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Looking ahead to 2024, what is the outlook for world trade?
16 January 2024
After a significant expansion in 2021 and 2022, attributable to the post-pandemic recovery, world trade volume growth slowed sharply in 2023, particularly in the developing countries of Africa and East Asia.
New trends in the world cotton market
28 November 2023
The most widely used natural fibre in the manufacture of textiles, cotton represents a global market of around 25 million tonnes a year, with an estimated value of over 40 billion dollars in 2022.
Central Asia : towards a new ‘Great Game’ ?
19 November 2023
The theatre of the 19th-century ‘Great Game’, at the heart of Zbigniew Brzezinski’s post-Cold War ‘Great Chessboard’, Central Asia is now back in the spotlight.
Semiconducteurs : prospects outside Asia
25 October 2023
As a result of rising tensions between Washington and Beijing and fears of a Chinese military operation against Taiwan, the global giants in the sector are stepping up their plans to set up manufacturing facilities in the United States and Europe.
Brazil : a commodity powerhouse on the rise
11 October 2023
Back at the helm of Brazil since January 2023, twelve years after his last term, Lula has embarked on a major economic and social transformation of the country.