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The Future of Global Trade

Global trade is being reshaped by shifting supply chains, technological change, new trade policies, and emerging economic powers. The Future of Global Trade explores how these forces are transforming cross-border commerce—and how businesses can build resilience, navigate changing markets, and capture new opportunities in an increasingly complex global economy.

Trade Disputes Between Countries Expressed in the Chess

US Trade Wars and Military Globalization Spark Complex Alignments

By Dan Steinbock                                      Thanks to President Trump’s new round of international tariffs, global economy is now at the risk of unraveling. This is...
Renewable Energy

The Winds are Favourable for Renewable Energy in Brazil and Wider Latin America

Interview with Francisco Moya Reina, the Head of Brazil and LATAM at Cubico Sustainable Investments  Few countries are better poised to exploit the renewable-energy potential...
ASEAN Bridge

For Supply Chains, a Divided World Needs ASEAN Bridge

By Arsjad Rasjid The events of recent years have concentrated business minds around the world on the weak links in their established supply chains. In...
mosquito

Global And Local Supply Chains: Serving The Spatial Spread Of The Asian Tiger Mosquito

By Gilles Paché Over the past four decades, the emergence and consolidation of global supply chains has become a widely studied managerial reality. The reference...
Market, Logistics, and Digital Technology in Yiwu

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,...
How supply chain management and technology adoption

How Supply Chain Management and Technology Adoption Can be Applied to Enhance the Efficiency...

By Nigel Barreto Behind every agreeable stay in a hotel or visit to a restaurant, there are a plethora of suppliers working to ensure that...
Reciprocal tariffs, trade war between The United state of America and China. Trump Trade Tariffs policy.

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...
A framework for resilient access to critical minerals

Proportional Collaborative Sovereignty™: Africa is Redesigning the Global Critical Minerals System

By Kenneth D. Johnson Africa holds many of the minerals that will determine Europe’s industrial, energy, and security future. Yet the current system leaves African...
Future of Global Trade

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...
China economic growth

China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus...

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China economic growth

China’s Challenging Search for a New Model of Economic Growth

By Danny Leipziger China cannot continue to rely on exports to drive its growth, but what are the alternatives? China ran a $1.2 trillion trade surplus last year, and despite admonitions from the IMF to rely...

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