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Economic, demographic and regulatory shifts are more significant risks to the short-term availability of water for the agribusiness sector than climate change...
The ongoing desert locust invasion represents significant downside risk to East Africa's macroeconomic stability, Fitch Ratings says. Our current growth outlook...
The significant increase in Amazon rainforest wildfires in 2019 and international backlash highlights potential trade risk caused by environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors for...
China has been largely self-sufficient in major agricultural products, underpinned by strong domestic production, though ensuring long-term food security is not without challenges, says Fitch Ratings...
China's recently announced embargo on US agricultural imports escalates trade-related risks to the US farm sector, which is experiencing falling sales, prices and land values from previous tariffs...
Escalating US-China trade tensions combined with last year's outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) and availability of South American oilseeds will likely erode Chinese demand for...
US tariffs proposed in response to EU subsidies for Airbus could affect drinks companies, such as Pernod Ricard, and dairy producers, in addition to the aerospace company itself, Fitch Ratings says...
Fitch Ratings believes the state of North Carolina is well-positioned to absorb the costs and address the impact of Hurricane Florence, which the state estimates inflicted more than $12 billion in direct and indirect damage...
Details regarding a potential U.S. - China trade agreement and tariffs on soybeans and other agricultural products, including beef and sorghum exports, remain ambiguous. However...
Based on recent assessments, no US (re)insurance companies in our rated universe are expected to be downgraded as a result of losses from the California wildfires alone, Fitch Ratings says. However, for a number of companies the impact of wildfire losses adds to substantial catastrophe losses reported in third-quarter 2017...
