MARKET INSIGHTS
Afghanistan A report from the World Bank has warned that more than a third of the Afghan population can’t meet basic food needs, after the economy was shattered by the Taliban takeover.
India Indian PM Narendra Modi says India can send food to the rest of the world to help after supply issues and rising prices hit many countries due to the war in Ukraine.
Australia China has expanded rail lines between its coal fields and cities so rapidly it could cut coal imports by 25 per cent by 2025, hitting Australian coal exporters.
A year after a military coup, Myanmar is in a state of civil war, as mass protests by the People’s Defence Forces demanding democracy have turned into an armed uprising.
Correct at 3 May 2022.
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