Dhaka, May 28 -- Global businesses have been hit with surging costs, supply chain disruptions, and are having to rethink their strategy and planned investments as tariffs and shifting trade policies continue to impact their enterprises, according to the findings of HSBC's 2025 Global Trade Pulse Survey.

The survey, which offers insight into the business plans and sentiment of over 5,700 international firms across 13 markets regarding tariffs and trade, revealed that two thirds of corporations have already experienced cost increases due to tariff and trade uncertainty, and the worst may be yet to come, according to a media release.

Companies expect costs to escalate further in both the short-term (73 per cent) and the long-term (72 per c...