Agora Verkehrswende says political hesitation has cost Germany valuable time in expanding electric vehicle adoption. The think tank also argues that policymakers still have considerable room to influence the market’s development.
Vietnamese consumers bought 328,818 cars in the first half of 2026, up 29% year on year, with VinFast accounting for 115,916 deliveries. Battery-electric models dominated the best-seller ranking, while hybrid sales and demand for selected combustion vehicles also continued to grow.
Kazakhstan's agriculture ministry has ordered a six-month partial ban on wheat imports, effective 27 July 2026, covering road, rail and water transport and extending to EAEU member states. The measure aims to shield domestic prices as the Russian winter harvest begins, with Russia having shipped over 1.5 million tonnes to Kazakhstan between September 2025 and April 2026.
Italy separately collected almost 3.98 million tonnes of paper and cardboard in 2025, up 1.6% from 2024. The recycling rate for cellulosic packaging reached 93.1%, while Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont remained above the national collection average.
Flooding has affected thousands of hectares of rice approaching harvest in Colombia’s Casanare and Arauca departments. Fedearroz is seeking emergency finance, debt relief and rapid repairs to roads, levees and drainage infrastructure.
The International Energy Agency has presented a global snapshot of clean hydrogen growth, costs, infrastructure and possible uses. The available source material provides no figures, project names or country-level comparisons, limiting conclusions about investment and trade.
President Prabowo Subianto has ordered an accelerated replanting of Indonesia’s aging sugarcane fields, aiming to complete the nationwide program within two years. The government is linking the drive to sugar self-sufficiency, food security and the expansion of ethanol-based industries.
The Indonesian navy will cultivate 3,110 hectares of newly opened soybean land across seven regions. The military-backed program is intended to strengthen domestic supply and reduce Indonesia’s dependence on soybean imports.
Poland’s Finance Ministry plans to raise excise duty on cider and perry with up to 5% alcohol by 26% from January 1, 2027. Producers warn that higher prices could reverse recent market growth and weaken demand for domestically grown apples.
East Java’s business chamber has urged a broader review of proposed Indonesian rules covering tobacco products and electronic cigarettes. The chamber says plain packaging, limits on nicotine and tar, and restrictions on additives could threaten Rp374 trillion in investment and a supply chain supporting more than 90,000 direct workers and 387,000 farmers.
Indonesia’s Trade Ministry expects palm oil exports to remain resilient as the European Union expands the products covered by its deforestation regulation. The wider scope brings more palm oil derivatives into focus and increases compliance demands across the supply chain.
India reached 20% ethanol blending in petrol (E20) in 2025, five years ahead of its 2030 target and up from about 1.5% in 2014, according to Prabhat Khabar. The push has cut a crude import bill that hit $112.74 billion in 2014 and given sugar mills and distilleries a guaranteed buyer, but has opened a debate over older engines and the diversion of grain and cane to fuel.
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