This Week in World News - July 27th, 2018
THIS WEEK'S HEADLINES
  



















St. Louis botanists' travels to Central Asia could reap benefits for U.S. fruit crops






















China eyes infrastructure boost to cushion growth as trade war escalates: Sources
























Note from World Trade Center


Agriculture Technology in St. Louis is cited as a successful model and national case study in a new report from the Brookings Metropolitan Policy Program.  

"For nearly two decades, [St. Louis] has patiently and collaboratively made strategic investments in the capital, facilities, and skills that its agriculture technology cluster needs. These investments have made St. Louis a better place to start and grow an ag-tech firm, put the region on the radar of global firms and talent, and positioned it as a leader in solving the global challenge of creating more sustainable food sources" said co-author Ryan Donahue.


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Changes stemming from Brexit, "America First" and an increasingly complex Asia-Pacific landscape call into question the very concept of globalization itself.

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