Makers of potash, a fertiliser widely used in developing countries, may be about to start competing on price. That this outcome now seems likely is no thanks to western regulators – on the contrary, the Canadian government has previously acted to prevent it. Instead, it follows a spat between a Russian miner and a subsidiary of the Belarusian state oil company. It is a sorry story, even if the outcome is welcome.
鉀肥生產(chǎn)商們或許終于要在價(jià)格上展開(kāi)競(jìng)爭(zhēng)了（鉀肥是發(fā)展中國(guó)家廣泛使用的一種肥料）。出現(xiàn)這個(gè)結(jié)果的可能性雖然很大，卻不必感謝西方的監(jiān)管機(jī)構(gòu)——事實(shí)上，加拿大政府此前還采取行動(dòng)試圖阻撓。相反，應(yīng)該感謝兩家公司之間的一場(chǎng)沖突，一家是俄羅斯礦商，另一家是白俄羅斯國(guó)家石油公司下屬的一家子公司。故事本身不怎么美妙，盡管結(jié)果受到歡迎。
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