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Economics News | Published on Thursday, 28 October, 2021

The world has recently experienced a cascade of supply-chain disruptions, and further disruptions are likely to impact consumers this Christmas, with widespread shortages emerging around the world.

Economics News | Published on Monday, 15 March, 2021

It is the 10 year anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake. While the subsequent tsunami destroyed coastal towns and triggered a nuclear meltdown in the city of Fukushima, it is not so much the local devastation that caused problems for the Japanese economy, but rather the disruption to nationwide supply chains that ensued.