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China Charges Ahead With a National Digital Currency

Nathaniel Popper and Cao Li | The New York Times | 03/01/2021

Annabelle Huang recently won a government lottery to try China’s latest economics experiment: a national digital currency. After joining the lottery through the social media app WeChat, Ms. Huang, 28,…

Arcane WTO Pact Takes Center Stage in Vaccine Equity Debate

Bryce Baschuk | Bloomberg | 03/01/2021

In the World Trade Organization’s alphabet soup vocabulary, on...

Fed’s Barkin: ‘Daylight on the Horizon’ for Economy

Michael S. Derby | WSJ | 03/01/2021

Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Thomas Barkin said in an ...

Agriculture and livestock saved Paraguay during pandemic

Juan Martinez | The Rio Times | 03/01/2021

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL – According to ex-Minister of Fi...

Palm oil in focus as Swiss vote on trade pact with Indonesia

Silke Koltrowitz | Reuters | 03/01/2021

ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss voters will decide on a free t...

China’s ban on Taiwanese pineapples sours sentiment towards Beijing

Lawrence Chung | SCMP | 03/01/2021

Authorities in Taiwan are urging the public to buy pineap...

New WTO chief pushes for vaccine access, fisheries deal

Jamey Keaten | AP | 03/01/2021

GENEVA (AP) — The new head of the World Trade Organization called Monday fo...

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