The Quiet Infrastructure Behind a Location-Aware Economy
As UN geospatial experts convene in New York, the strategic issue is not better maps alone but the shared location data that makes services, logistics and resilience work.
Insights
Economy
Record Global Trade Is Carrying a Price Illusion
UNCTAD expects record trade value in 2026, but higher prices and concentrated technology demand mean the headline is stronger than the underlying expansion.
A Global Economy Running at Two Speeds
Technology investment is accelerating in parts of the economy while households and traditional industries face a more uneven reality.
Tokenized Finance Moves Into the Institutional Core
Tokenization is moving beyond experimentation as institutions reconsider how money, assets, and settlement should work.
Trade Friction Is Redrawing the Supply Chain
Resilience is replacing pure efficiency as tariffs and industrial policy reshape where companies build, buy, and invest.