"BANANA republics" refer to politically unstable countries that can change leadership at the drop of a hat. These countries are heavily dependent on one agricultural product, like pineapples or ...

Despite some viewing the Philippines as a banana republic due to the severe challenges of poverty, income inequality and corruption, there are positive features that argue against that. The ...

This is a significant change from 2017, when the Philippines covered 70 per cent of China's banana imports, now down to 27.47 per cent, according to the International Trade Centre. Vietnam has ...

The cultivar was chosen by the burgeoning banana industry because it produces large, tasty fruit that can be cut from the tree unripe ... Indonesia and the Philippines people eat tens of different ...