Why are the Panama and Suez canals so important?
The recent blockage of the Suez Canal had repercussions that were felt on a global scale. Just how vital is the waterway, and its Panama counterpart, to global trade?
Supply chains
Covid vaccine production mapped: The regions left behind
Global inequalities are on full display in Investment Monitor’s map of where Covid-19 vaccines are made, but why is production so non-existent in Africa and other developing regions?
One year on: How the world of foreign investment has adapted to Covid
It has been one year since the UK went into lockdown as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. Investment Monitor rounds up its coverage of how the worlds of business and FDI have changed over the past 12 months.
One year on: Global supply chains will need to learn to live with volatility
The lockdowns caused by the Covid-19 pandemic brought chaos to global supply chains. Tradeshift CEO Christian Lanng says that technology can make them more resilient to future shocks.
Brexit continues its assault on UK manufacturing
January saw the biggest drop in manufacturing exports from the UK to the EU since 1997. With excessive paperwork plaguing the industry, could Covid-19 offer it some space to work through issues within the Brexit deal?
Can FDI rescue the UK’s Green Industrial Revolution?
If the government wants to realise even part of its Green Industrial Revolution it will need to attract significant FDI and support the creation of a local supply chain for emerging technologies.
White Papers
From tube to vein: How the Covid-19 vaccine reaches its destination
The task of vaccinating the world against Covid-19 has put unprecedented pressure on supply chains. Will they be able to rise to the challenge?
Agritech start-ups provide fertile land for African investors
In spite of the Covid-19 pandemic, Africa's start-up agritech community enjoyed a stellar 2020, with project numbers and capital inflows on the rise.
Opinion: Now is not the time to be tempted by home comforts
A company with wide geographical diversification will tend to be more resilient to major events, so temptations to retrench in the current environment should be resisted, writes Investment Monitor's Sofia Karadima.
Partner content
Think nearshoring will bring back US manufacturing jobs? Think again
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought into focus the need for more regionalised manufacturing that is closer to consumers. Will this bring factory jobs back to the US?
In conversation with: Global Business Alliance’s Hugh Welsh
Hugh Welsh, board member of the Global Business Alliance and president of DSM North America, discusses how Trump, Covid-19 and shareholder capitalism have impacted FDI.
Is Southampton cruising towards an international future?
Southampton's cruise terminals and docks give the city a logistical advantage in a post-Brexit and Covid environment, but will this translate into attracting much-needed investment?
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