Tag: Raw materials
anger of vanilla producers at exporters breaking fixed prices
In Madagascar, as the vanilla export campaign comes to an end on June 30, voices are being raised to denounce the failure to respect the minimum export selling price of…
Brazzaville in slow motion due to a shortage of diesel, while Congo produces it
Brazzaville’s service stations have been dry for several weeks. A situation that penalizes motorists, disrupts transport and slows down economic activity. The inhabitants of the capital wonder about this long…
Remedy to misery for some, gold profoundly transforms Guinean society
Gold panning attracts Guineans from all regions, but also well beyond the country’s borders, with a promise that is not always kept: to quickly improve living conditions. From our special…
Turkey’s difficult position on grain exports
Ukraine’s ambassador to Ankara on Friday (June 3) accused Russia of “ steal » Ukrainian cereals and export them from Crimea to foreign countries, in particular to Turkey. According to…
record hydrocarbon revenues partly finance the war in Ukraine
While the Twenty-Seven are still unable to find a consensus on the joint embargo project on Russian oil – because of its blocking by Hungary – Russia is still drawing…
COGEP recommends the revision of mining contracts, following irregularities
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Coalition for the Governance of Public Enterprises (COGEP) recommends the revision of all mining contracts concluded since 2009. According to it, some…
After the Indian wheat embargo, the World Bank tries to prevent famines
On the markets, the price of wheat soared again after India announced an embargo on its exports. The World Bank says it is ready to release twelve billion dollars to…
Odessa, a vital port for the Ukrainian economy and world trade
Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine, the Russian fleet has controlled the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov, leaving millions of tons of grain stuck in silos,…
in the face of rising commodity prices, manufacturers allowed to “adapt”
Food and energy prices, whose rise has been exacerbated by the war in Ukraine, could remain high until 2024, estimates the World Bank. According to the institution, this is the…
Algerian gas on the world market, an alternative to Russia?
The repercussions of the war in Ukraine on the energy market are, according to several experts, an opportunity for Algeria which has repositioned itself on the world market. Faced with…