Eastern Europe’s Good Deal The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission published the results from analyzing the quality of 1,400 foods across 19 member states, which found no ‘East-West food quality discrimination in Europe.’ The study was precipitated by complaints in Eastern European member states that food manufacturers were selling them lower quality products. The complaints led the European Commission to announce a prohibition in April against firms selling dual quality food within Europe, and it has also announced other initiatives to place a check on any differences. WPI had speculated that there could be quality differences since Eastern Europe is poorer and pays lower prices, per FAO data. Now Euromonit...
Key Market Insights The broad market is locked in on this week’s Trump-Xi meeting in Beijing, but this is no longer just a trade summit. Increasingly, the meeting is becoming tied directly to Iran, energy security, and the growing global economic fallout from disruptions through the Strai...
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Weighing in on strategic realignment
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