Tag: Commerce and Exchanges
EU announces mission to protect Red Sea traffic after new Houthi attacks
After two months of negotiations between Member States, the European Union announced on Monday February 19 its naval operation in the Red Sea, with the aim of securing maritime traffic…
Erdogan visits Cairo to seal reconciliation between Egypt and Turkey
Recep Tayyip Erdogan will be received for the first time this Wednesday in Cairo by his counterpart Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, after a decade of virtual breakdown in Turkish-Egyptian relations. On…
the insolent records of the luxury sector, despite a global slowdown
Hermès, LVMH or Ferrari… it’s a good week for the luxury sector. At the start of 2024, major groups are showing insolent growth and incredible profits. The sector is doing…
Prime Minister Gabriel Attal in Germany for his first trip abroad
French Prime Minister Gabriel Attal is going to Berlin this Monday, February 5, 2024. He is making his first trip abroad for a working dinner with Chancellor Olaf Scholz while…
Canada and the United Kingdom halt free trade negotiations
This is a new failure for British trade policy: after two years of negotiations, the United Kingdom and Canada have suspended their discussions with a view to a trade agreement.…
call for general strike in the nickel industry
New Caledonia’s main industrial workers’ union is calling for a general strike at the island’s three nickel refining plants on January 25. The three industrial sites are on the verge…
Red Sea conflict weighs on Chinese economy
China is calling for an end to the “harassment” of civilian ships in the Red Sea and “the maintenance of fluid global supply chains”, one of the spokespersons for Chinese…
new Houthi strikes on an American ship, a week of escalation in the Gulf of Aden
The Yemeni Houthi rebels claimed responsibility early this Friday, January 19, for strikes against an American merchant ship circulating in the Gulf of Aden. These strikes are part of a…
the majority of oil and gas groups far from having started a “serious transformation”
The hydrocarbon sector is far from having started a “ serious transformation » to contribute to the fight against climate change. This is confirmed by a report from Carbon4 Finance…
the Suez Canal deserted after Houthi attacks
More and more ships from around the world are avoiding the Suez Canal due to increasing attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels, a blow to Egypt which is going through its…