World Bank

Where container shipping is flourishing?

Liner shipping connectivity is key to the handling of container volumes and maintains a major chunk of the pie in global trade. The liner connectivity index affixes a rating point for each nation. The higher the points, the better the rating.

It is no surprise that the World Bank-powered index finds China, South Korea, Singapore and the United States in the top four positions. China handles gargantuan volumes, thanks to its successful infrastructure capabilities backed by hinterland-level...

https://container-news.com/where-container-shipping-is-flourishing/

How the World Bank Can Help Save the Planet

Credit: Christine Roy/Unsplash

The World Bank is expected to have a significant impact on how the financing of the energy transition is done, potentially dwarfing the pledged efforts of Wall Street behemoths like JPMorgan Chase & Co. or BlackRock Inc. to assist in reducing emissions, as reported by Bloomberg.

Catastrophic global warming

In fact, the money lying on the balance sheets of financial institutions may never be reallocated to climate-positive projects at the scale necessary to halt...

https://mfame.guru/how-the-world-bank-can-help-save-the-planet/

World Bank and IAPH collaborate on global port infrastructure

In a recently published report called “Closing the Gaps” the World Bank and the International Association of Ports and Harbours (IAPH) presented a joint action plan to improve the global port infrastructure to better serve shipping companies and other stakeholders.

In particular, they outlined future port infrastructure challenges and revealed their next steps to address them.

According to World Bank and IAPH, many ports were not prepared for the extreme fluctuations in demand they have suffered...

https://container-news.com/world-bank-and-iaph-collaborate-on-global-port-infrastructure/

$4 Trillion Loss Ringing In The World’s Economic Output

  • Because the figures aren’t adjusted for inflation, the data suggest demand for merchandise slowed in the third quarter.
  • Meanwhile, China is being hit by a rebound in Covid-19 cases following the week-long National Day holiday, just as the country’s top leaders gather in Beijing for a meeting with President Xi Jinping.
  • That may offer insights into whether officials see a risk of renewed turmoil that already plagued pension funds following Britain’s mini-budget.

The warning of a potential $4...

https://mfame.guru/4-trillion-loss-ringing-in-the-worlds-economic-output/

GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday, January 12 2022)

GLOBAL & REGIONAL DAILY (Wednesday, January 12 2022)

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HIGHLIGHTS

January 12  2022

Global Markets

The World Bank cut its global economic growth forecasts to 5.5% (from 5.6%) in 2021 and 4.1% (from 4.3%) in 2022 amid continued COVID-19 flare-ups, diminished fiscal support, and lingering supply bottlenecks.

Greece

According to Eurostat’s flash estimate, the inflation rate in Greece increased for the 7th month in a row in Dec-21 and reached its...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/12/global-regional-daily-wednesday-january-12-2022/

Don’t bank on a strong dollar, Jingdong Hua on future of multilateralism

Don’t bank on a strong dollar, Jingdong Hua on future of multilateralism

Thursday 6 January 2022 – Vol.13 Ed.1.2

Commentary: Why the dollar won’t be as strong as many think

By Mark Sobel in Washington DC

Many analysts project significant dollar strength in 2022 on the back of a hawkish Federal Reserve stance relative to other major central banks, especially the European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan. These relative stances should indeed underpin the dollar, especially as Fed hikes support the...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2022/01/07/dont-bank-on-a-strong-dollar-jingdong-hua-on-future-of-multilateralism/

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