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Market Entry Strategy in a Multipolar World: How to Sequence Expansion

Trade is re-routing, capital is concentrating and rules keep shifting. Here is how a Head of Strategy should sequence international expansion. The report sets out the considerations and practical implications discussed in the article.

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PDF · 15 pages
Published
Published Oct 2026

What's inside

  1. 01Capital is concentrating, so access to the best markets is now contested
  2. 02Regional flows diverged sharply, and averages hide where entry is easiest
  3. 03Trade is not shrinking; it is re-routing towards closer partners
  4. 04Fragmentation has a measurable cost, and trade-intensive firms bear most of it
  5. 05Market size is the weakest criterion for deciding what comes first