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Ukraine Grain Backlog Prompts U.N. Call for Faster Ship Checks
Date: October 11, 2022
By Jonathan Spicer and Can Sezer ISTANBUL (Reuters) – With nearly 100 grain-laden ships reaching towards the horizon off Istanbul, the U.N. official overseeing exports from Ukraine is asking Russia and other parties to end “full-blown” inspections of outgoing vessels to ease the backlog. Ukraine has exported more than 6.8 million tonnes of grain and...
Colombia Appeals in WTO Frozen Fries Dispute With EU
Date: October 11, 2022
GENEVA (Reuters) – Colombia launched an appeal on Monday against a finding largely backing the European Union in a World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute over import tariffs on frozen fries from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands. The Geneva-based trade body said this would lead to the first proceedings before a multi-party arbitration system set up...
Exclusive-Indian Car Makers Propose Tax Cut on Imports in Trade Deal With Britain
Date: October 7, 2022
By Aditi Shah and Aftab Ahmed NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian car makers have proposed cutting to 30% the tax rate on imported cars as part of a trade deal with Britain, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented move that could ease access to one of the world’s most protected automobile markets. It is the first...
South African President Ramaphosa to Make State Visit to UK
Date: October 3, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – South African President Cyril Ramaphosa will make a state visit to Britain, Buckingham Palace said on Monday, the first such visit since King Charles succeeded his late mother Queen Elizabeth last month. Ramaphosa and his wife, Tshepo Motsepe, have accepted an invitation from the new British monarch for the Nov. 22-24 state...
Swiss Gold Exports to China Slow but Shipments to Turkey Surge
Date: September 20, 2022
LONDON (Reuters) – Swiss exports of gold to China fell in August from July’s 5-1/2-year high, while shipments to Turkey rose to their highest since June 2013, Swiss customs data showed on Tuesday. Falling gold prices in recent months have seen metal flow from commercial vaults in the United States and Britain to countries in...
Turkish Florists Race to Meet Soaring British Demand After Queen’s Death
Date: September 15, 2022
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkish florists are resorting to cargo planes instead of trucks as they rush to send as many flowers as they can to the United Kingdom to meet a deluge of orders after the death of Queen Elizabeth. Orders for cut flowers have soared by 90% since the queen died, said Selcuk Celebi,...