Protectionism

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Protectionism as a result of fear meant the governments closed down borders, making it difficult to export vaccines, says Albert Bourla, Pfizer's chief executive officer Topics Pfizer | Davos | World Economic Forum Agencies  Last Updated at January 20, 2023 00:46 IST Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla Pfizer’s chief executive says the biggest challenge the…

There is optimism that the US Federal Reserve is on target to curb inflation, with tighter monetary policy slowing consumer demand just as supply eases – and bringing a softening, or even pausing, of rate increases sooner than anyone had expected. The Reserve Bank here may follow suit. Sharemarkets, always…

A turning point came with the 1962 appointment of mild-mannered public servant Alf Rattigan. Along with a determined band of pro-market economists and renegade politicians, such as “Modest Member” Bert Kelly – and with the editorial support of The Australian Financial Review – Rattigan made the intellectual case that eventually…

OTTAWA, Nov 23 (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government learned a lesson when former U.S. President Donald Trump forced the renegotiation of the North American trade pact five years ago: never underestimate U.S. protectionism. Taking that lesson to heart has prompted Canada to mirror U.S. strategy in the…

The Deforestation Regulation was initially proposed by the European commission in November 2021. It seeks to mandate companies to ensure all goods sold inside the EU have ‘not been produced on deforested or degraded land’ and are therefore ‘deforestation-free’. All other products would be banned. It was finally put to…

Satellite operator consolidation has been a perennial topic at industry conferences such as the annual World Satellite Business Week in Paris. The potential for small and regional fixed satellite service (FSS) operators to consolidate was highlighted as a key trend to watch out for at WSBW back in 2006, recalls…

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Asia has been slammed by a wave of protectionism in recent months, with countries enacting food export restrictions on items from palm oil to wheat, sugar and chicken. The disruptions have sent already inflated food prices soaring, with Singapore's food price increase in April hitting levels not seen since March…

Global food protectionism is now in full swing. After India, some major EU food exporting nations like Hungary halted the export of certain crops. Many African countries are also banning the export of their produce. Ghana and Ugandaare among a slew of African countries banning the export of grains and…