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Trade can transform the Middle East

Posted by Anthony Davis

|September 19, 2018

During a visit to Muscat this week, Umberto de Pretto, Secretary General of IRU, turns his thoughts to history and the role that transport might play in lifting the fortu...

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Region	USD/tonne	Trend
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Europe · Delivered	618	▲
Asia · Delivered (bulk)	598	▲
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