Jeremy Maggs on 10/01/2025

End of Agoa shifts spotlight to AfCFTA and new markets

‘I think Agoa was nice to have, but it was never a trade agreement. It never offered huge benefits to anybody… what we are looking for is more dependable, preferential access,’ says Donald MacKay, founder and CEO of XA Global Trade Advisors.

J Jeremy Maggs
Michael J. Kavanagh, Bloomberg on 10/01/2025

Congo sentences former president Kabila to death for treason

Kabila was found guilty by the Kinshasa-based high court of throwing his weight behind the Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion, which occupies a large swath of Congo’s mineral-rich east.

M Michael J. Kavanagh, Bloomberg
David Carnevali, David Wethe and Alexandre Rajbhandari, Bloomberg on 10/01/2025

Buffett’s Berkshire nears deal to buy OxyChem for $10bn

OxyChem — which makes basic chemicals such as chlorine, sodium hydroxide and vinyl products — is expected to generate pretax income of $800m to $900m this year, according to company filings.

D David Carnevali, David Wethe and Alexandre Rajbhandari, Bloomberg
Jeremy Maggs on 10/01/2025

The inequalities of SA’s private healthcare system

A lapsed Agoa deadline adds fresh pressure on SA's trade and export industries. A new investigation shines a spotlight on the deep-seated inequalities in the country's private healthcare system. And a closer look at the direct link between poor policy execution and the lack of investment in South Af

J Jeremy Maggs
Kevin Crowley and Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg on 10/01/2025

Exxon to cut 2 000 jobs in global restructuring

The reductions represent about 3% to 4% of Exxon’s global workforce and are part of the company’s ongoing efficiency drive, Chief Executive Officer Darren Woods said

K Kevin Crowley and Robert Tuttle, Bloomberg