• Oct 18, 2016
  • 7 min read

EU licences will benefit Indonesian loggers

Other South-east Asian nations may need to give further policy attention to timber exports

South-east Asia
  • Oct 18, 2016
  • 7 min read

New normal for trade will shape global economy

An intense decade of globalisation ended in 2008 and the world is only now adjusting to a new era of trade

International
  • Sep 23, 2016
  • 2 min read

Extradition issue will strain Canada-China trade talks

Trudeau wants to double Canada's trade with China by 2025, but Beijing wants an extradition treaty

Canada
  • Sep 14, 2016
  • 6 min read

South-east Asia palm oil reform pressure will grow

South-east Asia's palm oil sector has been hit by El Nino, but will rebound

South-east Asia
  • Sep 2, 2016
  • 2 min read

Egypt's erratic policymaking will put off investors

The government is trying hard to attract investment, but this may not be enough

Egypt
  • Aug 26, 2016
  • 6 min read

Ottawa will frustrate Beijing despite Trudeau visit

Despite early hopes of closer Canada-China commercial ties, mutual frustrations have slowed the rapprochement

Canada
  • Aug 19, 2016
  • 7 min read

Emissions technology lag risks COP21 warming targets

The Paris Agreement lays out ambitious climate goals, predicated on untested 'negative emissions' technology

International
  • Jul 14, 2016
  • 7 min read

Russian grain exports will rise as farming prospers

Russia is outstripping Canadian and US wheat sales for seasonal and exchange-rate reasons

Russia