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Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 October 2023

There are growing doubts about the commercial viability of the synthetic diamond sector, which has in recent years reshaped the international diamond market. LGDs have opened…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 18 April 2016

Many producers, facing budgetary pressures because of low oil prices, support output restraint, but they need to act in concert. Russia and Saudi Arabia have offered a freeze…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 28 March 2022

The war in Ukraine threatens supply of important commodities to the Middle East and North Africa. The region is highly reliant on Russia and Ukraine for wheat and barley, with…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 19 September 2023

Europe's decisive move away from Russian pipeline gas since February 2022 has changed hugely the global LNG trade. Between 2019 and 2022, the global LNG market grew by 12%, with…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 July 2022

The impact of the Russia-Ukraine war is worsening the existing humanitarian crisis. Already 17 million of Yemen's 30 million people are living at an emergency level of food…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 February 2024

The ban will be extended by the end of the year to include diamonds polished in third countries, lab-grown diamonds, as well as jewellery and watches containing diamonds. The new…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 21 September 2015

The difficulties of doing business in Armenia.

Expert briefing
Publication date: 22 April 2024

Strong household demand, now restored to pre-war levels, mitigated the impact on GDP of falling exports last year. The consumer market is profoundly changed, with new brands from…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 1 February 2017

Plans for energy security and diversification.

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