Explainer: What does Red Sea disruption mean for Europe's economy?Weeks of attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in the Red Sea have disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal, which carries 12% of global c...
19 Jan, 2024, 12.56 PM IST
How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red SeaThe attacks, targeting a route that accounts for about 15% of the world's shipping traffic, have pushed several shipping companies to rerou...
15 Jan, 2024, 07.18 PM IST
Twin crises send cargo ships back to 18th century trade routesHitting routes that handle almost 20% of trade, the issues are forcing vast detours by the global merchant fleet, driving up freight bills,...
25 Dec, 2023, 11.08 AM IST
Red Sea attacks disrupt world trade, more ships vow to avoid watersThe hostilities have put a chokehold on ship passages through the Suez Canal, which handles about 12% of worldwide trade.
25 Dec, 2023, 10.21 AM IST
How companies are responding to attacks on ships in the Red SeaAttacks on vessels by Iranian-backed Houthi militants in Yemen, targeting a route that accounts for about 15% of the world's shipping traff...
21 Dec, 2023, 06.04 PM IST
Entrepreneurs are vying to fix one of fashion’s fossil-fuelled secretsDyeing clothes is very carbon intensive where a lot of hot water is used. Most countries which use this process of dyeing uses cheap coal a...
21 Aug, 2023, 09.41 AM IST
War, AI and climate change shake up $32 trillion in global tradeA transformation in world trade today is being led various unrelated factors including Artificial Intelligence, the Ukraine-Russia war, and...
01 Aug, 2023, 09.35 AM IST
Weaker demand for goods from Asia marks end of shipping bonanzaIn what’s typically the peak season for seaborne trade, global demand for Chinese goods is waning instead as consumers cut back spending be...
26 Sep, 2022, 09.06 AM IST
China-Europe rail routes become supply chain’s latest problemThe conflict is adding to congestion at some of the biggest ports, putting further pressure on global supply chains that are still reeling ...
23 Mar, 2022, 09.35 AM IST
Shipping companies had a $150 billion year. Economists warn they’re also stoking inflationFaced with forces that are upending traditional business models, shippers around the world are pleading with regulators to rein in ocean-fr...
19 Jan, 2022, 11.12 AM IST
Global supply chain is in a crisis. Here are the issuesEmerging countries have faced a sudden surge in demand for their raw materials as economies reopen and recover from the Covid pandemic.
15 Oct, 2021, 11.58 AM IST
Dubai’s Danube Home planning to enter IndiaDanube may open first outlet in Hyderabad in October this year.
14 Dec, 2020, 04.59 PM IST
IKEA looking at alternative fabrics in India: Sandeep Saran“We are looking forward towards a 100 year plan (in India),” Sandeep Saran said at the Vibrant Gujarat 2019 summit in Gandhinagar.
20 Jan, 2019, 05.48 PM IST
Danube Home makes India foray from Hyderabad, to invest Rs 1,400 cr over 10 yearsThe group with $1.3 billion revenue last year has interests in property development, building materials and home furnishings.
01 Nov, 2018, 11.11 PM IST
ETMarkets Morning Podcast: What will sway your market today?In early morning trade, Nifty50 futures on the Singapore Stock Exchange were trading 18 points lower indicating a negative start for the do...
17 Oct, 2017, 09.12 AM IST
FDI in retail: Why 30% local rule is 100% trouble for MNCsGoI asking for mandatory local sourcing can upset plans of all global majors, whether supermarket chains or single-brand businesses.
30 Sep, 2012, 06.05 AM IST