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International supply chains pose green challenges

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INTERNATIONAL

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…

Power shortage will mean prolonged disruption in China

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CHINA

Coal production and imports have fallen and prices have soared as the government implemented policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Now it is having to reverse course.

Indian pharma will struggle to meet COVID-19 demand

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INDIA

Impact of COVID-19 on Indian pharma.

China-US tensions risk unravelling tech value chains

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CHINA/US

The technology industry today is the child of unparalleled globalisation and transnational integration. However, Apple’s downgrade is one of many signs that these processes are…

'Reshoring' from China is slowly but surely underway

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CHINA

However, this is a partial and long-term process that for the rest of this decade is likely to leave China as an integral part of many transnational supply chains. Reshoring will…

ASEAN electronics industry competition will grow

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ASEAN

Electronics and ICT investment outlook in ASEAN states.

EU tech controls on China will not toe US line

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EU

This has led the EU to adopt tools and risk assessments for controlling China’s access to European ‘critical technologies’. These moves are driven by sectional European…

Russian pharma sector faces pandemic pressures

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RUSSIA

Russia has a thriving pharmaceutical sector, but companies are struggling to meet the surge in demand for a range of essential drugs. The obstacles come from new supply-chain…

LNG use will be crucial to nations’ energy transitions

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INTERNATIONAL

LNG is cleaner than most fossil fuels but still incompatible with net zero emissions. India, China and other Asian economies see LNG imports as a ready and economically viable…

China’s exports will recover but trade sanctions loom

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CHINA

Chinese exports grew by 7.1% year-on-year in US dollar terms, while imports expanded by 3.5%. The trade gap narrowed to USD39.7bn in February. Export growth was buoyed by rapid…