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1 week ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
One of the biggest threats facing the world’s economy is the resurgence of inflation, due, not least, to the imposition of President Trump’s tariffs and the potential for a global trade war. This could have profound implications for the economies in the Middle East due to the trade measures’ impact on international flows of goods as well as their effect on domestic demand.
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2 weeks ago | 
agbi.com | John Manners-Bell
Opinion Logistics The GCC was quick to recognise the opportunities President Trump’s momentous tour of the Gulf states featured a packed agenda of state visits, business meetings and contract announcements. Unsurprisingly, the world’s media focused on the trillions of dollars of deals that were agreed upon in the aerospace, defence and advanced technology sectors.
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4 weeks ago | 
agbi.com | John Manners-Bell
Opinion Logistics It remains unclear whether shipping lines will deem the situation stable enough to resume After a turbulent year for global shipping, Donald Trump’s ceasefire agreement with Houthis in Yemen should be a cause for celebration.
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1 month ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
In a recent address to the Seafocus International Leadership in Maritime & Logistics Conference in Helsinki, Finland, Ti Insight’s CEO, Professor John Manners-Bell, talked about the challenges faced by the global supply chain industry, not least the tariffs introduced on imports to the USA by President Trump. He opened his remarks by saying that whilst the industry had been thrown into crisis by recent events, the problems had been decades in the making.
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1 month ago | 
agbi.com | John Manners-Bell
Opinion Trade The GCC could become a leader in cooperation and connectivity through better-harmonised regulations When Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the IMF, visited the World Government Summit in Dubai earlier this year, she spoke candidly about the opportunities and challenges facing the GCC.
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2 months ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
The shock which has convulsed global financial markets, the media, politicians and the business community would suggest that President Trump’s tariffs came, as the saying goes, like a bolt from the blue. In fact, the crisis has been decades in the making and can be traced back through the Great Recession of 2008 to China’s accession to the World Trade Organisation – and even beyond.
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2 months ago | 
agbi.com | John Manners-Bell
Opinion Trade US tariffs may dampen GCC growth but could also accelerate regional industrial ambitions Donald Trump’s sweeping new tariffs have jolted the global economy – disrupting trade and sparking widespread alarm.
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2 months ago | 
diariodetransporte.com | John Manners-Bell
Muchos países y bloques comerciales han sido blanco de la presión del presidente Donald Trump por tener aranceles elevados y grandes superávits comerciales con el país. Unión Europea. Estados Unidos Transporte de mercancías Donald Trump Comercio aranceles Los planes de Donald Trump sumen al sistema comercial mundial al caos.
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2 months ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
An attempt to re-build the global trading system was always going to result in unprecedented levels of disruption. Unravelling decades of deeply integrated global supply chains cannot be accomplished overnight, but that is exactly what President Trump is trying to achieve. On April 2, he announced his plans for the additional tariffs which will be imposed on imports to the USA sending shockwaves through global stock markets and prompting an outcry from foreign politicians.
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2 months ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
Today is so-called ‘Liberation Day’, when President Trump looks set to impose 25% tariffs on imports from a range of countries. In response, some commentators have predicted an economic catastrophe, whilst others believe that tariffs will create nothing more than economic headwinds. In this article I try to differentiate between those countries and sectors most at risk and those which will be less affected.
