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COMMENT: From Globalisation to “slowbalisation” as FDIs decline on trade and geopolitical woes
Global flows of foreign direct investment have trended downwards, both in absolute terms and as a share of world GDP, driven by multiple factors including changes in industrial organisation, increasing barriers to trade and investment.
Rising gold ETF inflows set to drive global bullion prices
Inflows into gold exchange-traded funds (ETFs), particularly from Western investors, are expected to increase in the coming months, adding more upward momentum to already record-high bullion prices, analysts have said
Lavrov presses the flesh at ASEAN summit as Kremlin seeks to deepen ties with Asia
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov was pressing the flesh and having his picture taken with the leaders of Southeast Asia at the annual ASEAN summit as the Kremlin seeks to bolster friendly relations with the leading Asian countries.
Quad to give thumbs down on Chinese plans to militarise South China Sea
The foreign ministers of Australia, India, Japan, and the United States are set to voice their opposition to the militarisation of the South China Sea during a meeting in Tokyo later this month
Global shipping's chokepoints
With more and more shipping companies extending full or partial closures of Red Sea shipping routes due to attacks by Yemeni rebels, global trade could be seriously affected, reports Statista.