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#Spain ’s economic expansion has remained strong as accelerating #domestic #demand has offset subdued #exports - chart IMF, Art IV Consultation, May 2026.
https://www.imf.org/-/media/files/publications/cr/2026/english/1espea2026001.pdf

Pressure is mounting on the #Irish government over #alumina #exports from a #russian-owned factory potentially being used in #putin’s #war in #Ukraine, embarrassing the #EU country as it prepares to take over the bloc’s presidency.

https://www.ft.com/content/4f271639-cf23-4c36-bfda-9c739eaa0797?syn-25a6b1a6=1

Energy poverty "occurs through the commodification of energy and the capture of resources, infrastructure and strategic knowledge by dominant sectors."

"There are many cases in regions such as Latin America and North Africa where investment and technical cooperation agreements aim to establish veritable private estates for wind and solar photovoltaic production, the megawatts from which will be destined for green hydrogen plants.
"One of the central objectives is to invest in the technological development of ‘green’ energy commodities. Since it is not possible to export wind and solar energy directly to other distant continents, the approach is to use them as an electricity source for the production of green hydrogen and even conversion into green ammonia, which in turn can be exported for use as fuel or fertilisers."

https://the.ecocene.blog/i/193983969/what-we-mean-by-energy-poverty

#exports #sovereignty #electricity #energy #commodities #Cuba #polycrisis #Brazil #unequalExchange #privatisation #Lula #dependency

On unequal energy exchange and vulnerability in a world at war

A lot of talk about investing in energy and industry in the Global South, but the practice is still hijacked by the global market. It shows we're still more vulnerable to global shocks than we think.

Ecocene - Sabrina Fernandes
Saskatchewan prepares for CUSMA trade talks
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is specially positioned for the upcoming trade talks as a province with many exports other nations rely on but there is still work to be done.
#Canada #cusma #SaskatchewanTrade
https://globalnews.ca/news/11891692/saskatchewan-prepares-cusma-trade-talks/
Saskatchewan prepares for CUSMA trade talks
Premier Scott Moe says Saskatchewan is specially positioned for the upcoming trade talks as a province with many exports other nations rely on but there is still work to be done.
#Canada #cusma #SaskatchewanTrade
https://globalnews.ca/news/11891692/saskatchewan-prepares-cusma-trade-talks/

US tariffs: New Zealand lamb, dairy and wine exports face higher costs

Kiwifruit will continue to be exempt from the new tariff, Zespri confirmed on Thursday, as well as beef, timber and offal. But wi…
#wine #NewZealandWine #And #costs #dairy #exports #face #higher #Lamb #monique #new #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #steele #tariffs #US #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand #zealand;
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2671094/us-tariffs-new-zealand-lamb-dairy-and-wine-exports-face-higher-costs/

US tariffs: New Zealand lamb, dairy and wine exports face higher costs

Kiwifruit will continue to be exempt from the new tariff, Zespri confirmed on Thursday, as well as beef, t…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #NewZealandWine #And #costs #dairy #exports #face #higher #Lamb #monique #new #NewZealand #NewZealandwine #steele #tariffs #US #Wine #WinefromNewZealand #WineofNewZealand #zealand;
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2671094/us-tariffs-new-zealand-lamb-dairy-and-wine-exports-face-higher-costs/

Hot spot for Australian bull semen as China market re-opens
By Justine Longmore and Warwick Long

After a five year break, livestock farmers in China will use Australian genetics to produce premium beef for traditional dining and hot pot markets.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-05/australian-bull-semen-export-to-china-resume-beef-dairy-market/106758116

#Exports #LivestockFarming #BeefCattleFarming #DairyFarming #JustineLongmore #WarwickLong

Hot spot for Australian bull semen as China market reopens

After a five year break, livestock farmers in China will use Australian genetics to produce premium beef for traditional dining and hot pot markets.

EU trade chief wants to emulate US intensity in talks with China

Maroš Šefčovič says Brussels must buckle down to resolve “what is becoming an unsustainable trade deficit” with Beijing.

POLITICO
New forced labor tariffs are in line with US-EU deal, insists Trump trade official

“We understand that a deal is a deal,” U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer says in Paris.

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