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Expert briefing
Publication date: 9 March 2021

The China containerised freight index, a widely-used barometer measuring contract rates for export container transport from Shanghai, has averaged more than 2,000 this year, twice…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260025

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 August 2021

Production increased at near-record rates in the West. Growth was also strong in East Asia, based on export demand, but weaker in key emerging markets in South Asia, South-east…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB263702

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 15 November 2023

This year is ending on a very weak note. The WTO and IMF both downgraded their forecasts for world trade in 2023 last month and their projections for stronger growth in 2024…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283367

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 25 January 2022

Ripple effects from the pandemic initially caused the problems. The week-long blockage of the Suez Canal and the closure of some of China’s largest container ports due to COVID-19…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266889

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 29 April 2022

It threatens its energy security, creates cost-push inflation due to rising prices of imported commodities and disrupts exports and supply chains. This will slow South Korea's…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB268894

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 26 September 2022

The trade surplus surpassed USD61bn, and another new record high is expected this year. However, results have been mainly boosted by sharp increases in commodity prices, the…

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Publication date: 21 May 2021

Trade-offs with other policy concerns such as domestic job creation pose political dilemmas. Both green technology products and their inputs are increasingly seen as strategic…

Expert briefing
Publication date: 11 June 2021

Although low commodity prices deterred investment in recent years, this is changing as the market rallies. The creation of a regional electric vehicle (EV) supply chain straddling…

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB262041

ISSN: 2633-304X

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 3 November 2015

Latin America's trade deficit is set to rise sharply this year.

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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB206366

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Expert briefing
Publication date: 6 September 2017

Mining companies rediscover innovation.

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