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The Bangladesh scenario will negatively impact India’s cotton exports, but not significantly

India’s cotton industry will undoubtedly be severely impacted by the political unrest in Bangladesh, even though it may not have a major impact on trade. Bangladesh is the recipient of $2.4 billion worth of Indian cotton exports. Bangladesh’s proportion of India’s total cotton exports increased from 16.8% in FY13 to 34.9% in FY24, based on…

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Fears of a US recession balance tensions in the Middle East, while oil remains at eight-month lows

Oil prices were close to eight-month lows on Monday as concerns about a potential recession in the United States, the world’s biggest oil user, outweighed concerns about the potential impact of escalating tensions in the Middle East on supply from the main producing region. Brent crude futures experienced a minor decline of 4 cents, or…

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