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Trump's Asia tour set to spotlight trade challenges
Trump's Asia tour set to spotlight trade challenges
Economy
by  AFP

US President Donald Trump's trip to Asia which begins Sunday carries significant economic stakes for countries around the region, with multiple tariff deals still pending and a trade dispute simmering between Washington and Beijing.

Ivorian brothers dream of transforming cocoa industry
Ivorian brothers dream of transforming cocoa industry
Economy
by  AFP

In a factory in southern Ivory Coast, where machines hum to produce chocolate bars and spreads, twin brothers dream of becoming "giants of cocoa processing". Ivory Coast, which holds its presidential election this Saturday, is the world's leading cocoa producer but only processes about 40 percent locally while the rest is exported.