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Commodities Used in Electric Car Batteries: An Update on Lithium and Nickel

Resilinc

China has also invested in lithium production in other nations like Zimbabwe and Bolivia , underscoring the strategic significance of lithium in achieving low to zero-emission technology objectives. Challenges and Opportunities Recent developments in the lithium industry have presented a mix of challenges and opportunities.

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Trends 2019: Let the Prediction Season Begin

Enterra Insights

While populism had been ascendant in numerous countries before this — from Poland and Hungary to Bolivia and the Philippines — these elections brought such political philosophies to two of the world’s largest economies.” Footnotes. [1] The upside of disruption: Megatrends shaping 2018 and beyond ,” EY, June 2018. [2]

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FedEx Announces New March 2022 International Shipping Surcharges

Intelligent Audit

According to eMarketer , global e-commerce retail sales will rise to $5.542 trillion this year and surpass $7.391 trillion by 2025. 1 Includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Belize, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Suriname, El Salvador, Uruguay, and Venezuela.