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Trump's tariffs drown Brazil's fish industry
Trump's tariffs drown Brazil's fish industry
Business and Economy
by  AFP

When the water pump is switched on, hundreds of tilapia come to the surface of a pond at a Brazilian fish farm. Fider Pescados, Brazil's second biggest exporter of tilapia, manages 400 fish ponds along the Rio Grande in the southeastern state of Sao Paulo, the country's most populous and richest.

Japan posts modest growth despite US tariffs
Japan posts modest growth despite US tariffs
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Japan eked out modest growth in the second quarter despite painful US tariffs, official data showed Friday, in welcome news to embattled Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. The cabinet office data also saw a revision upwards for its reading for the previous quarter to show an expansion of 0.1 percent.

Trump's tariffs have not reduced Panama Canal traffic -- yet
Trump's tariffs have not reduced Panama Canal traffic -- yet
Business and Economy
by  AFP

Tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump on dozens of countries have so far not affected container ship traffic through the Panama Canal, its administrator said Thursday. Analysts have predicted that the aggressive policy will slow down traffic through the Panama Canal, through which five percent of all global shipping passes.