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    Economic outlook 2025: moderate growth and increased tensions

    INFOGRAPHICS. Economists predict a stable growth rate for the global economy in 2025 but highlight the very random nature of forecasts in the current context. In this uncertain world, the Supply Chain function becomes even more crucial for the competitiveness of companies. Economists' forecasts have...
    Anne Kerriou
    February 18 2025
    12 min

    Economy: key developments to remember in 2024

    In 2024, bringing inflation under control was not enough to fully restore confidence, particularly in Europe, where weak demand weighed on road transport prices. Sea and air freight rates have held up better, under the influence of geopolitical factors that are shaking up the supply and demand logic...
    Anne Kerriou
    January 09 2025
    12 min

    White Paper: supply chain diversification

    The global pandemic and the ongoing geopolitical tension are leading companies and governments to develop a strategy of supply chain diversification. This policy is beginning to have a tangible impact on world trade patterns. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the vulnerability of global trade and su...
    Ganyi Zhang
    August 10 2023
    2 min
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    International transport: a market in disarray

    Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, international freight rates have increased strongly despite a fall in volumes. The latest economic indicators suggest that the market could gradually return to normal in 2021. Events in 2020 have given a striking demonstration of the essential role played by...
    David Thébault
    January 29 2021
    2 min

    Impact of the RCEP trade agreement on the Asia-Europe supply chain

    The ten countries of ASEAN and five Asia-Pacific countries signed a major trade deal on November 15, giving birth to the world’s largest trading block. In this paper, we analyze the main points of the RCEP, with an emphasis on the impact on Europe-Asia trade. 2020 could not have been more eventful. ...
    Ganyi Zhang
    January 06 2021
    9 min

    US-EU tariff lists: Food and agricultural sector trade on front line

    On November 9th, the European Union decided to impose tariffs on around 4 billion dollars-worth of American products. One year ago, the US took a similar decision for 7.5 billion dollars-worth of European products. Our comparative analysis shows that the food and agricultural sector is that most exp...
    Ganyi Zhang
    December 01 2020
    7 min

    The development of the “China+1” concept in the US and the EU

    Diversifying sourcing with additional manufacturing sites outside of China has become a top priority for the supply chain industry, even more so due to the pandemic. However, the degree of diversification is quite different between the US and the EU. The pandemic has undoubtedly favored the emergenc...
    Ganyi Zhang
    November 04 2020
    7 min

    China-EU trade prospects compared to Transpacific trade

    Ocean Freight rates have evolved rather differently during the summer on Asia-Europe and Asia-North America routes. An analysis of trade between China and Europe, followed by a comparison with US-China trade, will allow a better understanding of this trend. The Euro-Asia trade lane seems much calmer...
    Ganyi Zhang
    October 23 2020
    6 min

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