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Novartis Allows Generic Leukemia Drug Production in Seven Nations

October 21, 2022
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The oral drug, nilotinib, is used to treat chronic myeloid leukemia, and may be made in Egypt, Guatemala, Indonesia, Morocco, Pakistan, the Philippines and Tunisia.


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Miners’ Losses Mount as Ports Strike Drags On in South Africa

October 18, 2022
Bloomberg

The walkout by workers that began Oct. 6 is costing shippers of iron ore, coal, chrome, ferrochrome and manganese about 815 million rand a day.


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U.S. Shift on Child Labor May Scramble EV Sector

October 10, 2022
SupplyChainBrain

The Biden administration declared Oct. 6 that batteries from China may be tainted by child labor, a move that could upend the electric vehicle industry.


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The African Supply Chain and Its New Trade Agreement

September 22, 2022
Lanre-Peter Elufisan, SCB Contributor

A new trade agreement can be Africa’s game-changer if stakeholders don’t miss the vital piece in the puzzle: the need for an efficient supply chain.


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The World’s Roads Aren’t Ready for a Hotter Climate

August 19, 2022
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With average temperatures rising and heat waves become more frequent and intense, infrastructure and in particular roads are increasingly vulnerable to human-induced global warming.


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U.S. Bid to Cap Russian Oil Prices Draws Skepticism Over Enforcement

August 5, 2022
SupplyChainBrain

The Biden administration’s push to form an international buyers’ cartel to cap the price of Russian oil is facing resistance from maritime insurers that it cannot be reliably enforced.


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Russia Finds a New Route to Oil Market Via a Tiny Egyptian Port

August 4, 2022
Bloomberg

Russia appears to have found a new means of getting its oil to market with western sanctions looming for Moscow, via Egypt’s El Hamra oil terminal.


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Russia’s Ukraine War Turns Fuel Tankers Into Hot Property

July 29, 2022
Bloomberg

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has supercharged the price of so-called clean ocean-going tankers, with soaring freight rates prompting companies to rush to purchase rather than rent vessels.


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Russian Odesa Missile Strike Tests Ukraine Grain Export Deal

July 24, 2022
Bloomberg

Russia attacked Odesa’s sea port with cruise missiles hours after signing a deal to unblock Ukrainian grain exports from three Black Sea ports, including Odesa, that was hailed as a vital step toward alleviating a global food crisis.


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Pakistan’s Belt and Road Revival at Risk as Gwadar Protest Brews

July 20, 2022
SupplyChainBrain

The leader of a local rights movement in the Pakistani coastal town of Gwadar is threatening to launch a large sit-in protest this week — potentially jeopardizing the government’s efforts to revitalize development around the Chinese-controlled port.


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Middle East/Africa

The latest supply chain news, analysis, trends and best practices for companies operating in the Middle East and Africa. The Middle Eastern region consists of 18 countries that stretch from the western borders of Turkey and Egypt to the eastern edges of Iran and Saudi Arabia. Learn how businesses are optimizing supply chain and logistics performance in these regions, addressing a range of challenges such as poor infrastructure, complex customs and tax laws, unstable political climates and government controlled exchange rates - as well as capitalizing on new land and labor opportunities, particularly across Africa.

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