BUSINESS

The new era of globalisation

Business, Peerapan Tungsuwan, Published on 20/02/2018

» There were two seminal political developments in 2016: the UK’s vote to exit the European Union and Donald Trump’s victory in the US presidential election. While diverse dynamics drove each development, a key factor in both countries appeared to be diminished public support for deeper international integration, reflected in growing hostility to cross-border flows of goods and people, which are core elements of what we have come to know as globalisation.