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Neither Beijing nor Washington will budge on tariffs

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CHINA/US

Over the past few month the world’s two largest economies have exchanged threats to impose tariffs on each other. The first set on both sides took effect on July 6. The bilateral…

Battery production to influence politics in eastern EU

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EASTERN EUROPE

The global shift to a green economy coupled with the EU’s decarbonisation policy is creating new opportunities for business in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Low labour costs…

Automakers will rev up electric vehicle output

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INTERNATIONAL

This is pushing up prices, and accelerating changes in product lines, corporate structures and supply chains. Meanwhile, major vehicle and parts manufacturers are investing…

Turkish auto sector will be slow to electrify

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TURKEY

The Silk Road (SiRo) factory is a joint venture between Turkiye Automotive Enterprise Group (TOGG) and China’s Farasis Energy. According to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey…

Pandemic may tighten ‘peak’ trade and FDI constraints

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INTERNATIONAL

Protectionism has risen in the last decade while globalisation, having accelerated after the Second World War and especially the 1980s, has stuttered. The pandemic is exacerbating…

Ultra-low China CPI alters domestic and world dynamics

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INT

This ultra-low inflation environment poses new challenges for China's development prospects. It underscores mounting structural problems and weakens the confidence of consumers…

Lockdowns will knock China’s economy off target

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CHINA

Lockdowns in Shanghai and other major cities over the past few months have interrupted China's economic recovery. There is a significant mismatch between China’s zero-COVID policy…

Long Red Sea crisis would absorb shipping overcapacity

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INTERNATIONAL

The capacity of the global container fleet grew by 7.9% last year but demand for container shipping was flat, triggering a cyclical downturn and a sharp drop in freight rates. All…

Bangladesh will mostly resist garment workers’ demands

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BANGLADESH

Labour unrest in Bangladesh's garment sector.

COVID-19 will worsen the global manufacturing downturn

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INTERNATIONAL

Impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing.