Our end-of-year special examines the biggest stories of 2021 and the narratives that have found traction in the media, far beyond the confines of logistics and shipping.
We pick out the winners and losers of pandemic supply chains. We analyse labour shortages, industry consolidation, the latest acquisitions, who has money to burn, and the biggest challenges facing forwarders and shippers.
And we look at rates and forecasts for 2022, what Covid means …
ECB should keep eyes on inflation prize, End of Libor could trigger supply chain shock, and more
THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world
29 November-3 December 2021, Vol.12 Ed.48
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ECB should keep eyes on inflation prize: Should central banks tighten early to combat inflation at the risk of triggering a serious slowdown, or risk higher inflation while propelling growth? This trade-off is easy to face for the European Central Bank. Excluding...
Openness critical for future development of green bond market
Friday 3 December 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.48.5
Commentary: Investors seek ‘transparency, engagement and open dialogue’ in green bond issuance
By Taylor Pearce in London
Green, social and sustainable bond issuance has skyrocketed, increasing to $750bn in 2021 from $77bn in 2017. At a 30 November workshop, a panel of investors, all major buyers of green bonds, spoke about their appetite for GSS bonds. They were outspoken about their frustration...
EP9 sweeps the length of global supply chains. From power cuts and factory shutdowns in China we swing across the Transpacific to the US, where logistics networks are straining with final holiday season deliveries and pressure is mounting on the last mile. Then we jump to Europe, where we’ll hear how terminal operators are coping with liner scheduling disarray. Or not – as the case may be.
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IMF faces defining challenges, Climate crisis will bring global stagflation, and more
THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world
15-19 November 2021, Vol.12 Ed.46
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IMF faces defining challenges: The International Monetary Fund saturates the airwaves with flashy work on climate and re-channelling special drawing rights. But defining challenges for its future and reputation will soon descend upon it. They have to do with how the Fund manages...
In this edition of Listen Up!, we’re bringing back Joe Hudspeth, Director of Business Development-Global Marine with BAE Systems, on what a zero-emission future looks like.
Tune in as Hudspeth tells us whether owners and operators are starting to embrace the idea of alternative propulsion solutions,...
https://www.marinelog.com/news/podcast-bae-systems-looks-at-ways-of-getting-to-zero/
Weidmann waves the hawkish white flag, Digital euro will bring innovation opportunities, and more
THE WEEKEND REVIEW Latest opinion and analysis from OMFIF around the world
18-22 October 2021, Vol.12 Ed.42
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Weidmann waves the hawkish white flag: Germany’s difficult coalition-building process has gained fresh complexity following the announcement of Jens Weidmann’s resignation. The departure of the Bundesbank president, coinciding with the departure from office of...
Podcast: Exploring EU – Fit for 55
DNV’s Maritime Impact podcast is starting a second series focusing on regional regulations across the globe, starting with the EU.
Join host Eirik Nyhus, Director Environment, Regulatory Affairs at DNV Maritime, as he explores how key EU regulations will impact the shipping industry. In particular, the episode assesses the European Trading System Directive and the FuelEU Maritime regulation and will explain how shipping owners can prepare.
Listen now to...
https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/06/podcast-exploring-eu-fit-for-55/
German election: polarisation over key issues in store for coalition bargaining
Friday 17 September 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.37.5
Commentary: German polemics over inflation, energy and ECB
By David Marsh in Berlin
A heady mix of polemics and polarisation over inflation, tax and spend, European monetary policies and energy lies ahead for Germany. The contours starting to form for the aftermath of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 16-year rule portend a fractious future. Whatever the post-election constellation,...
Risks for emerging markets as advanced economies consider tightening
Friday 20 August 2021 – Vol.12 Ed.33.3
Commentary: Beware rolling back fiscal and monetary stimulus
By Urjit Patel in New Delhi
Advanced economy governments have performed a high-wire fiscal act, heavily supported by central banks’ ultra-loose monetary policies, to fight the Covid-related downturn. Emerging market economies will face considerable risks when tightening starts. Repercussions from premature tightening would be...