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Food Security and National Security

Enterra Insights

”[1] She notes that the number of people facing starvation in 2022 was a sharp increase from 193 million facing starvation in 2021. The McKinsey analysts report, “Sixty percent of global food production occurs in just five countries: China, the United States, India, Brazil, and Argentina.

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Bitcoin and the Brutal Truth!

Supply Chain Game Changer

Also, you need to understand that the recent swing in their prices wiped away the $1 trillion market capitalisation of the total value in May 2021. More and more time is being consumed in mining blocks for bitcoin, and the transaction fee is about $20 in 2021 for mining one block in bitcoin. The post Bitcoin and the Brutal Truth!

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Transportation in the Americas: A Cross-Country Comparison

MIT Supply Chain

For now, Mendonça, Villena, and Ruiz have focused on just five major markets in the Americas: the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Colombia, and Argentina. The authors will be presenting their work in more detail at the 2021 MIT SCALE Latin America Conference , being held virtually from March 21–26, 2021.

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Grocery Shopping and Inflation, Part Two: Impact on Consumers

Enterra Insights

… Major droughts in countries like Brazil and Argentina have been driving up prices for corn, coffee, and soybeans. 1] Hillary Hoffower, “ Americans are pissed off they’re paying more for groceries these days ,” Business Insider, 9 November 2021. [2] Department of Agriculture, November 2021. [3]

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What is the Market for Global Omnichannel Commerce Platform in 2022?

Vinculum

As per the recent study, the COVID-19 pandemic has estimated the market size to be around US$ million in 2021 to manage the global Omnichannel Commerce software and platform and can be readjusted to USD million by 2028 with a CAGR of a certain percentage to review the market in a significant way. Segmented Market. Demandware.

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

In 2021, over 2.14 Launched in 2011 as a shoe retailer, the marketplace now sells online in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico. Linio is a Latin American marketplace with presence in 8 countries – Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Just imagine. Mercado Libre.

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Can the Latin America and Caribbean Region Use Nearshoring to Become a Supply Chain Hub?

MIT Supply Chain

A report published by the World Bank in April 2021 titled Unleashing Central America’s Growth Potential generally supports this view. Sheffi points to examples such as Argentina?—?entrepreneurs In countries where unstable competitive environments and hurdles such as corruption and underdeveloped business credit services are the norm?—?Sheffi