Economy
The WTO lowered its forecast for Global trade growth this year
Countries have different responses to geographical turmoil: China reduces its holdings of US Treasury bonds and many countries increase their holdings of "risk aversion"
The CPI of the United States increased by 8.5% year-on-year in March, the highest in 40 years
The number of first-time jobless claims in the United States last week was 185000
South Africa's economy grew by about 2.1% in 2022, and the growth of manufacturing output slowed down in February
Putin signed the decree of delisting Russian companies from foreign stock markets
Turkey's inflation rate exceeded 60% in March, and the central bank continued to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged
Qatar's port throughput hit a record high in March
Iran's steel production is the fastest growing in the world. It plans to invest US $200 billion in the oil field. The Russian Ukrainian war has led to rising food prices in North Africa or exacerbated social unrest. The Central Bank of Korea raised the benchmark interest rate to 1.5%
The yen fell to its lowest level in 20 years
Finance
Additional financial support available to Russian Federation entities
Ukraine asked the G7 to provide us $50 billion in financial assistance and consider issuing zero interest bonds
Politics
Chairman of the Russian Federation Council: the assets of foreign enterprises leaving Russia will not be nationalized
TPO and ICC signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation with Iran
