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Jun 4, 2026
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Global Trade Is Being Rewired: What Leaders Need to Know
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Lusia Rahily
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Lucia Rahilly
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Shubham Singhal
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Global Trade Is Being Rewired
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Jeongmin Seong
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Kate Smaje
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Executive Summary
Global trade is not declining but is 'rewiring' along geopolitical lines, with trade routes growing longer geographically but shorter in terms of political alignment.
AI has emerged as a dominant economic force, accounting for one-third of global trade growth in 2025, driving massive investment in data centers, and fueling significant GDP and stock market gains in key semiconductor economies like Taiwan and South Korea.
China's role is evolving from a global factory for consumer goods to a 'factory for the factories,' increasing its exports of intermediate goods to emerging economies, particularly in the Global South, despite facing high tariffs and a two-thirds decline in inbound FDI.
Corporate agility and speed are now critical competitive advantages, as leading companies leverage geopolitical volatility to improve productivity, redeploy capital, and gain market share from less adaptable rivals.
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