Covid-19
Despite the uncertainty, digitalisation must be priority for UK businesses
Although a new prime minister has now been selected in the UK, this will bring little stability or reassurance to…
FDI in chemicals in 2021: the state of play
The Covid-19 pandemic caused overall greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) project numbers to decline by 17.5% in 2020. However, as the world…
How mRNA vaccines are democratising the development of healthcare
Few people had heard of mRNA technology before the Covid-19 crisis. In a spectacular feat of global cooperation and scientific…
What has caused the decline of British farming?
Clive Bailye, a second-generation farmer based near Lichfield, Staffordshire, grew up watching his dad run his small dairy farm, “working…
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%…
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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…
FDI in construction materials: The state of play
The Covid-19 pandemic caused overall greenfield foreign direct investment (FDI) project numbers to decline by 17.4% in 2020. Most sectors were negatively…