
ααΆαααΆαααΉαααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααα ααααααααΆαααααααα’ααααααΆαα· ααααΌα ααΆααΆααααααΎαα’αααΆα ααΈααααΆαα αα·ααα αα αααα’αΆα αααααΆαα±ααααΆαααΆαααΌα ααΆααααΆαααααααααααα·αααααΉααααααααααααα·α αα αααα½αααα»ααααααα ααα»αααααααα½αααΆαα½αααΉαα’ααααααααΆαααααααααΆααα‘αΆαα αααααααααααΆα’αΆα ααΆααα ααααΆααααα»ααααααααΆα ααΆααα’αΆα ααΆααα ααααααααααααααααααα½αααΆαααααααααΆαααΌα ααΆαααααα½αααααααααααααα·α αα α¬αααααααα ααΎααΆααα»αααααΆααΆαααααααα·ααααΆαααααααΒ
ααΌα αααα ααΎβααΎαβαααα»αβααΆαβααααααβα’αααΈβαα βαααβααα?
ααΆαααααααααΆααααα αα α»ααααααααΆαααααααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆα αα·αααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααααααΌα ααΆ αααααααΆαααααα·αααΌαααΆ αααααααΆααα»αααααΈ αα·αα’αα»αααααα α αααααα»ααααααααΆαα (αααααΆαα αα·αα α·α) αααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααΆαα’αΆαααα·α αα·αα α·αααΆααΎαα

ααα»ααααβααΎβαααααααΆαβαααβαααααΆαααα αααααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα αααααααα·αααΆ?
αααααααΆαααΆαααααααααααααααααΆααααΌα ααΆα
- αααααααΆααααΎααΆαα·ααααααααΒ ααΆααα₯αααα·αααα ααΎαααααααααΆααααααααααααααα αααααΊααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆαααααααΉααααααΌα α¬ααΆαααΉααααααΉααα ααΎααΆαα½αααΌαααΆααΎαα αααααΆαααααΎα±αααααααααα·αααααΆαα·αααααααα‘αΎααααα ααΆαα·ααααα ααααααααΎααα·α αΆαααΆαα ααΎαααααααΆααααΆααα»αααααΈ-α’αα»ααααααα αααααααααααΆαααΆαααΉααααΆαα α·α αα·ααααααΆααα’αΆα ααααα αΆαα·αααααααααααααααΆαααααααααααααα αα αααα·ααααΆαα·αα ααΎαααΈααα ααααααααΆαααααΈαααααααααΆααΆαα·αααΈααΉαααααααααΎα±ααααΆααααααααΆαααΆαα·ααααααααααααααααα αα·αααααΉααααααααΆααααααααα α·ααααααΆααααΌααΆαα·αααααααααααα ααΌααααΈαα BRICS ααααααα»αααααΆααΆααααααΆαααααααα»ααααΆαα’αΆαααα·αααα’αΆα ααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆααααααα ααΌα αααα ααααΏααΆααααΆα’αΆα ααΉαααΆαααΆαααΎαα‘αΎααααααααΆαα’αα·ααααΆααΆααααααααα αααα’αΆα αααααααααΏαααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α±ααααΆααααααΊαααααααα αααα αΆαααααΊαααα αΆααααααααααΌαααΆαα α α»αααααα ααΆααααααα·αααααΉαααααα₯αααα·ααα’αα·αααααΆαα ααααααααααααΆαα ααααα»ααααααα ααα»ααααααααα·αααΎαα½αααααααΎααααΆαααααααααΆαααααα·αααααΉαααααΌααααααααααα·α αα ααΆααααΈαααΉααα½ααααα¬ααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆαααααααΆαα·αααΆααΒ
- αααααααΆααααΎααΆααα·αα·ααααΒ ααΆααα·αα αααΆααααΆαααα ααΎααααΆαααΆαααααααα·α αα ααΆαα·ααααα αααα»αα’αα‘α»ααααααΆααααααααΆαα’αΆα ααΉαααΆααΆααααΎααΆααα·αα·αααααααΆααααΈααααα αααααΆαα αΆαα·ααααααααααααααααΆαααα½αααα ααΆαααααααΌα ααΆα₯αααα·ααααΌααΈααΌ αααα αΆααααααΎαααΈααΆαααΆαααααααΌαααα αΌαααΆαα αΌαααΌααα αα ααααΆααααααΆαα ααα½αααΆαααΆα αα αΌααααααΆαααΆαααααΆααα·αααΆααααααααααΎαααααααα·α αα α α₯α‘αΌαααα αααααΆααααΆαααΆααααα½αααΆααααα’αααΈα₯αααα·αααααααΆαααααααααααααΆααααααΆααααα αααα ααΎααααΎαααααααα·α αα αααα’αΆα ααααααααΎα±αααααααΆαααα ααΈαααααααααα»αααΉααααα αΆαααααααααα ααΆαα·αααααΆααα·α αΆαααΆααΎαααααααΆααααΆαααααααΈαααα (αααα αα·ααααααααααααααΆαα) αααΆαα’ααΈααααΆα’αα αα·αααΈααααΒ
- αααααααΆααααΎααΈααααΆαα α·ααααααααα»αΒ α’αααα·αααΆααααααΆα αα·αααααααα·α αα αααααΉααααα»αα±αααα·αα·αααα·αααΆαααααααα αααααααααααααααα·αααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆαααΆααα»αααΌα ααΆ ααΆαααΆααΎαα αααααΊααΉαααααΎα±αααααααααΆαααΆααααα‘αΎαααααα αααααααααααααααααααααααααααΌα ααΆαα·ααααααααααΆααααα ααΆαα αα»α α¬αααααααΌαα·ααααααααΉαααΆαααααα·αααααααα»αααααΆαΒ
ααΌα ααααααα»ααα ααΆααα’ααααααααα»ααααααΎαα αΆαα·αααααααΆαααΎαα‘αΎαα’αα·ααααΆ αααααΌαααΆα αα·αααΆαααααΆαααααΆααααααααααααααααΉαααΆααα ααααΆαααααΆααα α»αααααααααα·α αα α
α±ααΆααα·αα·ααα
αααααΈααΆααΆαααΆαααΉααααααααΌαα·ααΆααααααααααΆαα’αΆα α αΆαααα»αααΆααΆααααΆαααΆαααααΆα α¬αα»αα·αααα’αΆααααααααααΆααααα»αααααΆα αααΎα ααΆαα·αααα ααααααααααα’αααααΆαα αα α¬α’ααααα·αα·αααααααα ααααΆαα±ααΆαααΆα αααΎαααααα·αα·αααα·ααα·ααα½αααΎαααααααααααα
αα·ααααααΆαα αα»αααΆααα’αααα»ααααααα·αααα’αααα»αα’αα‘α»ααααααΆααααααααΆαααααα αα·αα·αααα·αααα’αΆα αααααΎαα±ααΆααα·αα·ααααααα»ααα·αααααΌα ααΆ αα·αααααΆαααΆαααΆαα· ααααα·αα»αααΆαα’ααΈαααΊαα·α α¬α αααααΆαα ααΆααααααααααααΆααααααααααααΆααα½αααΆαααα ααααα αααΎααααα»αα’αα‘α»αααααααα αααααΆααα·αααα ααΆαααΆαααααααααααααα·αααααΆααα»ααααα·ααΆαααααΆααααααΆαααα·αααΆαααααΆαααααα»αα ααααα’ααααα·αα·ααα αααα·αααααααααααΌα ααΆααααα α§ααααα α¬ααα αααααΆαααααα αααα’αΆα αα½αααΆαααααααα αΆαα·ααααααααα ααΎαααΈαααααα αα·αα·αααα·αααα’αΆα αα·α αΆαααΆααΎααΆαααααΎααααΆαααα ααΎ CFDs ααααα½αααα’αΆα ααααΎααΆααα·α α¬ααααα ααΆααα·ααα ααααααΈααααΆαααΆααααααα αααααΆααααααΆααααα·αααΎα’αααα αααα½αααΌαααΌαα·αααααα α αΎαααααΉαααΆααΉαααααΆααα α»α α’αααααα’αΆα αααααΌαα·ααααααααΎααααΈααα½αααΆαααααΆααα αααααααααααααααα αααααΆααααααα·ααααα·ααΆαα’αΆααΈααααα αα½αααααα’αΆα αα·α αΆαααΆααΎααΆααα·ααααα·ααα»ααα»αααΎααααΈααα½αααΆαααααΆααα ααααααΆαααααααααΎααα ααααααααααΎαα‘αΎαα
αααααΆαααΆααααααααΈ αα·αα·αααα·αααααΌαααΆαααΆααααα»αααααααααααΆαα»α αααααααΈααααΆαα’αΆα ααΆααααααααααα½αααααΆααααααα·αααΆααααααα»ααα»αα αααααααΆαβαααβααΆβαα·αα·αααα·ααα½ααααΈααΆαααΆααα ααΎααααααΆααααααα ααααααΆααααααΎααΆαααααΆααααααΌααα»αααααΆααααα ααΎααααΈααΆαααβααααα αΆαα·ααααααα’αΆα ααΎαααΆαα‘αΎαα
(English Version)

Geopolitical tension occurs from a strain of international conflict or the power snitch from being inferior/supreme, which will ultimately result in severe damage not only to one side of the economy but also to those who are involved. While it can escalate to armed conflict such as a war outbreak, it often has a broader range of tensions between countries such as diplomatic disputes, economic competition, or ideological differences.
So what are the conflicts we are having right now?
Letβs count on major geopolitical conflicts and tensions currently are the Middle East war, the Russia and Ukraine War, the Taiwan Strait (Taiwan and China), Trade war between US-China Relations, for instance.

But to what degree does this war affect the economic outlook?
There are various effects that this could potentially influence such as:
- Impact on trade:Β This brings more disruption to global supply chains, logistical challenges, or trade restrictions which lead to higher prices on trading products, especially when we consider the Russia-Ukraine conflict. Meanwhile, tension between China and Taiwan could pose some risks to technology supply chains. And most of all, Trumpβs new heavily levied policy will continue to spark an ongoing trade war, not only with China as their main competitor but also with BRICS which seeks to devalue the Dollar currency. So a potential high inflationary pressure on consumption which also means overpricing products will ultimately slow down the economic growth due to lack of demand. In the end, it not only negatively affects exporter countries, but if this is not done right, then both economies will collapse, sooner or later.
- Impact on Investment:Β Uncertain economic outlook especially during war outbreaks will hinder foreign direct investment (FDI) as this will bring unstable or risk to economic outlook or business activities. This acts as a domino effect that starts from having a lack of capital inflow to lesser job creation to demand disruption and forcing the growth to decline. Now people are concerned about the after-effects of war on economic growth that may prolong the suffering of their citizens. Especially considering a recent ceasefire (on and off ceasefire) between Israel and Lebanon.Β
- Impact on Financial Markets:Β This instability political and economic will enforce more attention toward safe-haven assets such as GOLD, making its price rise high while other underlying assets such as bond yield, stock, or currency value will react differently.Β
So to sum up, all of these are heightening the risk of spiking inflation, demand, and supply disruption which will lead to economic degrowth.
Investment Opportunities
Although geopolitical tensions will often be seen as a disruptive situation and a nightmare to many, especially to exporter countries, or investors, there are plenty of potential opportunities that investors shall never overlook.
Not all stocks are bad during a war outbreak, investors can also create investment opportunities in sectors such as defense, cybersecurity, or critical infrastructure that are very likely to be profitable during this period. While GOLD as a safe-haven asset is also very popular among investors, other commodities such as oil, gas, or precious metals can help mitigate risk as well. Additionally, investors may also consider using derivative security through CFDs that can walk both waysβbuy and sell, meaning that if you want to trade the currency and expect to decline, you can also sell the currency to gain a reasonable profit. As for business operations, they may also consider purchasing up-front goods to gain a better profit when the price rises.
Regardless, investors should be pre-cautious as a sharp market fluctuation could be triggered without notice. This means that staying up-to-date with news and being very flexible in investment adjustment would be very essential to reduce the risk associated.