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Trade defences needed to combat ‘existential’ threat to key sectors, industry commissioner Stéphane Séjourné says

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U. S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.

Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis President Alberto Musalem says the central bank is missing on the inflation side of its mandate during an interview with Bloomberg's Stephanie Flanders at a central banking conference in Iceland. (Source: Bloomberg)

Egypt’s recent Eni-linked gas finds have lifted hopes of an upstream revival, but analysts say import pressure is unlikely to ease soon.

Just days before the Islamic festival of Tabaski, livestock markets in Abidjan are slowing down. Burkina Faso and Mali have suspended exports, while insecurity and the closure of Sahel trade corridors are disrupting traditional supply routes. The result: sheep are becoming scarce and prices are soaring across Abidjan’s markets. Our team on the ground reports.

Maxim Reshetnikov said that this was mainly due to exports from Russia, because imports slowed down a bit

The move is likely to unsettle international investors already concerned about the uncertain trajectory of economic policymaking under Prabowo.

The country's export-dependent economy has been hit hard by geopolitical turmoil, trade tensions, and the chronic instability of Thai politics.

The overland route presents a limited lifeline for Tehran, but cannot substitute for sea-based oil trade.