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The Quiet Rise of Middle-Income Trade Blocs
We look past the usual suspects like China and India to see how middle-income economies in Southeast Asia, Latin America, and North Africa are building parallel trade networks. With the US dollar index hovering near 118.7 and global supply chains fragmenting, these nations are using local currency settlements and regional infrastructure deals to reduce dollar dependency. We examine specific data on export growth, current account shifts, and how cargo routes are being rerouted through new chokepoints. This is a structural shift in how value moves across borders, driven not by speculation but…
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