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Bitcoin mining is a controversial practice given the excessive energy it uses, meaning the key locations for the activity are highly...

The Big Mac Index: A Measure of PPP and Burger Inflation The Big Mac was created in 1967 by Jim Delligati, a McDonald’s franchise owner...

UNCTAD’s Global Trade Update published on 17 February shows that in 2021, world trade in goods remained strong and trade in services...

Home to half of world trade, the APEC region posted double-digit growth both in trade volume and value during the period of January to...

Nearly half the world’s investment hotspots score poorly in corruption perception' fDi Intelligence More than 40% of the world’s biggest...

Fantastic news for trade digitalization & standardization as the ICC, DCSA, BIMCO, FIATA and SWIFT launch the Future International Trade...

'Deals by China-based investors in the EU fell by 63% in 2020 - Scrutiny of foreign takeovers in the EU has expanded to focus more on...

Amidst supply chain issues and inflated shipping costs, global trade continued to grow last year, reaching an estimated $28 trillion in...

Jong Woo Kang, Principal Economist at the Asian Development Bank, discusses why Asia trade ties have deepened amid the global disruptions...

There is disagreement among countries on how international rules should address the cross-border spillover effects of increased...

Global supply chains came under severe strain during the Covid-19 pandemic. Which locations and companies will benefit from the...

Growth slows as economies grapple with supply disruptions, higher inflation, record debt and persistent uncertainty. The continuing...

Supply chain issues have been made much worse by the COVID-19 pandemic. The economic environment has become more challenging, and...

As pandemic eases, region will post the largest increase in GDP over the next two years In Asian economies, a powerful dynamic is...

Since the start of the global pandemic, we’ve been navigating through tumultuous waters, and this year is expected to be as unpredictable...

The 2022 UNCTAD Investment Trends Monitor highlights a discrepancy in FDI recovery between developed and developing nations. As the world...

New UNCTAD estimates show that infrastructure finance is up due to recovery stimulus packages, but greenfield investment activity remains...

For two decades, China’s manufacturing and export sector has seemed to only be going one direction: up. The latest notch: A record trade...

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) came into force in early 2022. Investment Monitor looks at the countries and...

Excellent article by Yan Xiao & Ziyang Fan World Economic Forum, Digital Trade The growth in digital currencies could make cross-border...