The BDI struggles…

John Faraclas

The BDI struggles…

The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) struggles to maintain a momentum as all indices are in red with the exemption of the BCI – Capes’ volatile behaviour. Geopolitics couldn’t be worse. John Faraclas’ daily brief:

The BDI gained two points although in our view same should have been down; it now stands at 1,803 points.

The Capes’ BCI was the only size to gain; with 43 points plus managed to remain above the 3,000 points…

The Panamaxes’ BPI was down 49 points at 1,647…

The...

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Time for a new European green bank, Spotlight on the Indian elections

Time for a new European green bank, Spotlight on the Indian elections

Commentary: Time for a new European green bank

By Denis MacShane in London

In Paris, a group of economists and politicians, including former prime ministers, came up with the idea of using a new bank and the private sector to encourage investment in climate change projects. They urged French President Emmanuel Macron to make the creation of a European Bank for carbon-free economic investment a top European Union policy goal....

http://www.allaboutshipping.co.uk/2019/04/03/time-for-a-new-european-green-bank-spotlight-on-the-indian-elections/