Policy Voices | The reconfiguration of global trade connections

As geopolitics shakes our perception of the world on a nearly daily basis, how does this translate in the tangible terms of the economy? Are states that seem at odds with each other actually avoiding investing in each other, or are they in fact doing business together? And are they doing so more than they did before the current tensions, or less? Host Sabina Șancu and programme executive Francisco Lopez sat down with Tiago Devesa, senior fellow at the McKinsey Global Institute, to discuss trade distances and geopolitical divides, and assess trade diversification. If you want to comment on this episode, you can send us an e-mail: [email protected] You can read more about MGI’s research here: https://www.mckinsey.com/mgi/our-research/global-connections