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Supply Chain Ethical and Compliance Issue- Volkswagen

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Governments including Canada , Germany , and the United Kingdom have enacted special legislation in these areas. Reportedly, the vast majority of detained goods were produced in either Malaysia, Vietnam or Thailand. The authors observe they are not a substitute for supply chain due diligence actions.

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Global PMI Levels in August Remain Sluggish

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The three specific regions of concern are the Eurozone, United Kingdom along with Taiwan. The lowest production performance and associated supply chain activity levels were reported as that of Germany , Austria , Czech Republic , United Kingdom and Poland. That represented a 2.3 percentage point plunge from the 45.3

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October 2022 PMI Reporting Points to Global Wide Manufacturing Contraction

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United Kingdom. As our readers are likely aware at this point, a new Prime Minister has been appointed to lead the government of the United Kingdom , after former Prime Minister Lizz Truss was forced to resign after serving a mere 50 days in office, amid controversial and noted de-stabilizing economic and taxation policies. .

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Global Production Levels Falling At the End of 2023

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and the United Kingdom. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam. A prior downturn in Vietnam moderated during December. These nations reportedly account for 98 percent of ASEAN manufacturing value added. by the end of the year.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

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United Kingdom In the dependent region of the United Kingdom, the S&P Global/CIPS UK Manufacturing PMI® posted a value of 44.8, This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. percentage point increase from the 44.3

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Added Headwinds for Global PMI Production Indices in June and Q2 2022

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United Kingdom. The S&P Global Vietnam Manufacturing PMI® posted a value of 54 in June, compared to a value of 51.7 Upon reviewing a grouping of developed regions, namely the United States, Eurozone, Japan and Taiwan, production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.9 reported for March.

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November Global PMI Reporting Reflects Some Stabilization

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On a regional basis, Europe reportedly remained a principal drag on global factory output, along with contracting output in Japan and the United Kingdom. This index is a compilation of seven ASEAN nations- Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand , and Vietnam. percentage point increase from the 49.6