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Oil Drops 2% in Light Trading on China Demand Concern
Date: December 28, 2022
By Shariq Khan NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices dipped on Wednesday as traders weighed concerns over a surge in COVID-19 cases in China, the world’s top oil importer, against the chances easing pandemic restrictions in the country will boost fuel demand. Brent crude futures fell $1.69, or 2%, to $82.64 a barrel by 10:01 a.m....
Russia’s Sberbank Urges Glencore to Resolve Dispute Over Oil Bill
Date: December 27, 2022
MOSCOW (Reuters) -Sberbank on Monday accused Glencore of choosing not to foot a bill for oil supplied via the Russian lender, saying the global commodities trader could have found a way to pay up without violating Western sanctions. Sberbank has taken legal action to recover debt and penalties from Glencore Energy UK Ltd over the...
Russia’s Rosatom Sees 2022 Exports Growth at 15% – Report
Date: December 26, 2022
(Reuters) – Russia’s Rosatom expects its 2022 exports growth at 15%, while its foreign order portfolio has remained stable at $200 billion, the state nuclear energy company’s Chief Executive Officer Alexei Likhachev told the Russian Izvestia newspaper. “[Exports will grow] by about 15%. But one must understand that this is far from the limit,” Izvestia...
First Foreign Covid Vaccines Head to China From Germany
Date: December 21, 2022
By Thomas Escritt and Alexander Ratz BERLIN (Reuters) -Berlin has sent its first batch of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines to China to be administered initially to German expatriates, a German government spokesperson said on Wednesday, the first foreign coronavirus vaccine to be delivered to the country. No details were available on the timing and size of...
A Look Ahead – the Four Predictions Businesses Should Expect in 2023
Date: December 15, 2022
By Joe Miller, Pocketalk general manager of the Americas and Europe. As we look ahead to the new year, we must consider what influences there will be which will impact the business world over the next 12 months. If we look at the past year we can reflect on some significant challenges – skills shortage,...
Industry 4.0: Unlocking Innovation Through the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Date: December 8, 2022
By Max Avery, Vice Chair, Arkansas District Export Council Our world continues to evolve towards an on-demand economy. During the “dot-com boom” of 1995, our daily lives began to change dramatically. In less than 30 years, communication, shopping, paying, and seeking entertainment have changed entirely. There are those among us who have only lived in...