by AIP Online Bureau | Feb 7, 2024 | Disaster & Management, Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy, Regulation, Risk Management
The move was also spurred by the row with AstraZeneca in 2021 over delays in delivering COVID-19 vaccine doses to the 27-country European Union EU countries and lawmakers on Feb 1 agreed to rules which will require Europe-based companies to prioritize production of...
by AIP Online Bureau | Dec 6, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Policy, Reinsurance, Risk Management
Firms are building supply chains that are independent of China, shifting some operations away from the country and growing markets elsewhere in Asia, according to the survey of 566 companies conducted between Sept. 5 and Oct. 6 Nearly half of German companies...
by AIP Online Bureau | Oct 5, 2023 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Policy, Risk Management, Technology
U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen The U.S. would face national security concerns without a robust semiconductor sector of its own, she said, adding that last year’s Chips and Science Act will help reverse that trend. U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said...
by AIP Online Bureau | May 1, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, International News, Non-Life, Reinsurance, Risk Management
The Swiss company has developed its own disruption indicator called Seaexplorer. At its peak the end of February, the measure showed about 17 million container waiting days — essentially cargo that’s bogged down in congestion globally Global supply chains are knotting...
by AIP Online Bureau | Mar 20, 2022 | Eco/Invest/Demography, Health, International News, Pandemic
China is battling its biggest virus surge in two years and numerous cities have imposed travel bans and lockdowns, including tech hub Shenzhen, which have shaken economic stability and global supply chains. China has clung to a zero-tolerance approach to the virus...
