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Global Wide Production PMI Levels Unchanged in February 2024

Supply Chain Matters

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. Slight Improvement Among Grouping of ASEAN Manufacturers During 2024 we include for our readers highlights of the S&P Global ASEAN Manufacturing PMIĀ®. in February compared to 50.3 in January, and 49.7

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Interoceanic Passages

Abivin

In reality, appointment and price systems must be used to control capacity for interoceanic canals like the Panama and Suez. The four most significant interoceanic passes in the globe are the Strait of Hormuz, the Strait of Malacca, the Suez Canal, and the Strait of Panama. Potential for closure or interruption. 1200 feet).

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List of Top 65 Marketplaces Across the Globe in 2019

Vinculum

Linio is a Latin American marketplace with presence in 8 countries – Mexico, Panama, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Chile, and Argentina. Ezbuy is the leading shopping platform for more than 3 million customers from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand. The marketplace has over 160 million monthly visitors.

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

MIT Supply Chain

Costa Rica, Mexico, and Colombia came in fourth, fifth, and sixth, respectively (behind Malaysia). Chile came in second, just behind Taiwan, with high scores on Political Effectiveness, Foreign Direct Investment Policy, and Foreign Exchange & Exchange Controls.

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High Seas Troubles Affect Global Supply Chains, Part One: Security Risks

Enterra Insights

Climate change is affecting another crucial waterway, the Panama Canal. Journalist Andrew Freedman explains, ā€œGeopolitical risks in the Red Sea and extreme weather in Central America are converging, jostling global supply chains fed by the Suez and Panama Canals.ā€[3] 3] Neither security risks nor climate risks are easily addressed.

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Global Manufacturing PMI Levels Rise in January 2024

Supply Chain Matters

This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar , the Philippines , Singapore , Thailand , and Vietnam. Transit to and from the Panama Canal further remains constrained by lower basin water levels brought about by climate drought conditions. in January from 49.7 reported for December.

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Rethinking your optimum

Supply Chain Movement

Lao People's Democratic Republic. Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Liechtenstein. Luxembourg. Macedonia, The Former Yugoslav Republic of. Madagascar. Marshall Islands. Martinique. Mauritania. Micronesia, Federated States of. Moldova, Republic of. Montenegro. Netherlands Antilles. New Caledonia. New Zealand. Norfolk Island. Northern Mariana Islands.