APEC: Investment Promotes Economies’ Participation In Global Value Chains
A new study by the APEC Policy Support Unit revealed that foreign direct investment provides an important pathway to global value chain...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 12, 20221 min
WEF: Supply Chain Sustainability Policies: State of Play White Paper Released
Supply chains are important levers for achieving sustainability goals and have gained increased corporate, governmental and civil society...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 9, 20222 min
The Era of Cheap and Plenty May Be Ending
Supplies of goods are coming up short in the pandemic, and prices have jumped. Some economists warn that the changes could linger. For...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 3, 20223 min
EY releases the Overview of China outbound investment of 2021
Higher investment growth was observed in Belt and Road region; health care and life sciences sector in Europe and North America was...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Apr 26, 20223 min
As Vietnam’s Export Economy Matures, Stronger Ties With China
The burgeoning economy of Vietnam is maturing its way into a new phase. The Asian nation of 97.3 million has taken its place among the...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Apr 25, 20222 min
How ASEAN Is Adapting To A Changing World
ASEAN, a regional block of 10 very diverse countries, was created to support economic growth, good governance, and human rights in...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Apr 22, 20221 min
Satellite Maps: Shanghai’s Supply Chain Standstill
Wait times for at Shanghai marine terminals has increased nearly 75% since the lockdowns began. Delays at the Shanghai terminal have sent...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Apr 14, 20222 min
IMF - Global Trade Needs More Supply Diversity, Not Less
Countries with trade partners that implemented more stringent lockdowns had a sharper drop in imports. Though trade flows have adjusted,...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 25, 20221 min
BlackRock’s Fink Says Ukraine War Marks End Of Trade Globalisation
Manufacturing hubs in southeast Asia could stand to benefit; Boss of $10tn asset manager warns on inflation as companies reconfigure...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 14, 20224 min
Can Trade Become More Sustainable? 5 Developments To Watch - WEF
Here are five developments to watch this year that will be critical to debates on making trade more sustainable: new trade initiatives, a...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 10, 20223 min
The Ukraine Crisis Could Accelerate a Decoupling in Global Trade
The unprecedented level of sanctions and the possibility of removing Russia’s most favored nation status at the WTO is cutting Russia off...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 7, 20221 min
ASEAN Works To Boost Trade To Deal With COVID-19 Crisis
ASEAN members are working on facilitating increased trade, removing trade barriers and reducing transaction costs to deal with the...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 3, 20225 min
An Investor’s Guide To RCEP Countries
The essential guide to RCEP for anyone establishing operations in Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia,...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 18, 20223 min
UNCTAD: Global Trade Hits Record High Of $28.5 trillion In 2021, Likely To Be Subdued In 2022
UNCTAD’s Global Trade Update published on 17 February shows that in 2021, world trade in goods remained strong and trade in services...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 17, 20222 min
How Trade Facilitation Can Support Supply Chain Diversity In a Post-Pandemic World
World Economic Forum: Resolving the global supply chain crisis requires collaboration across the trade community. The pandemic has...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 15, 20223 min
ICC, DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA & SWIFT Launch The Future International Trade Alliance
Fantastic news for trade digitalization & standardization as the ICC, DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA and SWIFT launch the Future International Trade...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 13, 20221 min
Visualizing Countries Grouped by Their Largest Trading Partner (1960-2020)
Amidst supply chain issues and inflated shipping costs, global trade continued to grow last year, reaching an estimated $28 trillion in...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 11, 20221 min
ADB: Intra Asia Trade Grows 31% Amid Pandemic
Jong Woo Kang, Principal Economist at the Asian Development Bank, discusses why Asia trade ties have deepened amid the global disruptions...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 9, 20222 min
Who Will Be The Supply Chain Winners and Losers in 2022?
Global supply chains came under severe strain during the Covid-19 pandemic. Which locations and companies will benefit from the...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 4, 20222 min
The Big Challenges For Supply Chains In 2022
Supply chain issues have been made much worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic environment has become more challenging, and...
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