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Podcast: Beyond Currency
Episode: 26 August 2021 - Supply chain issues hitting service sector
Description: "The shortage of raw materials, spare parts and foodstuffs is worsening almost by the day. It appears there has been something of a perfect storm that is affecting just about every sector of the economy.
Logistics firms are struggling to fill vacancies for transport workers, Brexit red tape adds to delays, there is a global shortage of semiconductors and another rise in Coronavirus infections is seeing hundreds of thousands of workers self-isolating.
The situation has the potential to disrupt Christmas deliveries already, and several major food outlets are closing outlets. The closures are temporary for now, but if the situation...