Changes in Global Trade Patterns – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1104

Changes in Global Trade Patterns – Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1104 Dear Colleagues! This is Asrar Qureshi’s Blog Post #1104 for Pharma Veterans. Pharma Veterans Blogs are published by Asrar Qureshi on its dedicated site https://pharmaveterans.com. Please email to pharmaveterans2017@gmail.com for publishing your contributions here. Credit: Jeffry S.S. Credit: Wolfgang Weiser Credit: Wolfgang Weiser This blogpost is based on ‘The McKinsey Global Institute's January 2025 report, *Geopolitics and the Geometry of Global Trade: 2025 Update’. Link at the end. An excerpt from interview wit Robert Hormats is also included. Mr. Hormats is the former Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment. Preamble Geopolitical dynamics are reshaping global trade patterns. Analyzing 2024 data, the report highlights a continued trend of countries reconfiguring trade relationships along geopolitical lines. The trend had been coming for long though. I had noted that immediatel...