ABE NEWS | September 14, 2026 For years, one of the biggest strategic conversations inside global business could be summarized in three words: Get out of China. Not completely, perhaps. But reduce the dependence. American tariffs made Chinese imports more expensive. The pandemic demonstrated how dangerous it could be to depend heavily on one…
SATURDAY ABE FOUNDERS | September 12, 2026 Iman Abuzeid had already completed the kind of education that usually determines the rest of a person’s career. She had trained as a doctor in London. Medicine ran through her family. Becoming a physician offered prestige, stability and a clear professional path. After years of medical school, the…
SATURDAY ABE ORIGINALS | September 12, 2026 For much of the past forty years, one idea quietly shaped the way the global economy was built: waste is bad. Factories should not hold more inventory than necessary. Companies should buy components wherever they can be produced most cheaply. Ships should follow the shortest and most…
ABE NEWS | September 12, 2026 For several years, the story surrounding Hong Kong’s financial centre seemed to be moving in only one direction. Bankers were leaving. Fund managers were relocating. International companies were reconsidering their presence. Families with substantial wealth were looking toward Singapore and Dubai. Political upheaval after the 2019 protests, Beijing’s imposition…
ABE NEWS | September 12, 2026 For years, Washington’s message to China’s auto industry has been remarkably clear: Chinese cars are not welcome in the United States. Tariffs have made imported Chinese electric vehicles prohibitively expensive. National-security rules targeting Chinese software and hardware have created another formidable barrier. Republicans and Democrats have increasingly treated China’s…
ABE NEWS | September 12, 2026 Saudi Arabia has spent decades preparing for a crisis in the Strait of Hormuz. The kingdom knew that concentrating so much of its oil-export infrastructure around one of the world’s narrowest and most politically sensitive waterways created an obvious vulnerability. If tankers could no longer move safely through…
ABE NEWS | September 7, 2026 Germany’s industrial production unexpectedly fell in July, delivering another reminder that Europe’s largest economy is still struggling to produce a convincing industrial recovery despite stronger government spending and recent signs of improvement in manufacturing demand. Production declined 1.1% from June after seasonal and calendar adjustments, according to Germany’s…
ABE NEWS | September 6, 2026 OPEC+ has decided to keep its oil-production policy unchanged for October, pausing further increases after months of gradually restoring supply while escalating tensions involving Iran continue to disrupt one of the world’s most important energy corridors. The decision was taken Sunday by the group of producers that has been…
ABE NEWS | September 6, 2026 China is moving to strengthen some of the most important institutions in its financial system through a coordinated $54 billion capital-raising programme, giving major state-owned banks and insurers additional financial firepower as Beijing tries to support an economy facing weaker investment, subdued borrowing demand and pressure on financial-sector profitability….
ABE NEWS | September 6, 2026 Jaguar Land Rover is preparing for a significant restructuring of its British operations as the luxury carmaker tries to cut £1.7 billion in costs over the next two years, confronting weaker sales, trade barriers and intensifying competition from Chinese manufacturers. The company has confirmed that it will open…
