Procurement Trend Analysis of 2025: A Year of Transformation & the Road Ahead
As the calendar turned through 2025, procurement analysis functions around the world found themselves at a crossroads. What was once seen as a support‑role discipline increasingly emerged as a strategic powerhouse—under pressure from inflation, geopolitics, supply‑chain disruption and the escalating demands of sustainability. The role of procurement changed not just in degree but in kind. […]
Trump’s 2026 Trade Front: Targeted Tariffs and New Enforcement Angles Redefine Global Commerce
As 2026 dawns, the U.S. trade landscape is entering a sharper, more assertive phase. President Donald Trump’s administration — having spent 2025 laying the groundwork with a 10% baseline tariff on all imports — is now escalating its campaign with a network of targeted tariffs and new enforcement rules aimed at reshaping global commerce. Gone […]