State-led Chips Governments around the world spend billions of dollars in pursuit of food security and now the focus has expanded to computer security. China is prioritizing its domestic needs ahead of exporting semiconductors, which will squeeze overseas customers. Meanwhile, the U.S. Congress is moving on a $52 billion plan within the United States Innovation and Competition Act to spur the domestic production of chips and various European governments are looking to encourage self-sufficiency in microchips, though European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager warns that state aid must be “necessary, appropriate, proportionate.” Not all countries think computers are critical, however. Indonesian President Joko Widod...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.