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Despite resuming exports, the approvals process has been causing headaches for many foreign firms seeking to move supplies and products abroad.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

If nothing else, this conclusion would help to answer a question that has been bothering so-called macro investors all year: What has been causing the divergence between the Japanese yen and Japanese interest rates?

From MarketWatch • Dec. 17, 2025

Harel is 6-4 and still growing, which has been causing the aches and pains.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2024

The El Niño weather phenomenon has been causing drier weather in Ghana and Ivory Coast, which are the world's two biggest producers of cocoa beans.

From BBC • Feb. 9, 2024

So George Lerton has been causing you all this trouble, has he?

From The Brand of Silence A Detective Story by Strong, Harrington