India will allow factories in Special Economic Zones to sell goods domestically with lower import duties as Middle East conflicts disrupt trade, aiming to protect exporters and utilize unused capacity ...

Trade Cabinet Secretary Lee Kinyanjui during a tour of Mai Mahiu Special Economic Zone where 19 investors are already on the ground. [File, Standard] The government’s strategic effort to establish ...

Women washing ore in the artisanal copper-cobalt mine of Kamilombe in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Emmet Livingstone/AFP/Getty Images As the world shifts to clean energy, minerals such as lithium ...

Kenya plans to cut value-added tax on agricultural inputs to 8% under the 2026 finance bill to lower production costs. The government plans to remove excise duties and export promotion taxes on ...

1. On October 24, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce (Secretary) transmitted to me a report on his investigation into the effects of imports of processed critical minerals and their derivative products ...

A major fire erupted at a factory located in the Landhi Export Processing Zone area of Karachi. Upon receiving reports of the fire, Rescue 1122 was immediately alerted through the Central Command and ...

In response to United States (US) tariffs, and citing national security interests as a reason, China introduced two waves of export controls for rare-earth elements (REEs) in April and October 2025 ...

SHENZHEN, CHINA - APRIL 12: A Chinese national flag is seen in the foreground with container ships, cranes, and stacked shipping containers at the Yantian International Container Terminal under cloudy ...

A large fire broke out at a factory in the Chittagong Export Processing Zone, Bangladesh, on October 16. Nineteen fire units – aided by the Navy, Air Force, Army, and police – battled the flames for ...

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) signed an executive order Monday banning federal immigration officials from using city property in their operations. The order prevents Immigration and Customs ...

Benue State Government is to build an airport with three wings: International, Domestic and Cargo, as well as an Export/Import Processing Zone (EIPZ) along Makurdi-Gboko road to ameliorate the ...