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The Silk Railway: freight train from China pulls up in Madrid

Global Trade Management

En route it passed through Kazakhstan, Russia, Belarus, Poland, Germany and France before arriving at the Abroñigal freight terminal in Madrid. Yiwu is the world’s largest wholesale hub for small consumer goods and plays host to a vast 4 sq km (1.5 sq mile) market where tens of thousands of traders work daily.

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Logistics Bureau Supply Chain and Logistics News Roundup, July 2022

Logistics Bureau

However, the longer the conflict continues, the greater the likelihood of severe impacts for a broader range of manufacturing industries, potentially including automotive, consumer goods, healthcare , and other sectors. Kazakhstan in Tit for Tat Spat Over Russia Sanctions.

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Updated IT Subway Map: Major acquisitions in SC software

Supply Chain Movement

Kazakhstan. Terra Technology’s customers include large multinationals in the fastmoving consumer goods sector such as Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Holy See (Vatican City State). Iran, Islamic Republic of. Isle of Man. Korea, Democratic People's Republic of. Korea, Republic of. Kyrgyzstan. Lao People's Democratic Republic.