When supply chain challenges came hard and fast during the pandemic, many businesses and buyers were caught off guard, and inventory became the talk of the town. Fast forward a bit, and businesses burned by this scenario aren’t taking any chances moving forward. According to recent reports, supply chain management is top on the priority […]
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From Europe’s prospects to digitalisation and sustainability, experts predicted trends shaping the equities investment landscape in 2024. Highlighting the influence of microeconomic factors in public equity markets, Luke Barrs, global head of fundamental equity client portfolio management at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, pointed out the current market dispersion across and within sectors, necessitating “a disciplined, fundamental […]
The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) represents the most significant investment Congress has ever made in addressing climate change. But as we enter election season in the US, the legislation may be a significant part of the looming campaign, which could impact the measure’s long-term fate. With high energy prices, congressional Republicans, and leading presidential candidates […]
Leading North American executive offers insight on top growing construction sectors in 2024 DENVER, Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – Government funding, reshoring manufacturing and a boost in tourism are converging to create a demand for the construction of megaprojects, landmark builds that exceed $1 billion in budget. In his annual industry outlook, Deron Brown, president […]
With the calendar turning to December and the countdown to 2024 almost upon us, I wanted to recap my articles from the past year and their key takeaways. With a strong outlook for manufacturing next year, these takeaways can help position your company for a successful new year. 1.Skilled Workforce Development: What Should Guidance Counselors […]
Chinese lending is undergoing a deep, structural transition away from the property sector to support manufacturing. The shift is generating serious fears of overcapacity and will likely accelerate the fractionalization of the global trading system as countries move to protect their own industry. In just under four years Chinese banks have gone from providing its […]
Author: Kenneth Rogoff, Harvard University Forty years of continuous growth has transformed China into one of the world’s two largest economies. This is a remarkable achievement that has lifted hundreds of millions of people out of poverty and into the global middle class, consistently surpassing expectations and confounding those who predicted an economic bust. That […]
The Industrial Base Analysis and Sustainment (IBAS) office, funded by the US Department of Defense to establish high-priority domestic capabilities to safeguard the US defense industrial base from global supply chain risks, has begun the fourth and final phase of its contract with BRIDG, a non-profit public-private partnership organization based in Florida, US dedicated to […]
This article is part of the Belgian Presidency of the EU special report. In the mountain town of Kundl, Austria, 10 fermenting vats — the largest 250,000 liters in volume — bubble with the Continent’s pharmaceutical future. The new plant, inaugurated by pharmaceutical company Sandoz on November 10, doesn’t bring just jobs and money to […]
Photo Credit: Reshoring Initiative According to the Reshoring Initiative’s latest 1H 2023 report, announcements made regarding the first half of 2023 and foreign direct investment (FDI) were in line with 2022’s record reshoring rates — upwards of 300,000 jobs are expected to be announced by year-end. EV battery and chip investments along with other essential product industries […]
