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Senior EU officials: The foreign ministers of 27 EU countries will approve the 15th round of sanctions against Russia and new sanctions "against hybrid operations" on December 16th.The Baltic dry bulk freight index fell 0.38% to 1051 points.Huabei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.: Four kinds of drugs under the company are planned to be selected for national centralized drug procurement. Huabei Pharmaceutical announced that the company and its subsidiary Xiantai Company participated in the tenth batch of national centralized drug procurement, and all four varieties are planned to be selected, including penicillin sodium for injection, piperacillin sodium for injection, ampicillin sodium for injection and sulbactam sodium for injection. The price of the drug to be selected this time has decreased compared with the original sales price. In 2023, the sales income of penicillin sodium for injection was 129 million yuan, accounting for 1.28% of the annual operating income. If the bid is confirmed and the purchase and sale contract is signed, the company will fully guarantee the supply according to the demand of the selected area, and promote the increment of related products in the selected area and the development of the off-standard market.

Spot gold fell below $2,660 per ounce, down 0.77% in the day.Ningbo Shipping Exchange: The freight rate of the United States and the West increased sharply, and the comprehensive index stopped falling and rose. This week, the Ningbo Export Container Freight Index (NCFI) of the Maritime Silk Road Index released by Ningbo Shipping Exchange closed at 1722.8 points, up 4.8% from last week. Among the 21 routes, the freight index of 7 routes rose and that of 14 routes fell. Among the major ports along the "Maritime Silk Road", the freight index of 4 ports rose and that of 12 ports fell. The overall shipment of the market has increased, liner companies have reduced their route capacity, and at the same time, they have adjusted the port-calling order of some routes in the west of the United States, and the freight rate has increased more than that in the east of the United States. The freight index of the US-East route was 1808.1 points, up 10.0% from last week. The freight index of the US-West route was 2092.1 points, up 43.5% from last week.The Chairman of the Sudan Sovereignty Committee and the Turkish President made a phone call focusing on the situation in Sudan. On December 13th, local time, Borhan, Chairman of the Sudan Sovereignty Committee and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, made a phone call with Turkish President Erdogan, focusing on the situation in Sudan. Erdogan said during the call that Turkey is willing to mediate between Sudan and the United Arab Emirates to resolve the contradictions between the two countries. Since the outbreak of armed conflict in Sudan last year, Sudanese government officials have repeatedly accused the UAE government of supporting the Sudan Rapid Support Force, which has caused tension between the two countries. At the end of last year, the two countries expelled each other's diplomats. Erdogan also said that Turkey opposes foreign interference in Sudan's internal affairs and supports Sudan in safeguarding national unity and territorial integrity and restoring peace and stability. (CCTV News)

The grain output of Inner Mongolia exceeded 80 billion Jin for the first time. The reporter learned from the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on December 13th that according to the latest data released by the National Bureau of Statistics, the grain output of Inner Mongolia exceeded 80 billion Jin for the first time this year, reaching 82.01 billion Jin, achieving a bumper harvest for 21 consecutive years. (Xinhua News Agency)General Administration of Market Supervision: Efforts should be made to optimize the consumption environment and promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods by standards. The party group of General Administration of Market Supervision held an enlarged meeting to convey the spirit of studying the Central Economic Work Conference. The meeting demanded that the construction of a unified national market should be accelerated, fair competition governance should be strengthened, and the economic cycle should be promoted smoothly. Efforts should be made to optimize the consumption environment, promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods with standards, and help expand domestic demand. It is necessary to give full play to the supporting role of quality infrastructure and boost scientific and technological innovation and the development of new quality productive forces. Efforts should be made to standardize the market order and promote mutual benefit and win-win for all parties in the platform economy. It is necessary to constantly optimize the ways and means of market supervision, improve the efficiency of supervision, and stabilize market expectations. It is necessary to effectively improve the safety supervision ability of food, medicine, industrial products and special equipment, and timely prevent and resolve major risks. It is necessary to improve the working mechanism for implementing the decision-making and deployment of the CPC Central Committee and strengthen the comprehensive and strict management of the party's political responsibility. It is necessary to do a good job in safe production in the field of market supervision at the end of the year and at the beginning of the year, and stabilize the price and quality of important people's livelihood commodities.Dai Hongwei, a professor at the Central University of Finance and Economics: We must give full play to the advantages of central cities in scientific and technological innovation. Dai Hongwei, a professor and doctoral supervisor at the Central University of Finance and Economics, believes that it is necessary to actively cultivate new growth poles for innovation to drive regional economic growth. We must give full play to the radiation-driven role of central cities, especially in the context of innovation-driven development. We must pay attention to giving full play to the advantages of central cities in scientific and technological innovation, driving the development of surrounding areas, accelerating the development of new quality productivity, and at the same time give full play to the important role of urban agglomerations in promoting collaborative innovation and group development. (SSE)