Returning to Protectionism: The Shift in United States Trade Policy
By Dr. Kalim Siddiqui
In an era increasingly shaped by trade wars and shifting geopolitical priorities, Kalim Siddiqui explores the United States’ departure from its...
The Geneva Connection: How the Trump Tariffs Penalize US-China Ties and Global Economic Prospects
By Dan Steinbock
Despite de-escalation in Geneva, trillions of dollars may have been lost in the unwarranted trade wars.
In early May, international headlines reported on...
Trump’s Tariffs Threat to the Global South
By Dan Steinbock
With its misguided tariff wars, the Trump administration is not only disrupting historical trade ties with the world’s largest economies, but...
What Soft Commodities are Worth Investing in Q3 2025?
By Edward Nikulin
The global agricultural landscape is witnessing a series of significant shifts that are reshaping export dynamics and supply chains. America's abundant harvests...
How to Fragment Globalization: Trump’s International Tariff Wars
By Dr. Dan Steinbock
After a decade of deglobalization and US geopolitics, globalization is no longer at crossroads, but unraveling. The longer this plunge...
Making Trade Easier Supports Sustainable Development
By Attila Jámbor
The TRADE4SD project explored how trade can contribute to sustainable development when supported by fair and coherent policies. While trade enables growth,...
Reorienting Africa’s Gold Trade for Shared Prosperity: Partnership and Policy Solutions for Inclusive Growth
By Kenneth D. Johnson
Africa’s gold trade loses billions annually to illicit flows, eroding growth and opportunity. Johnson outlines a transformative approach: local refineries, traceability...
Consumer Response to Tariffs: What CPG Should Know in 2025 and Beyond
Tariffs in 2025 have caused major waves with demand volatility across industries, including for consumer packaged goods (CPG) retailers. For starters, the consumer response...
Market, Logistics, and Digital Technology in Yiwu: How the World’s Largest Small-Merchandise Center has...
By Zhang Shuyue, Hunter Trylch and Xiangming Chen
As geopolitical tensions and tariffs disrupt global trade and supply chains, and businesses worry about eroded markets,...
Global Trade is Volatile but Misallocated Attention is What’s Costing Leaders
By Louisa Loran
Headlines suggest global trade is unstable. Beneath the surface, capital, corridors, and trade architecture are being deliberately reorganized. The real risk for...
EDITOR'S PICK OF THE WEEK
The Performance and Transformation Orchestrator: The CFO’s New Mandate in the Age of AI
By Terence Tse
CFOs are evolving into AI-driven transformation orchestrators, balancing finance, technology, and strategy while upskilling teams, managing risks, and driving measurable business value.
A key insight from this year’s AI for CFOs event, organized...
