Big oil’s big recovery
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine triggered a remarkable recovery in crude oil prices. As the EU, US and UK all signalled…
Covid-19
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How the energy transition was used as justification to continue mining during the pandemic
While most industries experienced shutdowns during the pandemic, the mining industry was, apart from some brief pauses, deemed essential in…
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FDI drivers in 2022: Inflation
In June 2022, both the UK’s and the US’s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) reached a 40-year high, rising by 9.4%…
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China’s manufacturing sector moves back to growth
Following its stringent zero-Covid strategy and a general trend in global manufacturing to diversify supply chains, China suffered three months…
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Weekly data: Zero-Covid policy pushes China to the brink of recession
As shortages of labour and energy push up prices in the US and Europe, China is battling a very different…
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Climate change and extreme weather events hang heavy over global breadbasket countries
The compounded effects of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic have brought to light the vulnerabilities of…
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FDI drivers in 2022: Conflict
As well as echoing eerie memories of the Cold War, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened concerns among investors about…
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Weekly data: Renewables dominate international project finance
Global investment flows bounced back to pre-Covid levels in 2021, according to the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD),…
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Weekly data: China has beaten its second Covid wave but could yet face disaster
China has successfully contained its first major outbreak of Covid-19 since the virus's initial rapid spread in late-2019 and early…
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How has Covid-19 impacted the FDI relationship between the US and the Netherlands?
In 2020, the US received 1,696 greenfield FDI projects, while there were 264 projects recorded coming into the Netherlands, according…
