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Renewables set to smash FDI record in 2022

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3 days ago
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Renewables set to smash FDI record in 2022

Megaprojects in hydrogen and offshore wind are behind another boom year for the sector Foreign investors announced 327 projects in renewable energy between January and July, which is in line with the average recorded in the previous three years, according to fDi Markets figures. However, those 327 projects mobilised as much as $132.2bn in committed capital expenditure, which is already higher than full-year figures in 2021 and 2020, and slightly short of the $138.3bn announce

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The Inflation Factor: How Rising Food and Energy Prices Impact the Economy

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Sep 6
1 min

The Inflation Factor: How Rising Food and Energy Prices Impact the Economy

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the effects of energy supply disruptions are cascading across everything from food prices to electricity to consumer sentiment. In response to soaring prices, many OECD countries are tapping into their strategic petroleum reserves. In fact, since March, the U.S. has sold a record one million barrels of oil per day from these reserves. This, among other factors, has led gasoline prices to fall more recently—yet deficits could follow into 202

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How Inflation is Distorting Global Trade Flows

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Sep 5
2 min

How Inflation is Distorting Global Trade Flows

China reported robust trade flows for July 2022. Overall, shipments from the world’s second-largest economy and top exporter rose 18% year on year to $333 billion. That was the fastest pace of the year, and beat analysts’ predictions of around 15%, but it’s largely due to rising prices for commodities from coal to soybeans, according to an analysis by Trade Data Monitor, the world’s premier source of trade statistics. That is sure to heave repercussions throughout the global

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FDI in Asia-Pacific in 2021: The state of play

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Aug 24
1 min

FDI in Asia-Pacific in 2021: The state of play

Asia-Pacific FDI levels returned to growth in 2021, with the number of projects coming into the region rising by 17%, according to the Global FDI Annual Report 2022. The Global FDI Annual Report 2022, produced by GlobalData and Investment Monitor, shows the number of greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) projects into the Asia-Pacific region grew by 17% in 2021, totalling 3,419. However, this is still well below the level experienced in 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Aug 18
1 min

FDI in 2021: M&A Trends

Following an 11% decline in cross-border mergers and acquisitions in 2020, foreign M&A deals bounced back in 2021 and far exceeded pre-Covid-19 levels according to Investment Monitor’s Global FDI Annual Report 2022. The number of cross-border merger and acquisition (M&A) announcements increased significantly in 2021 with a 45.2% jump compared to the previous year. Analysis from Investment Monitor’s Global FDI Annual Report 2022 revealed that foreign M&A levels grew at a faste

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Mapping Shipping Lanes: Maritime Traffic Around the World

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Jun 22
1 min

Mapping Shipping Lanes: Maritime Traffic Around the World

Each year, thousands of ships travel across the globe, transporting everything from passengers to consumer goods like wheat and oil. But just how busy are global maritime routes, and where are the world’s major shipping lanes? This map by Adam Symington paints a macro picture of the world’s maritime traffic by highlighting marine traffic density around the world. It uses data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in partnership with The World Bank, as part of IMF’s World

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OFFICIAL TRADE DATA: Global Trade Slows as Economies Adjust to Life After Stimulus

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May 18
3 min

OFFICIAL TRADE DATA: Global Trade Slows as Economies Adjust to Life After Stimulus

By John W Miller, Chief Economic Analyst, Trade Data Monitor; The global economy avoided a meltdown 2020-2022 due to the Covid-19 pandemic because governments around the world, led by the U.S., printed trillions of dollars for their own citizens, oiling consumer demand and goosing merchandise trade around the world. That steroid is now wearing off, as consumers have spent most of the money they were given, and because their spending fueled inflation, making it harder to buy a

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Mapped: The State of Global Democracy in 2022

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May 16
1 min

Mapped: The State of Global Democracy in 2022

The world’s (almost) eight billion people live under a wide variety of political and cultural circumstances. In broad terms, those circumstances can be measured and presented on a sliding scale between “free” and “not free”—the subtext being that democracy lies on one end, and authoritarianism on the other. This year’s Democracy Index report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), is one such attempt to apply a score to countries based on how closely they measure up to demo

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Visualizing the Material Impact of Global Urbanization

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Apr 21
2 min

Visualizing the Material Impact of Global Urbanization

Consumption in Asia is set to increase as the continent hosts the majority of the world’s megacities—cities housing more than 10 million people. However, the biggest jump in the next decades will happen in Africa. The continent is expected to double in population by 2050, with material consumption jumping from 2 billion tonnes to 17.7 billion tonnes per year. Cities only cover 2% of the world’s land surface, but activities within their boundaries consume over 75% of the plane

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Foreign Cash Flees China As Investors Shun Autocracies

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Apr 12
1 min

Foreign Cash Flees China As Investors Shun Autocracies

Overseas money is starting to pull out of Chinese markets after the risk of investing in autocratic countries was starkly highlighted by sharp drops in Russia's currency and securities prices following its invasion of Ukraine. Market data shows foreign investors sold a net 38.4 billion yuan ($6.04 billion) of Chinese stocks and bonds in the January-March period, one of the highest such quarterly figures on record. "Outflows from China on the scale and intensity we are seeing

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How China Is Charging Ahead In The EV Race

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Mar 9
2 min

How China Is Charging Ahead In The EV Race

The country’s lithium-ion battery capacity will be twice as big as the rest of the world’s by 2031 In the Chinese county of Fuding, the world’s largest battery maker CATL is building its most ambitious gigafactory to date. The vast battery plant has a planned annual production capacity of 120 gigawatt hours (GWh) — enough to power around 1.2 million electric vehicles (EVs) when fully utilised. By comparison, the plant is more than three times the size of Tesla and Panasonic’s

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FDI: The 2021 Investment Matrix - Chip Crunch Reshapes FDI Landscape

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Feb 2
3 min

FDI: The 2021 Investment Matrix - Chip Crunch Reshapes FDI Landscape

Chip crunch reshapes FDI landscape as the sun sets on oil and gas Unprecedented levels of investment in new chip-production capacity redrew the investment matrix in 2021, with oil and gas dropping from the top 10 recipient sectors of foreign direct investment (FDI) for the first time since record-keeping began in 2003. Semiconductor producers set their most ambitious investment plans ever in motion last year, chasing the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity that is the global chip

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Who Got It Right? A Look Back at Expert Predictions For 2021

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Dec 14, 2021
2 min

Who Got It Right? A Look Back at Expert Predictions For 2021

Last year, the editorial team at Visual Capitalist scoured through 200+ reports, articles, podcasts, and more, to create our 2021 Prediction Consensus—a big picture and aggregated look at the key trends that experts predict for the year ahead. If 2021 taught us anything, it’s that things can change at the drop of the hat. Amidst all this uncertainty, how many of the highlighted predictions came to fruition, and which ones didn’t pan out exactly as expected? Before we start, i

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Global Trade Braces for a Mini Y2K With Customs Code Overhaul - Preparing For HS Overhaul

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Dec 1, 2021
2 min

Global Trade Braces for a Mini Y2K With Customs Code Overhaul - Preparing For HS Overhaul

As if the foot soldiers of global trade needed more complications this holiday season, many logistics managers and customs brokers are starting to brace for a mini Y2K moment come Jan. 1. That’s when changes will take effect to the official nomenclature for hundreds of product groups used to classify imports and exports. So-called Harmonized System numbers — known as HS codes — exist on more than 5,000 product categories developed by the World Customs Organization, an intergo

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China's Supply Chain Shift - August Official China Trade Data

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Sep 9, 2021
3 min

China's Supply Chain Shift - August Official China Trade Data

TDM Insight: China Trade Statistics Show Supply Chain Disruption. By John W. Miller, Chief Economic Analyst - Trade Data Monitor The global economy is getting back to normal, but supply chains are not exactly returning to where they were before the Covid-19 pandemic. Consider this: In August, Chinese shipments of textiles fell 14.8% year-on-year, off a low base in 2020, to $12.5 billion, and exports of mobile phones declined 24.4% to $7.4 billion. However, sales of motor vehi

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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News

Jul 27, 2021
1 min

Mapped: GDP per Capita Worldwide

GDP per capita has steadily risen globally over time, and in tandem, the standard of living worldwide has increased immensely. This map using data from the IMF shows the GDP per capita (nominal) of nearly every country and territory in the world. GDP per capita is one of the best measures of a country’s wealth as it provides an understanding of how each country’s citizens live on average, showing a representation of the quantity of goods and services created per person. The S

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Dentsu Tracking joins EU-ASEAN Business Council - Supply Chain Digitisation & Fighting Illicit Trade

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Feb 26, 2021
1 min

Dentsu Tracking joins EU-ASEAN Business Council - Supply Chain Digitisation & Fighting Illicit Trade

Dentsu Tracking joins the EU-ASEAN Business Council to support supply chain digitisation and the fight against illicit trade with its tracking and tracing expertise. Managing Director, Philippe Castella said: "Dentsu Tracking is delighted to become a member of the EU-ASEAN Business Council. As the operator of the European Union Tobacco Tracking & Tracing System, we are a trusted partner for authorities worldwide to help implement digital supply chain control solutions based o

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Cambodia To Implement Data Automation Between Tax & Customs Authorities

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Jan 21, 2021
1 min

Cambodia To Implement Data Automation Between Tax & Customs Authorities

System will strengthen tax and customs cooperation, enabling instantly the sharing and exchange of data and information, including corporate tax registration, corporate import and export declaration documents, sales and purchase records, as well as other related documents. The introduction of the data automation system represents Cambodia’s optimisation of new technology to strengthen inter-institutional cooperation. Under the automated exchange system, the two tax authoritie

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OFFICIAL CHINA TRADE DATA: China Ramps up Exports to EU, US Hampered by Covid - October 2020

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Nov 9, 2020
3 min

OFFICIAL CHINA TRADE DATA: China Ramps up Exports to EU, US Hampered by Covid - October 2020

We are pleased to share the October China Preliminary Data from our partners Trade Data Monitor, summarised by John Miller. For a copy of 'October Preliminary China Trade Data' feel free to email andrewk@kwconfex.com Trade Data Monitor Partner APAC China maintained its strong 2020 export performance in October, buoyed by a summer of consumer spending in the U.S. and Europe after a locked-down spring. Overall, outbound shipments increased to $237.2 billion, up 11.4% compared t

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IBM - Digital Trade Principles for the Post-COVID Age

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Sep 15, 2020
3 min

IBM - Digital Trade Principles for the Post-COVID Age

By Michael DiPaula-Coyle - Central to any #digitaltrade agenda should be three core principles: 1. Enable the Free Flow of Data 2. Protect Source Code and Algorithms 3. Ensure technology choice and encourage open digital architectures COVID-19 has created unprecedented disruptions in the global economy, the full impact of which will not become clear for years to come. Companies of all sizes are grappling with how to conduct business, reach customers, and maintain supply chain

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