The Mercosur–EU agreement is less about tariff lines and more about repositioning Latin America and Europe in a more fragmented global economy. It creates a 700‑million‑consumer free trade area covering…
You are always a hostage to fortune when you commit concrete predictions to print, and so it proved when we published the OCO Global Outlook in January suggesting that the…
Recently, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer paid an official visit to China, attracting widespread attention across the international community. At a time when parts of Western political discourse still rely…
When we published OCO’s Global Outlook at the start of the year, one of its central observations was that investment had not retreated, but recalibrated. Capital was still moving, but…
2025 has been a year of recalibration for international trade. According to preliminary estimates, global trade is projected to reach approximately USD 34 trillion, representing modest but steady growth despite…
Investment attraction has been challenging in 2025 with estimates suggesting that project numbers may fall by around 17% by the end of the year. Investors remain cautious, driven by a…
