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Strikes and protests disrupt supply chains, globally

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In Sri Lanka, a popular uprising chased the president from the country last week. Ghanaians are protesting runaway inflation that has seen diesel prices double. retail supply chains: the delicate negotiations between West Coast dockworkers—represented by the ILWU—and the business consortium Pacific Maritime Association.

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New: Global Trade Map 2016

Supply Chain Movement

According to Aberdeen Research, “international shipments cost twice as much, take five times as long and have five times more variability than domestic shipments.” Best-in-class companies have strategically aligned their in-house practices with the relevant EU trade agreements they wish to make use of. Saudi Arabia. Seychelles.