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1 week 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 weeks 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 weeks 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 weeks 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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3 weeks 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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3 weeks 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.
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3 weeks ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
Talk of a potential ‘grand bargain’ between the US and China has prompted ever more speculation over the future of global commerce, finance and the institutions which have been the centre of international economic order since the end of the Second World War. But how likely is it that a bilateral agreement between Presidents Trump and Xi will replace or marginalise the multilateral rules-based system?
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1 month ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
Ti’s Chief Executive, Professor John Manners-Bell, recently joined a panel at The Economist’s 10th Annual Sustainability Week conference in the City of London. Entitled ‘New perspectives on old problems: navigating global supply disruptions and building resilience’ the wide-reaching discussion included a debate over the efficacy of regulations and whether these helped or hindered sustainability.
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1 month ago | 
ti-insight.com | John Manners-Bell
Ti Insight’s Chief Executive, Professor John Manners-Bell, recently provided evidence to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry, the culmination of a year’s investigation into the effectiveness of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) supply chains before, during and since the pandemic. His report, running to 60,000 words, provided the Inquiry with the context to the UK government’s response as well as setting out industry best practice in terms of supply chain resilience.
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1 month ago | 
agbi.com | John Manners-Bell
Opinion Logistics Legal disputes and infrastructure challenges could test long-term trust Africa has an economy worth $2.8 trillion, a population of 1.4 billion, 65 percent of the world’s arable land and a third of the world’s mineral wealth.
