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Not commentary. Not repacked research. Practitioner perspectives on the supply chain, trade, and procurement situations we see in the GCC–India corridor — written for the people who have to make the decisions. Written insights, and video from our CapitalFronts channel.

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CBAM: What GCC and Indian Exporters Need to Quantify

The liability is product-specific and calculable. This note covers what the CBAM calculation requires and where most initial estimates are incomplete.

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Supply Chain Restructuring Under Geopolitical Pressure

Trade policy fragmentation is changing sourcing economics across multiple categories. This note covers what the structural shifts mean for network design decisions.

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Procurement Transformation: Common Points of Failure

Procurement programmes that focus on savings targets often create supply resilience gaps. This note covers where the trade-offs typically emerge and how to frame them.

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Moving AI from Pilot to Production in Supply Chain

Most supply chain AI deployments remain at pilot stage. This note covers the operational and organisational conditions that determine whether deployment succeeds.

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Red Sea, Hormuz, Malacca: Risk Profiles and Mitigation Options

Each chokepoint has a different disruption probability, alternative routing option, and cost impact. This note covers how to frame each for contingency planning purposes.

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Steel Price Volatility: Options for Procurement Teams

Steel price volatility affects project and manufacturing costs directly. This note covers the hedging and contractual options available to procurement teams operating in the GCC–India market.

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India–UAE CEPA: Duty Implications for Key Categories

The India–UAE CEPA changed duty economics across a range of categories. This note covers which categories are most affected and what the landed cost implications are.

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China+1 Sourcing: Operational Requirements

Shifting sourcing away from China requires supplier qualification, quality transfer, and logistics architecture decisions that are rarely covered in the strategic rationale.

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Saudi Arabia and the Two Chokepoints. 8:34
Saudi Arabia and the Two Chokepoints.

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Germany's Industrial Crisis: The End of a Model 11:22
Germany's Industrial Crisis: The End of a Model

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Demand Sensing and Demand Forecasting: The Operational Distinction

The two approaches have different data requirements, organisational dependencies, and planning infrastructure implications. This note covers what each requires to function in practice.

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