Corona outbreaks in China have led to the lockdown of several metropolises with millions of inhabitants.
Proved true – bingo. While we could not have foreseen the Ukraine war at the time of publication of last year’s Trend article, supply problems would have been present even without the Ukraine war. Corona outbreaks in China have led to the lockdown of several metropolises with millions of inhabitants. Container ships could not be unloaded and loaded as a result, and the Ever Given blockade in the Suez Canal in March 2022 put additional strain on the global goods economy.