The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced a four-month suspension of cobalt exports to regulate supply amid concerns of overproduction in the global market, authorities said Monday. In a statement, the DRC’s Regulatory and Oversight Authority for Strategic Mineral Substances Markets (ARECOMS), a public body under the Ministry of Mines, said that the […]
BERLIN — Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz met in Berlin on Friday and agreed to establish a new bilateral framework for consultations on economic security. The move is aimed to counter economic coercion, putting pressure on partner countries through trade restrictions and other measures, with China in mind. At a joint […]