Faced with death and destruction in Ukraine, halting sales to the aggressor nation seems an obvious step for brands. But what about the impact on their own employees there and onordinary Russians? And what of the longer-term challenges around the cracking up of the global economic order of the past three decades?
By Brendan Murray (Bloomberg) Disruptions in global trade are about to go from bad to worse. With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine early Thursday, energy costs are soaring, stocks are plunging,.
WHAT’S THE ISSUE? It was another turbulent year for trade in 2021. Just as the hangover from Brexit finally began to ease, supply chains were thrown onto disarray by restrictions on movement and fluctuating demand as a result of uncertainty surrounding the pandemic. Might 2022 be a calmer year for trade and economic stability? The .