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Who’s Using Blockchain in 2020, and How?

Logistics Bureau

As diamonds, and to a lesser extent, perhaps gold, are resources with origins that can sometimes be controversial, companies like De Beers have seized upon blockchain to provide evidence that their gems come from sources that don’t involve insurgency funding or forced labour. The blockchain serves two primary purposes.

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Do Tariffs Really Impact China’s Global Supply Chain?

NC State SCRC

It is difficult to determine the effectiveness of the strategy as both parties have an interest in reporting favorable outcomes. For instance China developed a large port in Angola, after which the race to extend rail lines and truck routes through Zambia to Congo to export cobalt from mines they also control was quick to follow.