Industrial performance across Europe has varied widely in the wake of the pandemic. The main laggards, Germany and France, have shaped the overall...
Construction | Omicron to be less disruptive than previous variants
Posted by Nicholas Fearnley on Feb 11, 2022
Construction activity is expected grow by 2.1% in 2022. The impact of policy stimulus and our database of major projects point to civil engineering...
Global | Key themes 2022: Supply response cools price pressure
Posted by Stephen Hare on Jan 31, 2022
Brent is currently trading at multi-year highs amid low inventories, robust demand and supply concerns. This follows a sharp recovery in demand last...
Eurozone | ECB Watch – inflation risks will dominate ECB meeting
Posted by Oliver Rakau on Jan 31, 2022
Inflation prospects will again dominate the upcoming ECB meeting. We do not expect any clear policy signals or decisions given that the council made...
Middle Eastern Cities: The long-term outlook
Posted by George Bowen on Jan 31, 2022
In 2021, there were 16 Urban Economic Powerhouses in the world (cities with GDP greater than $500bn), but none were located in the Middle East. By...
Europe | Key Themes 2022: CEE is in for an eventful year
Posted by Tomas Dvorak on Jan 20, 2022
After emerging as an outperformer in early 2021, the Central and Eastern European region is set to face an eventful year in 2022. This year should...
Global Industry | Global logistics challenges more than just port bottlenecks
Posted by Kiki Sondh on Jan 17, 2022
The pandemic has tested the adaptability and resilience of transport and logistics companies. With consumers focusing their spending on goods rather...
Eurozone | Industry offering some hope for a better year ahead
Posted by Nicola Nobile on Jan 17, 2022
Strong industrial production numbers for November offer some hope that the worst is over, supporting our view of a gradual resolution of supply-side...
Asia Pacific | The outlook for food prices in Asia
Posted by Tom Rogers on Jan 12, 2022
For Food Industry Asia, Oxford Economics constructed bespoke forecasts for the food component of the consumer price index in eight Asian economies....
Global | Key themes 2022: Supply chains to begin normalising
Posted by Kiki Sondh on Dec 20, 2021
Industrial production will lag services growth globally going into 2022 as supply-chain pressures continue to bite and the post-pandemic recovery in...