Global Developments – Global prices for key inputs in Energy, Food andIndustrial production rose sharply in recent months, reflecting the impactfrom bottlenecks in supply chains coupled with rising demand as the GreatReopening gathered momentum. The Brent Crude Oil benchmark rose byabout 34 percent since the beginning of the year, while the global Copper
Global economic growth is projected to increase during2021 and 2022 following a severe contraction in 2020. The expectedrecovery in global growth during 2021 and 2022
From January to May this year, Namibia has imported N$17,1 billion worth of goods from South Africa, data from the Namibia Statistics Agency show. And this is expected to be disturbed by the current unrest in the neighbouring country.
REGIONAL economic integration can boost trade in wood products among African countries, other than sending raw wood mainly to China. This is according to the findings of a new report produced by the African Natural Resources Centre of the African Development Bank.