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The UN's International Labour Organisation has suggested there will be a shortage of 8.7 million workers when it comes to reconstruction, and some business leaders have suggested the answer is to import workers from abroad.
From BBC
"But disguising palm oil as waste products like POME... has been far too easy for suppliers and traders. Verification and certification of these imports is clearly failing," Delaney said.
From Barron's
War-related disruptions strike directly at China’s energy security: As much as 45% of China’s oil imports pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
About 60% of the crude that feeds California refineries is imported, a third of it from the Middle East.
But roughly 45% of China’s oil imports still flow through the Strait of Hormuz, and a long-term stoppage could create a significant drag on its slowing economy.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
