A barrage of geopolitical disruption in the last five years has only hastened the appetite among some of the world’s fastest-growing companies to expand internationally, new research has found.
Global trade has been put through the wringer since the COVID-19 pandemic, which itself caused massive upset to supply chains worldwide. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine hit input costs and shut off a key consumer market for multinationals. Conflicts in the Middle East, and the linked disruption in the Red Sea, were the latest reminders of the fragility of long-standing supply links.
