All articles by Alex Blair

Alex Blair is a UK-based reporter for GlobalData Media. He writes on topics including conflict, geopolitics, defence and sport.

Does H5N1 avian influenza have pandemic potential?

The global medical community is beginning to mobilise in response to the growing threat of pandemic posed by the H5N1…
Explainer: what the US avian flu vaccine delay means for the food industry

Major disruption to global poultry and egg markets has been brought into sharper focus by US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack’s…
Samsung poses threat to Taiwan’s ‘silicon shield’

Samsung Electronics will challenge and potentially supplant Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) as the world’s largest and highest-valued semiconductor producer,…
Corporate profits responsible for almost half of Europe’s inflation: IMF report

Rising corporate profit margins accounted for 45% of inflation in Europe since the start of 2022, a report released by…
Brazil leads the charge for greater South American integration and dedollarisation

All but one of the region’s heads of state travelled to Brasilia on 30 May for the first South America…

The FDI landscape in Nigeria in 2023

Entrepreneurial endeavour is rarely lacking in Nigeria. The popular pidgin phrase ‘Naija no dey carry last’ (‘Nigerians strive to finish…