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Organised crime will gain from world vaccine shortages

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INT

However, it is vast global demand for the restricted supply of COVID-19 vaccines that offers the most alluring prize for criminal gangs. Black markets thrive in situations where…

Foreign investment fall will continue in Latin America

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LATIN AMERICA

The contraction is considerably greater than the expected reduction in FDI globally. The report also warns that a post-pandemic reorganisation of global supply chains may pose…

Critical infrastructure sees rising cybersecurity risk

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INT

The Belgian attack has been linked but not attributed to Chinese state-linked actors; the other two were apparently conducted by financially motivated, private ransomware hackers…

African populations are vulnerable to falsified drugs

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AFRICA

Substandard and falsified drugs in Africa.

Prospects for global supply chains in 2021

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PROSPECTS 2021

Cost-control is no longer the overriding consideration, given regulatory and investor demands to address environmental, social and governance (ESG) concerns, and consumer demands…

COVID-19 will worsen the global manufacturing downturn

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INTERNATIONAL

Impact of COVID-19 on manufacturing.

COVID-19 may hurt Singapore most in South-east Asia

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SOUTH-EAST ASIA

Impact of the COVID-19 outbreak on South-east Asia.

Pharmaceutical protectionism will outlast the pandemic

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INTERNATIONAL

Global trade in pharmacutical products and medical supplies.

Prospects for the euro-area in 2022

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PROSPECTS 2022

This forecast implies the continuation of this year's rapid recovery into 2022. However, it depends on some risks abating, particularly with regard to inflation, and hence…

Sahel border closures disrupt food supply chains

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SAHEL

Chad closed its borders with Sudan and the Central African Republic. Closures have had a direct economic impact in Sahelian border zones, which are often vulnerable to food…