Protectionism

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…

May 27, 2022 // Now that we have entered a new period of geopolitical conflict, protectionism, and regionalism, one wonders whether the cosmopolitan, globalized world of Davos is gone forever. The critical issue looking ahead will be how to maintain global cooperation on global challenges, writes Carl Bildt. Read Full…

With a gauge of global prices already at a record following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a spate of nations have moved to curb exports in crops from wheat and sugar to cooking oils, exacerbating security risks for the rest of the world. Bad weather is a concern, too. Still, while…

Malaysia just announced a ban on chicken exports, causing consternation in Singapore, which gets a third of its supplies from there. India has moved to curb wheat and sugar shipments, Indonesia has limited palm oil sales, and some other nations have issued grain quotas. The poorest countries are most vulnerable…

Please try another search EconomyMay 24, 2022 10:46PM ET © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A worker carries a sack of wheat flour at a World Food Programme food aid distribution center in Sanaa, Yemen February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah By Jessica DiNapoli and Dan Burns DAVOS, Switzerland (Reuters) - A growing…

The top shipper imposed a sweeping ban on cooking oil exports, covering palm oil products across the value chain. It’s hard to overstate the importance of the tropical oil as it’s found everywhere today – in food, soap, lipstick and even printing ink – which makes Indonesia’s move important for the world.…

As the war in Ukraine continues to escalate despite global efforts to stop the Russian invasion, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres on Tuesday stated that people caught up in crisis all across the globe cannot afford to pay the price for Russia-Ukraine's conflict. He further urged that all nations must keep their…