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Ukrainian grain dispute is likely to drag on

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UKRAINE

A glut of Ukrainian agricultural products has driven down prices in neighbouring countries, prompting several governments to impose unilateral import bans. Protests by Polish…

Global weather insurance will develop quickly

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INTERNATIONAL

The increased need for weather risk management due to global climate change.

China’s ‘masculinity crisis’ reflects economic change

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CHINA

Expectations of male behaviour have changed in ways the authorities and social conservatives disapprove of. While the authorities censor media depictions of ‘effeminate’ men and…

E-waste endangers developing nations' catch-up growth

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INTERNATIONAL

Nearly 50 million tonnes of electronic waste (e-waste) was generated last year but only 20% was recycled. China generates the most but the EU leads both e-waste per person and…

EU's oil products ban will hurt Belarusian economy

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BELARUS

EU sanctions from June 24 ban purchases of Belarusian petroleum products and potash fertilisers, though restrictions on the latter are partial. Together with Minsk's retaliatory…

Russia introduces barcodes to enforce food standards

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RUSSIA

Organisers say the vast majority of dairy processing firms have registered for a scheme intended to reassure consumers that what they are buying is genuine.

Weak GDP may delay policymakers’ ‘Industry 4.0’ plans

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INTERNATIONAL

This spending is needed as manufacturers are under pressure to re-engineer their businesses by deploying technologies to enhance productivity and develop and scale new products…

Global sustainability market will expand despite COVID

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INT

There are major regional differences in how governments and companies from developed and developing countries perform on sustainability. Even so, policy efforts by some large…

3-D printing will upend conventional manufacturing

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INTERNATIONAL

Medicine has been one of the pioneering areas of 3-D printing, which itself is one of the most significant current developments in manufacturing. The technology could…

Industry 4.0 will arrive unevenly

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INTERNATIONAL

Outlook for industry 4.0.