Strategic reforms needed to enhance India’s appeal to global investors, attract FDI: GTRI

Strategic reforms needed to enhance India’s appeal to global investors, attract FDI: GTRI

New Delhi: Strategic reforms are needed to enhance India’s appeal to global investors as despite having huge potential, FDI data shows that the country has not fully capitalised on its opportunities, think tank GTRI said on Thursday. Suggesting a four-step plan, the Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) said that measures which can help India position … Read more

Why disconnecting global trade from China is so hard

Why disconnecting global trade from China is so hard

A US-led effort to gradually disconnect trade ties with China, rising costs, and a broader understanding of the need to diversify production is driving manufacturers to invest in alternative locations. But migrating entire supply chains away from the world’s second-largest economy is extremely challenging, which is why governments and executives need to pick up the … Read more

‘Early innings’ of a U.S. manufacturing boom: Tema ETFs CEO

‘Early innings’ of a U.S. manufacturing boom: Tema ETFs CEO

One exchange-traded fund is betting on a U.S. manufacturing job resurgence. Tema ETFs CEO and founder Maurits Pot is behind the American Reshoring ETF (RSHO) that focuses on industrials. “Some will call it deglobalization. We’re in the early innings,” Pot told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” this week. “At the heart of it is job creation, manufacturing … Read more

“It’s all happening again”: The supply chain is under strain

“It’s all happening again”: The supply chain is under strain

Stephanie Loomis had hoped that the chaos besieging the global supply chain was subsiding. The floating traffic jams off ports. The multiplying costs of moving freight. The resulting shortages of goods. All of this had seemed like an unpleasant memory confined to the COVID-19 pandemic. No such luck. As head of ocean freight for the … Read more

Sanjiv Puri: What to expect from the Budget going forward? Sanjiv Puri answers

Sanjiv Puri: What to expect from the Budget going forward? Sanjiv Puri answers

“Now, going forward, we do expect that the reform momentum will continue because the model that has been followed earlier of investment for inclusive growth to create a virtuous cycle and the process of reform, unlocking the productive capacity of the economy has worked well and it should energise greater impetus on reform going forward,” … Read more

China’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ gets new ETF

China’s ‘Magnificent Seven’ gets new ETF

Roundhill Investments wants to mimic the success of its Magnificent Seven ETF (MAGS) in China. The firm’s CEO Dave Mazza plans to launch the Lucky Eight ETF, which aims to be China’s answer to the success of Wall Street’s big tech stocks. “There’s a lot of question marks about the Chinese economy and the potential … Read more

The U.S. is now Germany’s biggest trading partner ahead of China

The U.S. is now Germany’s biggest trading partner ahead of China

The flags of the U.S. and Germany are on the table at a bilateral meeting between German Economics Minister Habeck and U.S. Secretary of State Blinken at a hotel on the Gendarmenmarkt. Photo: Christoph Soeder/dpa (Photo by Christoph Soeder/picture alliance via Getty Images) Christoph Soeder/dpa | Picture Alliance | Getty Images After years of China … Read more

Cognac makers rally on hints easing of EU-China spat

Cognac makers rally on hints easing of EU-China spat

French President Emmanuel Macron (R) shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping after delivering a joint statement at the Elysee Palace, as part of the Chinese president’s two-day state visit in France, in Paris on May 6, 2024. The French president his Chinese counterpart for a state visit on May 6, 2024, seeking to persuade … Read more

German car makers ‘do not have to fear Chinese competition’: Lindner

German car makers ‘do not have to fear Chinese competition’: Lindner

Christian Lindner (FDP), Federal Minister of Finance, is on his way to a bilateral meeting with US Treasury Secretary Yellen at the headquarters of the World Bank. Bernd von Jutrczenka | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German carmakers do not have to fear competition from China and are still considered the best in the world, … Read more

Global trade growth to rebound this year; geopolitical tensions pose downside risks: WTO forecast

Global trade growth to rebound this year; geopolitical tensions pose downside risks: WTO forecast

New Delhi: The global trade growth is expected to pick up gradually this year after a contraction in 2023 but regional conflicts, geopolitical tensions and economic policy uncertainty pose substantial downside risks, according to a WTO forecast released on Wednesday. The World Trade Organisation (WTO), however, lowered the trade growth projection for 2024 to 2.6 … Read more