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The European Union has increased imports of Russian fertilisers to a maximum level since December 2022. In February, the volume of deliveries amounted to 167 million euros in monetary terms. This exceeded the previous month's figure by 16 percent in physical terms and 21 percent in monetary terms. W...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The G7 countries have stated that they intend to maintain the current freeze on Russian sovereign assets until they have received payment from Moscow for damages incurred in the Ukrainian conflict. This was confirmed by G7 finance ministers and central bankers in a statement rele...

By Claudia Luna Palencia

Is this current weakness just another passing episode, as has happened on other occasions since the end of Bretton Woods? Is it a structural trend caused among other things by the fact that China has been selling its dollars for years, after becoming the main holder of deb...

By Rhod Mackenzie

The German chancellor Olaf Scholz's trip to China ended with a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The key topics of the negotiations were the conflict in Ukraine and economic cooperation.
The meeting between Olaf Scholz and Xi Jinping focused on resolving the conflict in...

By Rhod Mackenzie

China has disrupted the supply of raw materials to Europe for clothing Additionally, the production of gunpowder has been impacted.
China has long been known as the world's garment factory due to its strong and affordable light industry. This is thanks to vast cotton fields and...

By Rhod Mackenzie

It is remarkable how the Western media can create falsehoods and make baseless accusations against China. According to Bloomberg, China has allegedly supplied Russia with various components to manufacture cruise missiles, drones, optical parts for tanks, and armoured vehicles. Ho...