Our Scans · (ZY.4.10) Geography · Weekly Summary

• Projects for Global Explorers will spark their interest in history, geography, events, and landmarks around the world, and nourish their creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking skills. Arrowhead Library
• To date, the Upwork platform has facilitated $20 billion in economic opportunity for independent talent across more than 180 countries, enabling businesses to scale faster while empowering professionals to access work that was once limited by geography and traditional hiring barriers. Stockhouse
• The global economy is envisaged to gradually recover following the development and deployment of Covid-19 vaccines, along with accommodative monetary policies and expansionary fiscal policies, although recovery is expected to be uneven across industries and geographies. The Edge Malaysia
• Tailor Plans Based on Local Vulnerability: India can improve HAP effectiveness by ensuring that each state and city develops plans based on specific local vulnerabilities such as geography, socio-economic factors, and infrastructure. Civilsdaily
• Increasing service penetration: 47% of organizations plan to expand their services in 2025, with AI playing a critical role in scaling operations across business units and geographies. The Hackett Group
• If climate change goes unchecked, the physical risks extreme weather poses to certain unprepared organizations could place up to 25% of EBITDA at risk within the next two decades, depending on sector and geography. HWL Ebsworth Lawyers
• While the NSR does not offer a direct trade benefit to India due to its geography, it postures a strategic risk by potentially fading India's influence in the Indian Ocean Region. Eurasia Review
• For Europe to fully take advantage of the potential of AI the education sector and policymakers need to ensure this new technology is part of the curriculum for all children, regardless of economic status or geography. Vodafone.com
• With little risks and impacts of logistics as well as advantages in geography and tariff preferences upon regional and bilateral FTA with Vietnam, ASEAN has become a major destination of Vietnamese pangasius. Vietnam Fisheries Magazine
• Taiwan's geography, modernised military power, resolute capacity, and its vital role within global supply chains and semiconductor dependency, notwithstanding the asymmetry in numbers of military assets with the PLA, will pose a challenge to the PRC. FirstPost
• India does have the advantage of geography because it does have open coastlines and chokepoints that could potentially make it difficult for adversaries like China in times of war. The Diplomat
• Egypt, with its unique geography, has high potential to be an economic and industrial hub, linking Europe, the Middle East and Africa - a unique trade triangle connected to the world via the Suez Canal. NST Online
• Because India confronts what might be called the tyranny of geography in its own region - that is, serious external threats from virtually all directions - it must pursue extra-regional options to advance its economic and security interests. Stagecraft and Statecraft
• The potential risk of Chinese invasion has hung over Taiwan for decades, long enough for it to develop a sophisticated defence system suited to its geography. DW.COM
• Based on the perceived threat posed by Russia, NATO's defence planning should emphasize the geography and military capabilities of each ally and assign them responsibilities for which they are best suited. Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
• The strategic partnership with Arise will allow Fenix to accelerate greenfield development in Ukraine, with the goal of securing a sizeable pipeline of projects in the coming years and aligns well with Arise's goal to strategically diversify its business in terms of geographies and technologies. Energy Global
• Allocating assets across a spectrum of industries and geographies can help mitigate risks associated with concentrated exposure to fintech, which is particularly susceptible to external factors like interest rate hikes and global economic uncertainties. FinExtra
• The new economic geography created by shifting supply chains and a greater focus on resilience over efficiency is expected to create net job growth, with wins especially for economies in Asia and West Asia. Economic Times

Last updated: 27 June 2025