Can Vertical Farming Cut The Middle East’s Reliance On Food Imports?

Top View Of Vertical Hydroponic Plant System With Cultivated Lettuces getty In a region with plenty of sun but little water, farming is rarely an easy option, so it’s little surprise that Gulf countri...

Global Trade More Fizzle Than Sizzle Until 2031

The World Economic Forum, held in Davos Switzerland, brings together the world’s global elite and … [+] its most prominent globalists. AFP via Getty Images Nikolaus Lang says there are thr...

After Two Incredible Years, U.S. Trade Will Slow, Possibly Until 2025

Silhouettes of onshore oil and gas well in the field outdoors against blue cloudy sky getty U.S. trade growth will be slow to nonexistent for many U.S. airports, seaports and border crossings for the ...

China should set aside political issues on vaccine imports, CEO says

China needs to move past political considerations and look at importing Covid-19 jabs to end the pandemic globally, according to the chief executive of the world’s latest vaccine manufacturer. &...

For 1st Time Since 2014, U.S. Toy Imports Dip Below $2 Billion

The month of October is traditionally the busiest month for imports of children’s toys — but not … [+] this year. ustradenumbers.com For the first time this century, children’s toy imports...

Despite Lousy Trade Policy, U.S. Imports To Top $3 Trillion For 2022

China is the leading importer into the United States but its percentage of the total is the lowest … [+] since 2008. AFP via Getty Images U.S. imports are poised to top $3 trillion for the first...

Kuwait Says Oil Buyers Don’t Want to Boost Imports Next Year

(Bloomberg) — Kuwait’s state energy company said customers are reluctant to increase oil imports next year, signaling that the market’s being suppressed by global economic weakness. Most Read fr...

U.S. Total Trade Likely To Surpass Eye-Popping $5 Trillion In 2022

U.S. merchandise trade with the world is on track to surpass an eye-popping $5 trillion in 2022, according to the latest U.S. Census Bureau data. Total U.S. trade only surpassed $4 trillion for the fi...

Labor Arbitrage, Fruit And Vegetable Imports, And Supply Chain Resiliency

Migrant Workers Harvesting California Strawberries (Photo by David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images) Corbis via Getty Images The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported the latest trade data on Friday, a...

Turkey’s September Gold Imports up by 1,700% as Individuals Swap Falling Lira With the Precious Metal – Emerging Markets Bitcoin News

Turkey’s gold imports of just over 39,000 kilograms in September 2022 are more than 16 times the quantity that was brought into the country in September 2021. The surge in Turkey’s gold imports is rep...

Russia’s Rank As U.S. Trade Partner At 30-Year Low, New Data Shows

Trade with Russia has left its rank with the United States at a three-decade low. The U.S. hasn’t … [+] imported oil or refined petroleum since April. ustradenumbers.com Russia now ranks a...

China’s plunging energy imports confound expectations

W649PH A tanker is to be loaded with liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the Rudong LNG terminal of CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation), parent company of In the aftermath of the global financial c...

Iran Officially Approves Use Of Crypto For Imports ⋆ ZyCrypto

Advertisement &nbsp &nbsp Iran is turning to cryptocurrencies as the nation’s international trades experience major setbacks due to U.S. sanctions. The Middle Eastern country ...

Iran Takes Cryptocurrencies As Payment For Imports As Sanctions Intensify

Faced with intensifying global trade sanctions over its nuclear program, Iran is adopting crypto payment for imports into the country. Iran’s Trade Ministry, represented by Minister Reza Fatemi Amin h...

UK economy on verge of stagflation as it phases out Russian energy imports

The UK economy has been hit pretty hard by the devastating effects of inflation, rising energy, and food prices, decreasing household purchasing power, and diminishing savings rate with difficult-to-c...

Russian PM takes cue from Iran’s crypto payment permit for imports

Russia may soon be taking a cue from Iran by using cryptocurrencies for imports, according to commentthe Russian prime minister. The adoption of digital assets is necessary as a “safe alternative” for...

Iran allows use of crypto for imports amid sanctions

A new law from Iran is allowing the use of crypto in the processing of imports, according to semiofficial Iranian news agency Tasnim.  The change comes under an agreement between the Ministry of Indus...

Iran is using crypto to pay for imports instead of…

Despite banning the trading of crypto in 2019, the Iranian government is now preparing to widely use crypto for international trade payments by the end of September. Iran has been under sanctions impo...

Iranian businesses get the green light to use crypto for imports

Iran’s Industry, Mines and Trade Ministry has approved the use of cryptocurrency for imports into the country amid ongoing international trade sanctions. According to local news reports, Trade Ministe...

Iran Formally Approves The Use of Digital Assets for Imports  Iran Formally Approves Use of Digital Assets for Imports 

Iranian trade minister revealed on Monday that regulations and logistics have been finalized to facilitate the use of crypto in Iran’s international trade. The move comes nearly 3 weeks after it offic...

Iran Allows Trading and Imports Using Crypto to Avoid Sanctions

Bitcoin News In a historic first, Iran has placed a $10 million import order with cryptocurrency. Within Iran’s borders in 2019, cryptocurrency trading was prohibited. According to Industry Mines and ...

Why Europe Didn’t Ramp Up Caspian Gas Imports Sooner

For over two decades, the European Union has sought gas from the Caspian Sea’s giant reserves. During that time, grand pipeline projects have been mooted and forgotten. All the while, the bloc has gro...

Iran Imports $10 Million Worth of Goods in Crypto (Report)

One of the leading economies in the Middle East – Iran – reportedly made its first import order using digital assets. The initiative included goods worth $10 million and happened earlier this week. A ...

On U.S.-China Trade War, Biden Should Declare Victory, End Tariffs

China remains the top importer into the United States, particularly in manufactured high-tech goods, … [+] but its market share of U.S. imports is shrinking. ustradenumbers.com The percentage of...

As Biden Prepares Saudi Trip, Its Oil Imports Dwindle To 8% This Year

The value of U.S. oil imports from the world was higher in May of this year than any other month of … [+] May since 2014, according to WorldCity analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data. But the Saud...

Wayfair and Overstock Could Soar if Biden Cuts Tariffs on Imports From China

Text size About half of Wayfair and Overstock’s vendors are based in China. Gabby Jones/Bloomberg A reduction of tariffs on goods from China would likely significantly boost the bottom lines for...

Why Chinese Imports Of U.S. LNG Collapsed

As European LNG buyers are snapping up cargoes from the United States in a race to replace Russian pipeline deliveries, America has become a major supplier to Europe, and its sales to China have dwind...

G-7 Set to Ban New Russian Gold Imports in Pledge Backed by US

(Bloomberg) — US President Joe Biden and fellow Group of Seven leaders will agree to announce a ban on new gold imports from Russia, a person familiar with the plan said, the latest sanction in ...

Switzerland Imports Russian Gold for First Time Since War

(Bloomberg) — Switzerland imported gold from Russia for the first time since the invasion of Ukraine, showing the industry’s stance toward the nation’s precious metals may be softening. Most Rea...

Russia, Ukraine Both Suffer Worst April In Two Decades For U.S. Trade

Newly released U.S. Census Bureau data shows that in looking at the month of April over the last two … [+] decades, both Russia and Ukraine suffered the steepest losses from March this year. Apr...

For First Time, U.S. Imports Topped $1 Trillion In 4 Months, New Data Shows

As oil prices have risen so too have gasoline prices, leading to higher inflation for U.S. … [+] consumers. Getty Images U.S. trade topped $1 trillion in the first four months of the year, accor...

India in Talks to Increase Russian Oil Imports From Rosneft

(Bloomberg) — India is looking to double down on its Russian oil imports with state-owned refiners eager to take more heavily-discounted supplies from Rosneft PJSC as international buyers turn d...