(KUALA LUMPUR) – Japanese agricultural and seafood exports to Malaysia climbed 26.3 percent in 2024, reaching 29.1 billion yen, as demand for the country’s cuisine grows rapidly among Malaysian consumers and businesses. The figure moved Malaysia up three places to become the tenth largest destination worldwide for Japanese farm, forestryContinue Reading
(HAVANA, Cuba) – Namibia and Cuba have begun talks on moving their longstanding political alliance into a new phase focused on economic independence, as Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare started a six day official visit to Havana. The visit runs from 6 to 11 August and includes plans for expanded cooperationContinue Reading
(HAVANA, Cuba) – Several Canadian airlines have suspended services to Cuba after aviation fuel supplies on the island became critically short, leaving nearly 3,000 passengers to be collected on empty return flights. Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat all halted scheduled operations, citing the fuel shortage that is expected toContinue Reading
(LAGOS, Nigeria) – South African commercial interests in Nigeria worth an estimated N20.43 trillion face growing uncertainty as calls for economic retaliation mount over renewed xenophobic attacks on Nigerians living in South Africa. The valuation, drawn from publicly available market capitalisation figures, asset disclosures and property portfolio estimates, covers SouthContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, Kenya) – Reported insurance fraud cases in Kenya rose 48.6% in the first quarter of 2026, driven mainly by internal theft and organised schemes rather than document forgery on the street. Data from the Insurance Regulatory Authority show the Insurance Fraud Investigation Unit recorded 52 cases between January andContinue Reading
(BOGOTÁ, Colombia) – Colombia has contracted five parametric agricultural insurance policies that directly cover 14,402 smallholder farmers and benefit up to 41,600 people across their households, as the country prepares for stronger El Niño effects in the second half of 2026. The policies provide coverage worth up to $20.14 millionContinue Reading
(OTTAWA, CANADA) – Trade negotiations between Canada and the United States are focusing on all strategic sectors, including autos, as the 19 August deadline approaches for a new wave of American tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney has said. Mr Carney said he wants all Section 232 tariffs to be addressedContinue Reading
(CALGARY, CANADA) – WestJet has entered a recovery phase after the airline and the Canadian Union of Public Employees reached a tentative agreement to end a strike by flight attendants that grounded hundreds of flights and stranded passengers across the carrier’s network. The Calgary based airline cancelled 16 flights onContinue Reading
(LAVAL, CANADA) – Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., the Canadian owner of the Couche-Tard and Circle K convenience store chains, has made an offer valued at more than $12 billion to acquire a controlling stake in Polish convenience store operator Zabka Group. The bid, announced on Friday, would be the largest acquisitionContinue Reading
(OTTAWA, CANADA) – Canada’s economy added 75,000 jobs in July, pushing the unemployment rate down to 6.4 percent, its lowest level in two years, according to the latest labour force survey from Statistics Canada. The gain represented a 0.4 percent increase in employment and followed solid jobs reports in MayContinue Reading
