Supply Chains

O Politburo, órgão máximo de tomada de decisão do Partido Comunista governante, foi citado pela agência de notícias estatal Xinhua afirmando que a economia teve um início de ano melhor do que o esperado.

Food production in many African countries depends heavily on fertiliser imported from the Gulf through the strait of HormuzCountries in Africa, where farmers depend heavily on imported fertiliser and a large share of household income goes on food, are particularly vulnerable to supply chain disruptions caused by the war in the Middle East, experts have said.The conflict has drastically disrupted trade through the strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping lane not just for oil and gas but also for fertiliser, which is produced in vast quantities in the Gulf. Continue reading...