The crew of Anugrah Illahi prepare to sail in South Sulawesi, Indonesia.
A still from the documentary Waŋgany Mala (2024)
Many First Nations celebrate the time when boats from across the Indonesian archipelago were not intercepted by Australian authorities.
Cars are gathered at a port in in Yantai, Shandong province, China, for export.
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Chinese car makers are finding the road to succeeding in the EU slow and bumpy.
Just how ‘open’ is the U.S. after all?
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As of 2022, only Nigeria and Sudan had lower trade-to-GDP ratios.
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The policy will see Australia join the great ‘geoeconomic game’ reshaping international supply chains. But it won’t be without new risks for doing business.
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Some people think the decision to impose higher tariffs is just an excuse used by the EU to keep protecting its own farmers.
Employees at the K.P. Textil textile plant in Guatemala City.
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Relaxing ‘rules of origin’ restrictions in an existing trade deal could add tens of thousands of jobs in Central America.
Aluminium is an important global ingredient in industrial development.
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Ghana has spent over 60 years trying to build an aluminium industry.
Several economies are dependent on cocoa.
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Major African cocoa plants in Côte d'Ivoire and Ghana have stopped or cut processing because they cannot afford to buy beans.
An anti-colonial demonstration against the CFA franc in Dakar, September 2017.
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Several conditions must be met to ensure the successful launch and operation of a multilateral currency.
Ecowas has struggled to handle a raft of military coups.
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The decision by the three countries could change the dynamics of Ecowas.
The plan to restrict importation of some food items could raise food prices.
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Ghana’s industries need fewer production constraints and more incentives to compete domestically.
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Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea have disrupted trade between Asia and Europe – could ships cross the Arctic instead?
Vendors at work on a bustling Ciudad del Este street packed with stalls.
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A smuggling crackdown has threatened the livelihoods of the people who are just scraping by in this South American arbitrage economy.
Kenyan anchovy products are tested in Hunan, China.
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Several key events highlighted the growing ties between China and Africa.
A sealing boat is dwarfed by a passenger ferry as it makes its way through heavy ice in North Sydney, N.S., in March 2009.
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The sealing industry has evolved but the EU’s ban on seal imports has contributed to the enduring cultural violence experienced by Canadian sealers.
Cargo ships wait at the entrance to the Panama Canal in late September.
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Smart water management isn’t just good for the earth. It’s good for business.
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Transboundary climate risks can cross borders, continents and oceans to affect communities on the other side of the world. Africa’s new roadmap seeks to address this.
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From the war in Ukraine and China’s role in the Pacific, to multi-billion-dollar military decisions, New Zealand will face huge challenges during the next term of government.
President Cyril Ramaphosa will host the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg.
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It is not mere expansion, but the character of the expansion which will guide the five Brics countries on whether they admit new members.
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The Productivity Commission seems to be against manufacturing, even the making of batteries using local materials. The new team at the top might help it think more broadly.