Strengthening global growth could be derailed by a range of factors this year, including the coronavirus outbreak and a further escalation of trade tensions, although these tensions seem to be easing for the time being, says Peter Sand, Chief Shipping Analyst at BIMCO.
Namely, the US and China have signed “Phase One” of a trade agreement, which avoids further escalation of the almost two-year trade war; the new US– Mexico – Canada deal has passed into law in the US, with only Canada left to...
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