EU Bans Shipping Unrecyclable Plastic Waste To Developing Nations
Intelligent Living As of January 1, 2021, the European Union’s 27 member states can no longer ship non-recyclable plastic waste to developing nations. The new legislation is part of the European Green Deal and the bloc’s Circular Economy Action Plan. The move is in response to a conference held last year in which 187 countries agreed to implement plastic restrictions. According to […]
Retail market size to hit $350 bln by 2025
VN Express An expanding middle class and increased incomes will see Vietnam’s retail and services revenues rise 1.6 times from that of 2020 to $350 billion by 2025. The revenues reached VND5,060 trillion ($219.6 billion) in 2020 and is set to record a growth rate of 9-9.5 percent in the 2021-2025 period, analysts with stock […]
Importinfo Newsletter January 2021
LDC graduation requires transition strategy, report says
Kathmandu Post Nepal must prepare a transition strategy in cooperation with trade and development partners to avoid adverse impacts from the country’s graduation from least developed country status as it risks losing preference treatment after graduation, a government report says. While preparing the transition strategy, Nepal also needs to conduct a fresh review of the […]
Covid-19 further exposes inequalities in the global financial system
Quartz To stem the economic fallout from Covid-19, developed countries have injected an unprecedented $9 trillion into their economies. The International Monetary Fund has recommended sustained fiscal support, emphasizing greater spending on healthcare and environmental protection projects. Meanwhile, countries in the “global south”—broadly, low- and middle-income countries in Latin America, Asia, and Africa—face more dire circumstances. They don’t have the […]
Developing countries have been busy forging trade agreements — with one another
The Washington Post Are we now in a “new Cold War,” as headlines in recent months suggest? As the covid-19 pandemic rages on, relations between the United States and China have reached new lows, and President Trump threatened to “cut off the whole relationship.” This leaves economists and policymakers considering a question that once seemed unthinkable: What would […]
PERU Relaunches Inspiring Campaign “Dream, then Travel”
iCrowd Newswire Lima, December 12, 2020. Given the gradual reopening of tourism and the great enthusiasm for travel, the Commission for the Promotion of Peru for Exports and Tourism – PROMPERÚ relaunches the international campaign “Dream, then Travel”, in order to maintain the presence of the South American country in force as a tourist destination, […]
Only 958 businesses nationwide aware of AfCFTA – GSS
Ghana web Only 958 businesses across the country are said to be aware of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) which is expected to start on January 1, 2021, findings from the second wave of COVID-19 Business Tracker Survey has revealed. This represented 26.2 percent of firms interviewed between August 15 and September 20 this […]
Almond Milk Market 2020 (Includes Business Impact of COVID-19)
International Debt Observatory Trusted Business Insights answers what are the scenarios for growth and recovery and whether there will be any lasting structural impact from the unfolding crisis for the Almond Milk market. Trusted Business Insights presents an updated and Latest Study on Almond Milk Market 2020-2029. The report contains market predictions related to market […]