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06 February 2023

It’s been a tough few months for Big Tech

Amazon, Alphabet, and Apple all announced anticlimactic annual accounts. Amazon reported its first unprofitable year since 2014, while Apple saw quarterly revenue declines for the first time in four years, and Alphabet, Google’s parent company, saw a fall in advertising revenue. [Recent layoffs at Big Tech don't spell economic doom - slowboring.com]

30 January 2023

Energy Technology Perspectives 2023

Analysis of the risks and opportunities surrounding the development of clean energy and technology supply chains viewed through the lenses of energy security, resilience and sustainability. The Energy Technology Perspectives 2023 (International Energy Agency - IEA) provides a comprehensive analysis of global manufacturing of clean energy technologies today – such as solar panels, wind turbines, EV batteries, electrolysers for hydrogen and heat pumps – and their supply chains around the world.

19 January 2023

US business study shows negative impact of tariffs on China

A study Impacts of Section 301 Tariffs on Imports from China: Case Studies of Apparel, Footwear, Travel Goods and Furniture has called out the ‘detrimental economic impacts’ of the massive tariffs imposed on consumer goods from China, saying that the trade war has led to higher costs and prices for American companies and families. It also said that shifting away from China as a source of goods was costly and ‘not always successful’. [Joint Industry Study Flags Negative Impacts of Section 301 ... - AAFA]

04 January 2023

Turkish-Russian trade may experience the period when it grows the most in Türkiye's history

Türkiye has the ability and human resources to manage all the rings of the retail management chain from the design of products to their production, from procurement to storage, from display in the store to services provided to the customer. If the conditions are met, the Russians can evaluate and transfer this trained human resource for the management of their own affairs, just as the Turks did with the Europeans about 15 or 20 years ago. [Russian market offers strategic opportunities for Turkish retailers - dailysabah.com]

04 January 2023

The new energy map

Russia is expanding its gas pipeline to China, and the United States received its first Venezuelan oil exports in four years. Meanwhile, a hastily built terminal in Germany accepted its first shipment of U.S. gas. The Ukraine war has reshaped the global energy map, forcing Moscow to look east as Europe increasingly refuses its exports, and Washington to revive troubled relations with Caracas. Still, this energy diplomacy may have a short shelf life. Given China’s rapid investment in renewable energy, and the years-long build time of new gas pipelines, it may be that Moscow’s investment doesn’t pay off for long.

29 December 2022

Supply chains avoid China

More and more companies are shifting their supply chains away from China. Apple plans to make some MacBooks in Vietnam next year, Nikkei reported, while major international automakers aim to gradually shift production away from China, according to the Financial Times.

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