A New Global Economy

Trade Routes Redrawn

June 25, 2024
14:00–14:45 (Asia/Shanghai time zone)

About this session

Global trade is set for a modest 2.6% growth in 2024, according to the World Trade Organization. But trade is undergoing clear shifts, with surging South-South trade and significant changes to established shipping routes and energy trade relations due to geopolitics. What impact might the reshuffling of trade routes have on global commerce and to what extent can these shifts contribute to global...
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Speakers

LD
Li Dongsheng
Founder and Chairman
TCL
BM
Busi Mabuza
Chairperson
Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa
SV
Samantha Vadas
Anchor
CNBC International

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