Beyond the controversy: what impact will China’s Belt and Road initiative have?
Launched in 2013, the Belt and Road Initiative will establish a modern-day Silk Road, linking 30% of the global economy and 34% of the world’s population. Watch as we decode the most ambitious infrastructure project in history and reveal the new trade partnerships China is making in Asia and beyond.
Senior FT trade writer Alan Beattie explains how the true environmental cost of trading flowers, meat and fruit globally is becoming clearer as debate focuses on the carbon footprint of these products and their contribution to global warming.
Trade Secrets editor Alice Ross visits a Welsh sheep farm in the Brecon Beacons to see what the UK's exit from the EU will mean for farming, trade and tariffs - and asks how coronavirus could influence negotiations
Primary school completion rates hit nearly 100% in Sudan and Tanzania with the installation of solar panels. This is how greener infrastructure can create fairer societies and boost economic growth.
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