French credit insurer Coface projected «dark clouds» in the world economy in 2023 and has downgraded the country risk assessment of 16 countries on the European continent. This downgrade includes the major economies -with the exception of Italy, which was already rated at A4, the highest risk level
The African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) is currently supported by the United States, China and the European Union. What is the AfCFTA? A framework agreement signed by 54 of the 55 members of the African Union (AU) that aims to remove barriers to intra-African trade and investment
The World Trade Organization (WTO) identified 75 services-related trade sanctions adopted in the context of the war in Ukraine. These sanctions were imposed by 39 WTO Members from mid-October 2021 to mid-May 2022 and relate to services and trade in services. Approximately 20% of these sanctions relate to
China and Vietnam ranked as the largest exporters of footwear to the U.S. market in 2021, according to data from the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC). Overall, the U.S. footwear market is supplied almost entirely by imports, which accounted for 95.9 percent of U.S. consumption in 2021. U.S.
Cal-Maine Foods ranked as the largest egg producer in the United States, selling 1,083.8 million dozen shell eggs in fiscal 2022. The company is primarily engaged in the production, grading, packing, marketing and distribution of fresh shell eggs. Headquartered in Ridgeland, Mississippi, the company is the largest distributor
BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, highlighted the advantages of investing in technology and healthcare-related sectors. Rob Kapito, president of BlackRock Advisors, said that sectors best equipped to manage the transition to a lower-carbon world, such as technology and healthcare, are particularly attractive over the long term. The