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UK-India FTA: UK will have to wait at least half a decade for most tariff lines to go zero

57% of negotiated product lines to become tariff-free only after 2030; cosmetics, silver bars, and medicines among delayed categories. Ishaan Gera The recently concluded free trade agreement between India and the United Kingdom is unlikely to offer immediate gains for British exporters, with more than half of all tariff reductions delayed beyond 2030, a Moneycontrol […]

Food security more than just grain self-sufficiency

By Li Yang | chinadaily.com.cn The added value of China’s primary industry hit 3.12 trillion yuan ($435.27 billion) in the first half of this year, a year-on-year increase of 3.7 percent. Currently, the government’s purchase of summer grain is at its peak, according to the National Food and Strategic Reserves Administration. China’s grain output reached […]

Indonesian Govt to scrap rice quality classification to curb illegal blending

JAKARTA: The government is planning to scrap the rice quality classifications of medium and premium to tackle a recent surge in illegal blending across the country. Coordinating Food Minister Zulkifli Hasan said the decision came in the wake of widespread adulteration of rice that involved blending the two different qualities for selling at premium prices. […]

Inflation, economy, price of rice: Where PH stands since SONA 2024

By ANNA FELICIA BAJO and TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News Around this time last year, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. opened his third State of the Nation Address (SONA) not with his administration’s feats, but with the daunting reality check that the fruits of economic progress were not felt by ordinary Filipinos faced with the […]