price hikes
Companies are frontloading orders and shifting their supply chain from China to other countries
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