by AIP Online Bureau | May 31, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance
“Beyond Shanghai, restrictions on inter-regional mobility mean that supply-chain snarls will not disappear overnight,” wrote Bloomberg Economics Chief Asia Economist Chang Shu in a Tuesday note. “A retreat in virus infections allowed Shanghai to begin reopening. But...
by AIP Online Bureau | Apr 1, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Indian News, Non-Life
“The impact of the crisis in the form of higher fuel and commodity prices also poses a risk to (automobile) demand prospects, in case it materialises into a long drawn out war,” ICRA said Carmakers in India reported a sharp rise in annual sales for the...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 16, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, Indian News, Pandemic
”While the order pipeline has been remarkably good, we could see some slowdown if Omicron disrupts the global supply chain. In the recent weeks, we have seen some signs of volatility and uncertainty due to the ongoing pandemic wave across the world but by...
by AIP Online Bureau | Jan 12, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Risk Management
“The reality is that China remains the center of global manufacturing,”said Thomas O’Connor, a supply chain expert at Gartner Inc. in Sydney. “If there was significant manufacturing or logistic shutdowns in China associated with covid-related challenges, that would...
