(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Local contractors and truck owners have sued the Kenyan government to force it to publish tax and duty concessions granted to Chinese contractors on infrastructure projects. The petitioners say the unpublished exemptions give foreign firms an unfair edge, creating a 25% to 35% cost gap in theirContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Four countries supplied 55.1% of Kenya’s imports in the first half of 2026, exposing the country’s supply chain to disruption on key trade routes as the Middle East crisis escalates. China, India, Saudi Arabia and the UAE accounted for KES 898.8 billion ($6.9 billion / GBP 5.2Continue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s fashion sector is moving to tap into China’s manufacturing, technology and e-commerce systems to grow local production and build brands that can compete in regional and international markets. This push took centre stage at the third edition of the East Africa (Kenya) Fashion Life Show heldContinue Reading
(NAIROBI, KENYA) – Kenya’s imports from China rose by 34.7% in the first five months of 2026, as key infrastructure projects under President William Ruto’s administration moved into construction or preparation stages. China’s exports to Kenya climbed to KES 336.2 billion between January and May, from KES 249.5 billion inContinue Reading
(TOKYO, JAPAN) – Japanese seafood producer Ichimasa Kamaboko is targeting sales of 283 million US dollars (about 41.5 billion Japanese yen, or roughly 222 million British pounds) as it moves to a holding company structure and expands its overseas business. The company is known for its crab stick products soldContinue Reading
(WASHINGTON, USA) – The United States has imposed new trade measures on polysilicon, a key raw material used in semiconductors and solar panels that is mainly produced by China. The White House announced a 15% tariff and a series of minimum import prices on products made from the material onContinue Reading
(NEW DELHI) – Discounts on Russian Urals crude oil sold to India have shrunk to just $1 to $2 per barrel against the Brent benchmark this week, a sharp shift from early July when cargoes were trading at discounts of more than $10 per barrel, three trade sources told Reuters.Continue Reading
(BRUSSELS) – Russia’s military industrial complex will depend on imports of strategic minerals until at least 2035, leaving its defence production open to external economic pressure, according to a new report by the Economic Security Council of Ukraine. The study finds that despite holding the world’s largest reserves of mineralContinue Reading
