2025: A crossroads for international trade and global business
From tariffs to supply chain challenges, IMD experts predict the factors that will shape international trade in 2025....
7 hours ago • by Mark J. Greeven in Geopolitics • 11 min read • Audio available
China’s shift from reaction to reinvention is a long-running transformation built on policy foresight and internal restructuring that global turmoil and the tariffs war have only served to intensify....
Continue readingDecember 26, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin, Simon J. Evenett, Carlos Cordon in Geopolitics • 10 min read
From tariffs to supply chain challenges, IMD experts predict the factors that will shape international trade in 2025....
December 23, 2024 • by Mark J. Greeven in Geopolitics • 5 min read
The world’s second-largest economy will need to balance domestic reforms with its global ambitions as exporters brace for a new set of tariffs from US President-elect Donald Trump....
December 18, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 4 min read
In an era marked by rising US-China tensions and shifting global trade dynamics, CFOs need to incorporate geopolitical insights into their strategic decision-making, advises IMD’s Richard Baldwin....
November 18, 2024 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 13 min read
How can companies adapt to the shifting dynamics of US policy and an increasingly fragmented world?...
November 6, 2024 • by Richard Baldwin in Geopolitics • 4 min read
The sequel to Trump’s first presidency could see more of the same on protectionism and geopolitical shocks, with the United States turning increasingly inwards....
October 17, 2024 • by Öykü Işık, Carlos Cordon in Geopolitics • 7 min read
The deadly blasts from tampered devices in Lebanon highlight the fragility of supply chains, making it clear that better security measures are urgently needed....
October 1, 2024 • by Nico Luchsinger in Geopolitics • 7 min read
During a recent Oxford debate organized by Asia Society Switzerland, experts sparred over how the next US administration should frame policy on China....
September 12, 2024 • by David Bach in Geopolitics • 7 min read
With half the world going to the polls this year, how do businesses manage political risk? IMD’s David Bach suggests businesses must look beyond the electoral cycle by aligning their interests with...
September 10, 2024 • by Ralf Boscheck in Geopolitics • 8 min read
As the EU enforces the Digital Markets Act, tech giants face strict new rules aimed at curbing their dominance – but critics warn the move could stifle innovation and limit consumer choice....
September 2, 2024 • by Ana Elena Sancho Calvino in Geopolitics • 6 min read
As governments continue down the path of protectionism, here are five questions executives should ask to better understand the impact such policies have on their businesses....
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