Covid-19
FDI drivers in 2022: Inflation
In June 2022, both the UK’s and the US’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reached a 40-year high, rising by 9.4%…
China’s manufacturing sector moves back to growth
Following its stringent zero-Covid strategy and a general trend in global manufacturing to diversify supply chains, China suffered three months…
Weekly data: Zero-Covid policy pushes China to the brink of recession
As shortages of labour and energy push up prices in the US and Europe, China is battling a very different…
Climate change and extreme weather events hang heavy over global breadbasket countries
The compounded effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have brought to light the vulnerabilities of…
FDI drivers in 2022: Conflict
As well as echoing eerie memories of the Cold War, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns among investors about…