News / Re-shoring in these days of geopolitical tension carries risks

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Domestic political tension across almost 75% of emerging manufacturing markets has raised major question marks over the diversion of global supply chains away from China.

Analysing five-year trends across 40 markets making up the ‘near-shoring/friend-shoring arena, Verisk Maplecroft discovered that 27 countries were facing issues of civil unrest, government instability, exposure to conflict or terrorism, and more.

Principal resilience consultant for the report Olivia Dobson told The Loadstar: “What we are trying to show is when it comes to re-shoring, alternative locations ...