Congo and China Talking $7 Billion in Finance, Tshisekedi Says

Congo and China Talking $7 Billion in Finance, Tshisekedi Says

China and Democratic Republic of Congo are discussing $7 billion in financing as part of a renegotiated minerals-for-infrastructure deal, President Felix Tshisekedi said Saturday at his second inaugural address in the capital, Kinshasa. Tshisekedi has been pushing for a restructuring of a 2008 $6.2 billion contract between the countries, which he says has provided little … Read more

Supply Chain Latest: Digitizing Global Trade

Supply Chain Latest: Digitizing Global Trade

They’re relatively easy to forge, often get lost and can add huge amounts of time to the intricate maze through which international commerce is transacted. Yet paper documents still rule in the $25 trillion market for global merchandise trade. That system — where the exchange of physical bills-of-lading has gone on for centuries — remains … Read more