INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
energy rose to $7.2 billion, up from $4.7 billion in July 2021.The jump is attributed to both an increase in volumes of Russian resources
imported by China, sometimes at discounted rates, as well as the global spike in energy prices due to the Ukraine invasion
first 100 days of war in Ukraine between Feb
Bloomberg reported.Natural liquefied gas exports were 20% higher than July 2021, though they fell to about 410,000 tons compared with June
2022.Crude oil imports rose by 8% year-on-year despite declining to 7.15 million tons from June 2022.China also imported more aluminum,
palladium and wheat from Russia, with volumes seeing jumps from 16% to 52%
Refined copper and refined nickel imports, meanwhile, fell by 20% and 10% each.
