Reports
How high tech has taken a greater share of China’s exports
China has continually adjusted its export strategy to move up the value chain; the proportion of high-tech products in the nation's trade mix steadily increased from 2020 to 2023.
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As drought hits violence-racked Ecuador, recession is likely
Many Latin American economies are in a cyclical slowdown, but Ecuador's performance has been particularly poor. GDP shrank the most since the pandemic in the second quarter; by contrast, real GDP growth was 5% just a year earlier.
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Czech and Polish exporters are caught up in Germany’s troubles
Germany is the largest trading partner for many central and eastern European Union states; nations like Czechia, Slovakia and Poland have embedded themselves in their larger neighbor's supply chains. That has made them vulnerable as Germany's manufacturers struggle.
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Malaysia’s ringgit rises not just on rates, but on fund inflows
ASEAN currencies began strengthening against the greenback in July amid increasing confidence that the Federal Reserve would pivot to rate cuts, ending the latest “King Dollar” era.