SINGAPORE: Asian manufacturers from computer disk-drive makers to motor vehicle giants are scrambling to speed up shipments to the US and Europe ahead of an Iraq war, bracing for disruptions to shipping and air freight services.
Many fear a war, even a short one, could deal a blow to the well-oiled global supply chain linking low-cost factories in Asia with markets in the US and Europe, potentially siphoning billions of dollars from global trade.
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