By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ ECONOMY, TALKING POINT The great reconfiguration Is the global supply chain set to be reshaped after Shanghai’s lockdown? Apple is said to be looking to India and Vietnam to boost supply chain resilience and diversify from China Is Shanghai’s two months of Covid lockdown finally coming to an end? Not quite yet, it seems, with most of the city’s 25 million residents still waiting for the green light to leave…
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Prospects for the global economy have darkened since the outbreak of war in Ukraine on 24 February, prompting WTO economists to reassess their projections for world trade over the next two years. The organization now expects merchandise trade volume growth of 3.0% in 2022 — down from its previous forecast of 4.7% — and 3.4% in 2023, but these estimates are less certain than usual due to the fluid nature of the conflict (Table 1). The most immediate economic impact…
By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ Charging into our list Latest update to our Top 50 Unicorns ranking adds more EV-related firms The one year-old EV spin-off from Geely is now worth $10 billion and places 10th in our ranking For anyone watching the new Apple TV+ drama WeCrashed about Adam Neumann’s meteoric rise and implosion as the boss of WeWork, the unicorn will be a familiar image. That’s because in the opening credits the…
This report highlights the firm’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments and progress across four key pillars: Planet, People, Prosperity and Governance. Its Impact Plan (OIP) demonstrates the firm’s commitment to greater transparency and accountability for its actions and impact on society. A timely read for our PBEC Community especially for those of you having to comply with your own ESG requirements. Explore more by clicking here: https://lnkd.in/g3kZNS4e
The 2022 edition of our annual report with Morgan Stanley offers insights into the next cycle for the wholesale banking industry. The wholesale banking industry has passed through two cycles over the past decade: reform and restructuring from 2012-2019 and volatility-fueled growth from 2020-2021. The fundamental question facing the industry now is what the next cycle will hold. Wholesale banks face great uncertainty as we head into 2022, but we see more cause for optimism than concern. The wholesale banking…
Imperial College Executive Education’s Sustainability Leadership Programme will provide managers and leaders with the methods and the mindset to help them to create a sustainability plan with real impact for their business. In this programme, they will learn how to run a sustainable business and promote a corporate culture that prioritises social responsibility. This 15-week online programme draws on expertise from Imperial College Business School faculty, industry experts, and case studies. The learning will be delivered in 12 modules including: The…
Decentraland: The new frontier opportunity Growing interest in the metaverse could unlock the next growth opportunity for virtual assets 22.03.2022 Unravel editorial team While the concept of virtual real estate may be difficult to reconcile at the moment, this could soon change. Illustration by Shutterstock. Metaverse is a subject attracting a lot of eyeballs at the moment. Its reference can be seen not only in big budgeted movies, but also in the corporate world. And with the recent renaming of…
By Steven Irvine – Founder, CEO & Editor ‘Week in China’ ENERGY & RESOURCES, TALKING POINT Speculative failure How China’s biggest nickel producer got caught out in the futures market Mar 18, 2022 (WiC 577) Tsingshan: the low-key Chinese resources firm made paper losses of $8 billion on nickel trades. Chinese investors sometimes refer to ‘demon stocks’. These are characterised by logic-defying lurches in their share prices and are frequently associated with improper market disclosure and insider trading. There’s a…
Accreditation to CMS Legal APAC IP Update – Winter 2021-2022 – Published: March 2022 China CNIPA releases the Amended Measures for Registration of Pledge of Patent Rights On 16 November 2021, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released the amended “Measures for the Registration of Pledge of Patent Rights”, which establishes an online application system for conducting registration procedures online. Applicants no longer need to submit physical identity, change, and cancellation certificates, etc. The CNIPA will conduct random…
Authors: The International Institute for Sustainable Development & Earth Negotiations Bulletin Accreditation Link: https://www.iisd.org/publications/state-global-environmental-governance-2021 Negotiating global agreements on climate action, biodiversity restoration, plastic pollution control, and other environmental crises is not easy at the best of times—and 2021 was far from that. By Jennifer Allan (Dr.), Elsa Tsioumani (Dr.), Natalie Jones (Dr.), Bernard Soubry (Dr.) This report by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin team explores the highlights and lowlights in a tumultuous year—including the problematic popularity of pledging, the strategies that helped online meetings make…