Germany Chancellor plans lithium deal with Serbia after Rio ruling
Olaf Scholz plans to visit Serbia this week to secure supplies of lithium that are critical for the nation’s energy transition and auto industry.
Russia has been granted an exemption by the World Trade Organization (WTO) with regard to diamond trade as a member of the Kimberley Process.
The Kimberley Process, ensuring good origins of diamonds, imposes restrictions prohibited by the WTO, but the latter agreed in 2003 to grant exemptions to the process’ members.
Source (Russian): Business TASS via Brightwire News.