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By Genevieve Donnellon-May and Filipe Porto

China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) has announced a three-year plan to reduce the amount of soybean meal in animal feed to help decrease reliance on imports. The proportion of soybean meal in the feed will be cut from 14.5% in 2022 t...

The New Development Bank (NDB), also known as the "BRICS bank," is in talks with Saudi Arabia on admitting the Middle Eastern nation as its ninth member, which would strengthen the NDB's funding options amid the impact of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, according to media reports.

"In the Middle East...

Oil prices rose slightly in early Asian deals on Wednesday, June 28, after published statistics showed that crude oil inventories in the US declined last week. At the same time, the expectation of new signals about world interest rates keeps traders on their toes. If rates continue to rise, this wil...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The independent analytical center "Official Forum of Monetary and Financial Institutions" (OMFIF), of course, could not pass by the de-dollarization that was gaining momentum, i.e. the process of losing the status of the dominant currency by the US dollar, and conducted a survey...

By Mohammed Al Asoomi

The changes brought about by the Russian-Ukrainian war are spreading at an accelerated pace, driven by objective developments and historical influences. These warrant a reconsideration when adapting to economic and geopolitical shifts.

A major manifestation of this is the c...

The free trade agreement currently being negotiated between China and the Saudi Arabia-dominated Gulf Cooperation Council needs to protect emerging Gulf industries, Khalid al-Falih, the Saudi investment minister said on Sunday, (June 25) adding he hoped it would be finalised soon.

“We need to enab...