On 22 January 2019, world luminaries met at Davos Switzerland for the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The theme of the 31st meeting was the "Fourth Industrial Revolution", which included discussions on the following topics: fusion technologies, agile...
2019 Potential Scenarios
Politically, financially and economically, 2018 was a volatile year with a US-China trade conflict, a difficult Brexit negotiation in Europe, and oil supply concerns in some OPEC countries. Investors prefer predictable waters and it remains to be seen whether 2019...
Product rationalization and supply chain strategies in the pharma industry
Pharmaceutical supply chains are less efficient than fast moving consumer goods and retail supply chains. This inefficiency is partially explained by the complexity of pharmaceutical product portfolios and regulatory constraints. How could pharmaceutical entities...
Trade war and Christmas trees
In December 2018 at the G20 summit meeting in Buenos Aires, the Chinese and the US leaders met together with their top trade officials.
Trade wars and global supply chains
The ongoing trade conflict is accelerating the redesign of global supply chains as companies move their production to South East Asia.
The impact of the US trade war on Switzerland
In January, the US placed a 30 percent tariff on foreign solar panels, with the threat of more tariffs to follow, especially targeting Chinese exports.