Corporate decision-makers are urgently planning for supply chain overhauls next year

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Written By Jennifer Joslyn

🌎 Corporate decision-makers are urgently planning for supply chain overhauls next year.

In a recent HSBC Holdings Plc survey, 47% of respondents said that overhauling their supply chain is a priority in 2023 and only 11% said it’s not necessary. A whopping 51% of respondents have stated that they anticipate the international trade environment to be more challenging next year. Several countries are expected to be key locations in global trade in 2023, including India, Australia, and Malaysia.

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