International Trade

Vietnam’s rice trade thrown into turmoil on export halt muddle

Bloomberg | March 25, 2020 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | March 25, 2020

Global rush for Trump-backed virus drug sparks India export ban

India banned exports of a malaria drug backed by U.S. President Donald Trump amid a run on supplies globally, even as scientists continue to search for conclusive evidence of the medicine’s effectiveness against the novel coronavirus.

The humming of Chinese plants returns as rest of world reels

Bloomberg | March 25, 2020 | International Trade

Pandemic is ripping up supply chains and may boost Europe’s east

Bloomberg | March 25, 2020 | International Trade

They’re called essential, but food workers are resisting

Bloomberg | March 24, 2020 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | March 24, 2020

Cheap US corn lures Chinese buyers seeking American grain

Cheap American corn is luring prospective Chinese purchasers again less than a week after the Asian nation picked up the most supplies in almost seven years.

How to help Iran fight the virus

Bloomberg | March 24, 2020 | International Trade

International Trade

Bloomberg | March 23, 2020

FDA lifts curbs on Indian maker of virus drug touted by Trump

U.S. regulators have lifted import restrictions on an Indian pharmaceutical company in an effort to increase supplies of a malaria drug touted by President Donald Trump as a potential coronavirus treatment.

A doyen of globalization makes its final retreat

Bloomberg | March 23, 2020 | International Trade

The world changed, and Li & Fung didn’t change enough.

Virus hobbles world’s biggest soy exporters with harvest nearing

Bloomberg | March 23, 2020 | International Trade

The world’s biggest exporters of soybean meal and oil are fending off a slew of logistical hurdles as they rush to get ready for the impending harvest in Argentina.