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China’s luxury buyers turn to homegrown brands
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China’s luxury buyers turn to homegrown brands
The domestic boom is a blow to heritage US and European luxury giants, which have come to rely on the country’s huge market.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/chinas-luxury-buyers-turn-to-homegrown-brands
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Spain captures notorious Ecuador drug cartel boss
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Spain captures notorious Ecuador drug cartel boss
Wilmer “Pipo” Chavarria headed Los Lobos, a group with ties to some of the world’s biggest transnational drug cartels.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/spain-captures-notorious-ecuador-drug-cartel-boss
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S&P Global raises Nigeria, South Africa's credit ratings
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S&P Global raises Nigeria, South Africa’s credit ratings
The move is an indication that painful economic reforms in both nations are starting to pay off.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/sp-global-raises-nigeria-south-africas-credit-ratings
about 1 hour ago
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Soaring rates of high blood pressure among young people, data shows
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Soaring rates of high blood pressure among young people, data shows
The rates of young people with high blood pressure worldwide have nearly doubled in 20 years.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/soaring-rates-of-high-blood-pressure-among-young-people-data-shows
about 2 hours ago
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The fallacy that unites Trump’s strategists and pan-Africanist champions
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View: The fallacy that unites Trump’s strategists and pan-Africanist champions
Africa has less of the world’s share of critical minerals than many seem to think.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/trump-and-africas-critical-minerals-misunderstanding
about 2 hours ago
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PIF reduces US stock holdings ahead of crown prince’s DC visit
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PIF reduces US stock holdings ahead of crown prince’s DC visit
PIF loaded up on US equities during the pandemic, but has since reduced its holdingst.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/pif-reduces-us-stock-holdings-ahead-of-crown-princes-dc-visit
about 3 hours ago
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UAE to build drones with Anduril as US partner
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UAE to build drones with Anduril as US partner
UAE defense conglomerate EDGE Group is investing $200 million in a new drone manufacturing facility in Abu Dhabi.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/uae-to-build-drones-with-anduril-as-us-partner
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Qatar builds Gulf’s largest museum-grade art storage facility
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Qatar builds Gulf’s largest museum-grade art storage facility
The Doha facility will manage preservation, security, and logistics as interest in art in the region rises.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/qatar-builds-the-gulfs-largest-museum-grade-art-storage-facility
about 4 hours ago
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Emirates places $38B Boeing order in bet on long-haul travel
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Emirates places $38B Boeing order in bet on long-haul travel
The Dubai carrier also said it will begin providing Starlink service this month and equip its entire 232-plane fleet over the next two years.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/emirates-places-38b-boeing-order-in-bet-on-long-haul-travel
about 4 hours ago
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S&P Global boost for South Africa, Nigeria
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S&P Global boost for South Africa, Nigeria
South Africa secured its first credit rating upgrade since 2005, moving up one level to BB.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/17/2025/sp-global-boost-for-south-africa-nigeria
about 5 hours ago
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In an unpublished profile, questions about Epstein and about journalism
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Exclusive: An unpublished profile raises questions about Epstein — and journalism
Buried deep in the House Oversight Committee’s recent release of emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s inbox is an 8,684-word profile by the reporter Michael Wolff.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/16/2025/in-an-unpublished-column-questions-about-epstein-and-about-journalism
about 5 hours ago
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Ethiopia’s COP32 success offers opportunity for Africa
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The country looks set to stage the UN climate summit in 2027, the first sub-Saharan African host since 2011.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/ethiopias-cop32-success-offers-climate-opportunity-for-africa
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Laude Institute ramps efforts to bring more AI research to light
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Laude Institute ramps efforts to bring more AI research to light
Braden Hancock is a research partner at the Laude Institute, a nonprofit that aims to fund computer science studies that might otherwise die on the vine.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/laude-institute-on-bringing-more-ai-research-to-light
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New chatbot lets users text with AI Jesus
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New chatbot lets users text with AI Jesus
The app, which is trained on the Bible, is one of many ways people of faith are exploring AI’s role in their spiritual lives.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/new-chatbot-lets-users-text-with-ai-jesus
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Russian robot's viral tumble shows messy reality of humanoids
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Russian robot’s viral tumble shows messy reality of humanoids
The fall of the highly anticipated humanoid robot overshadowed a still impressive achievement in the early days of the technology.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/russian-robots-viral-tumble-shows-messy-reality-of-humanoids
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Today's AI buildout is just a supercharged Cloud 2.0
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View: Today’s AI buildout is just a supercharged Cloud 2.0
The reckless AI buildout that we’re hearing about is much more like the old cloud business, but fast-growing, massive, and transformative.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/ai-buildout-is-just-cloud-20
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Google refuses to breakup in a plan meant to resolve EU sanctions
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Google refuses to breakup in a plan meant to resolve EU sanctions
Google doubled down in its response to the European Commission’s landmark September decision that found its adtech business breached antitrust rules.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/google-refuses-to-breakup-in-a-plan-meant-to-resolve-eu-sanctions
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Spotting cybercrime as marketing material works for Anthropic
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View: Spotting cybercrime is working for Anthropic’s marketing
The company said it had successfully struck down attempts by a perceived Chinese state-sponsored group that succeeded in hacking a “small number” of global targets.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/cybercrime-as-marketing-material-works-for-anthropic
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COP parties head below deck
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View: COP parties head below deck
Negotiations may be off to a slow start at COP, but the after-hours party scene is alive and well.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/cop-parties-head-below-deck
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Newsom rejects Trump plan to drill off California coast
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Newsom rejects Trump plan to drill off California coast
‘Over our dead body, full stop,’ Newsom said about Trump’s drilling plans.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/newsom-rejects-trumps-plan-to-drill-off-california-coast-at-cop
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Renewables could increase developing countries' GDP by 10%, report finds
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Renewables could increase developing countries’ GDP by 10%, report finds
Between 2017 and 2022, renewable investments in the 100 largest developing countries (excluding China) contributed a combined $1.2 trillion to GDP growth.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/renewables-could-increase-developing-countries-gdp-by-10-report-finds
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Activist investor Ancora pushing Bubble Wrap maker to sell
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Exclusive: Activist investor Ancora pushing Bubble Wrap maker to sell
Activist hedge fund Ancora has a big stake in Bubble Wrap-maker Sealed Air, and has been quietly pushing the company for months to sell itself.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/activist-investor-pushes-bubble-wrap-maker-to-sell
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China’s ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’ ambition
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View: China’s ‘Everything, Everywhere, All At Once’ ambition
The country is bucking economists’ predictions, with huge consequences for the developing world.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/chinas-everything-everywhere-all-at-once-ambition
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How one Montana senator managed to move the Trump White House — twice
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How one Montana senator managed to move the Trump White House — twice
Republican Tim Sheehy is willing to play hardball, when he feels it necessary. But not in public, if he can help it.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/public-loyalty-private-pressure-how-a-republican-senator-figured-out-how-to-move-the-trump-white-house
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Trump weighs order to curb power of proxy advisors
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Trump weighs order to curb power of proxy advisors
The administration blames Glass Lewis and ISS for a leftward shift in corporate boardrooms.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/trump-weighs-order-to-curb-power-of-proxy-advisors
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China’s growing robotics sector faces product challenges
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China’s growing robotics sector faces product challenges
The sector’s revenue grew 29.5% year-on-year in the first three quarters of 2025, official data showed.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/chinas-growing-robotics-sector-faces-product-challenges
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EU conservatives and far right team up to roll back climate rules
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EU conservatives and far right team up to roll back climate rules
The bill is the first landmark legislation under European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s second term.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/eu-conservatives-and-far-right-team-up-to-roll-back-climate-rules
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Pakistan expands power of army chief
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Pakistan expands power of army chief
Syed Asim Munir will now command all three branches of the military and has lifelong legal immunity.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/pakistan-expands-power-of-army-chief
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'Mona Lisa' of Renaissance manuscripts displayed in Italy
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‘Mona Lisa’ of Renaissance manuscripts displayed in Italy
The illustrated Borso D’Este Bible is an exercise in both piety and self-aggrandizement, an art director said.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/mona-lisa-of-renaissance-manuscripts-displayed-in-italy
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Russian unit targets Ukraine drone pilots
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Russian unit targets Ukraine drone pilots
An elite unit called Rubikon has made it its mission to track, hunt, and kill Ukraine’s drone operators.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/russian-unit-targets-ukraine-drone-pilots
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Countries push homegrown messaging apps
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Countries push homegrown messaging apps
Tajikistan this week launched the national ORIZ app, targeting Tajik migrants working in Russia.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/countries-push-homegrown-messaging-apps
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Comcast, Paramount, Netflix near bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
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Comcast, Paramount, Netflix near bids for Warner Bros. Discovery
A frenetic pursuit for the last big chunk of media assets is entering its next stage.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/comcast-paramount-netflix-near-bids-for-warner-bros-discovery
3 days ago
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Republicans scoff at 50-year mortgage proposal
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Republicans scoff at 50-year mortgage proposal
‘I worry about the interest that will accrue,’ one Republican lawmaker said.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/republicans-scoff-at-50-year-mortgage-proposal
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Record-breaking shutdown will cast long economic shadow
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Record-breaking US govt shutdown will cast long shadow
Key economic data, including employment and inflation numbers for October, will likely never be released.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/record-breaking-shutdown-will-cast-long-economic-shadow
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Belén Garijo’s prescription for Germany’s Merck
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Belén Garijo’s prescription for Germany’s Merck
The former doctor says long-term success stems from making hard decisions when the going is good.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/beln-garijos-prescription-for-germanys-merck
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White House plows ahead with South American trade deals
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White House plows ahead with South American trade deals
The deals offer a new talking point for President Donald Trump and his top advisers, who are fielding more questions about the economy.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/white-house-plows-ahead-with-south-american-trade-deals
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Debatable: How to fight climate change
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Debatable: How to fight climate change
Bill Gates started a heated conversation about whether the global community should change its approach to emissions reduction.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/debatable-how-to-fight-climate-change
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China’s Xi Jinping is latest leader to skip G20
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China’s Xi Jinping is latest leader to skip G20
US President Donald Trump announced that no American officials would attend, while the presidents of Argentina and Mexico will also be ab
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/chinas-xi-jinping-is-latest-leader-to-skip-g20
3 days ago
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Washington to ease tariffs on Latin America
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Washington to ease tariffs on Latin America
The move comes as the Trump administration attempts to tackle rising inflation.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/washington-to-ease-tariffs-on-latin-america
3 days ago
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US approves weapons sale to Taiwan, risking Beijing’s ire
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US approves weapons sale to Taiwan, risking Beijing’s ire
The move risks once again sparking tensions with Beijing, after the US and China reached a détente in their trade war.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/us-approves-major-defense-sale-to-taiwan
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Chilean election seen as test of LatAm’s leftist regimes
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Chilean election seen as test of LatAm’s leftist regimes
The Communist Party’s Jeannette Jara and far-right candidate José Antonio Kast are leading polls.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/chilean-election-seen-as-test-of-latams-leftist-regimes
3 days ago
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Ukraine energy corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy
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Ukraine energy corruption scandal threatens Zelenskyy
Investigators allege hat a former business partner of Zelenskyy’s plotted to receive kickbacks worth $100 million.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/ukraine-energy-corruption-scandal-threatens-zelenskyy
3 days ago
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BBC apologizes to Trump over misleading speech edit
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BBC apologizes to Trump over misleading speech edit
US President Donald Trump threatened to sue the BBC for $1 billion after it misleadingly edited one of his speeches.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/bbc-apologizes-to-trump-over-misleading-speech-edit
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Weak data raises concerns for China’s economy
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Weak data raises concerns for China’s economy
Investment, manufacturing, and consumption figures all fell short of expectations.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/weak-data-raises-concerns-for-chinas-economy
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Plan B pioneer Sharon Camp dies aged 81
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Plan B pioneer Sharon Camp dies aged 81
Camp hoped that Plan B would reduce polarization over reproductive health, because it prevents pregnancies rather than ending them.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/plan-b-pioneer-sharon-camp-dies-aged-81
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Air pollution monitoring investment offers ‘high return’ on health
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Exclusive: Air pollution monitoring investment offers ‘high return’ on health
A new report found that less than 0.1% of global philanthropy goes to combatting air pollution, which the WHO says poses major health and climate risks.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/cop-air-pollution-report-clean-air-monitoring-investment-offers-high-return
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Why AI is tech's Lake Wobegon
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On the cusp of an AI boom, every CEO is above average, believing they will harness the best of AI and be immune from its worst.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/why-everyone-thinks-they-will-be-a-winner-in-the-ai-race
3 days ago
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Markets show little reaction as US government shutdown concludes
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Markets show little reaction as US government shutdown concludes
The S&P 500 traded down about 1% as the longest government shutdown in US history ended.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/markets-show-little-reaction-as-us-government-shutdown-concludes
3 days ago
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Argentina gets $900M as US pulls same amount from IMF
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Argentina gets $900M as US pulls same amount from IMF
The movement of funds last month, according to reports, is separate from the US Treasury purchasing pesos during Argentina’s run-up to Javier Milei’s election win.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/13/2025/us-treasury-profits-from-aiding-argentinas-election-stability
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China overtakes the West in trade with the Gulf
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China overtakes the West in trade with the Gulf
Trade between the Gulf and China reached $257 billion last year, just ahead of the region’s $256 billion trade with the Eurozone, UK, and US combined.
https://www.semafor.com/article/11/14/2025/china-overtakes-the-west-in-trade-relations-with-the-gulf
3 days ago
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