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India steers boat through a risky channel between war clouds and El NinoIndia faces a challenging global economic outlook for 2026-27. Geopolitical tensions and volatile oil prices are key concerns. However, Ind...
Biocon rolls out two biosimilars in US marketBiocon has launched two new biosimilar medicines, Bosaya and Aukelso, in the United States. These drugs treat serious bone conditions. They...
Rupee depreciation offers limited export benefit, hurts labour-intensive sectors: ReportA new report reveals the Indian rupee's depreciation has mixed results for exports. While some sectors see gains, high import costs often n...
India considers lifting rice export curbs as supply improvesGlobal food costs ended 2022 roughly where they started despite a year of disruptions from the war in Ukraine and extreme weather. A spokes...
IMF's Kristalina Georgieva urges G20 leaders to 'allow trade to do its job'In prepared remarks delivered at the G20 leaders summit, Georgieva said that 345 million people in the world were now suffering from a food...
Rice price rise a concern as food inflation speeds up in IndiaConcerns around elevated wheat prices made analysts apprehensive of the chances of consumers shifting to rice in a bid to opt for cheaper f...
Food export bans in Asia prompt fears of more protectionismGlobal food supplies have been disrupted by not only the war in Ukraine but also by the coronavirus pandemic, recent bouts of extreme weath...
A global stock trader’s guide to navigating food protectionismProfit estimates of global exporters like Singapore-listed Wilmar International Ltd. and Hong Kong’s WH Group Ltd. are on the rise while po...
India's curbs on wheat and sugar exports spark concern that rice may be nextIndia’s curbs on wheat and sugar exports sent shock waves through global markets as it marked an escalation in food protectionism that’s se...
Food protectionism spreads with Malaysia poultry export banMalaysia will halt exports of 3.6 million chickens a month from June 1, and investigate allegations of cartel pricing, Prime Minister Ismai...
Food protectionism ramps up as Indonesia bans palm oil exportsThe move adds to the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, which plunged the global edible oil market into disarray. With food costs surg...
Cooking-Oil chaos exacerbates a looming world hunger crisisRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has thrown the trade of sunflower oil into chaos and is squeezing already tight supplies of other vegetable oi...
Food protectionism is spreading as Hungary bans grain exportsProtectionist measures - which already picked up in recent years as the Covid-19 pandemic sparked worries about local supplies and high pri...
India may push exports via G2G trade for food productsWorried over a slowdown in exports, the government is looking to use India’s good relations with other countries to push up exports through...
Protectionism in all forms should be rejected: IndiaExternal Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in her address to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Foreign Ministers here rai...
India rejects naysayer tag at WTOIn the same spirit of openness that is urged upon us, no one should ascribe a negative connotation when we say no on some issues, said Nirm...
- G7 finance ministers vow to avoid protectionism
Group of Seven finance leaders vowed to avoid protectionism as they seek to stabilise the tumbling world economy and financial markets.
- China, US agree on free farm trade
The United States and China agree on the need to resist protectionist farm tariffs even in the face of the world economic crisis, the US ag...
- Food crisis: UN to reveal battle plan
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon was set on Monday to lead a concerted effort by 27 key UN agencies to tackle the growing crisi...
- Bold reform needed to tackle high food prices: IMF chief
Bold reform is needed to deal with the long-term problem of rising food prices, International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Dominique Strauss-K...