Michael Birshan

2 months ago | mckinsey.com | Jeongmin Seong |Olivia White |Michael Birshan |Sven Smit

Trade reconfiguration continues along geopolitical lines, this update with 2024 data shows. Trade relationships are continuing to reconfigure, and changing geopolitics is a major reason. The United States has continued to shift trade away from China and toward other economies such as Mexico and Vietnam. In some cases, this is due to these economies forming an intermediate step in trade flows between China and the United States.

2 months ago | mckinsey.com | Jeongmin Seong |Olivia White |Michael Birshan |Sven Smit

Trade reconfiguration continues along geopolitical lines. Trade relationships are continuing to reconfigure, and changing geopolitics is a major reason. The United States has continued to shift trade away from China and toward other economies such as Mexico and Vietnam. In some cases, this is due to these economies forming an intermediate step in trade flows between China and the United States.

Oct 25, 2024 | mckinsey.com | Michael Birshan

Shortly after being appointed CEO of Rolls-Royce in January 2023, Tufan Erginbilgiç told the company’s 42,000 employees that they were standing atop a “burning platform.” His aims? To quench the flames by reversing sliding profit margins and lay the groundwork for a new century of growth at the 120-year-old manufacturer. Under any circumstances, this would have been a challenge. At a company still struggling to emerge from the COVID-19-era aviation downturn, it seemed nearly impossible.

Oct 14, 2024 | informaconnect.com | Michael Birshan |Olivia White |Ziad Haider

Rising geopolitical tensions are testing the resilience of global organisations and challenging existing growth strategies. Global conflicts and escalating US–China competition have the attention of the executive suite and the boardroom. Global business leaders are asking, “What is the future of the global corporation?