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February 23, 2017 Trade developments in 2016 reflected a number of factors including slow global growth and low commodity prices, as well as increased policy uncertainty and maturing global value chains, 2016 is the fifth consecutive year of slow trade growth and the year with the weakest performance in trade since the global financial crisis.

February 23, 2017 In this report, the authors addresses three questions concerning recent trade developments: what is happening?; why?; and does it matter? The report is organized into 2 chapters: chapter one presents trade developments in 2016; and chapter two presents trade and productivity slowdowns: the role of global value chains.

August 2, 2016 Oil prices fell again today, erasing early gains and dragging U.S. crude below $40 a barrel as persistent worries of a glut offset the boost from a weak dollar early in the session.

January 12, 2016 Oil dropped below $30 a barrel in New York for the first time in 12 years on concern that turmoil in China’s markets will curb fuel demand.

January 10, 2016 The decline in oil prices has significant macroeconomic, financial and policy implications, and if sustained, it will support activity and reduce inflationary, external, and fiscal pressures in oil-importing countries.

March 21, 2015 China, and its national railway operator China Railway Corporation (CRC), are in the midst of a particularly favorable environment towards reforming the rail intermodal sector.

March 21, 2015 Since 1998, freight container traffic in China has grown faster than the rate of economic growth - while container traffic on trucks and ships has increased, the use of trains for part of the journey, known as rail intermodal logistics, has decreased.

February 4, 2015 The oil price crash is now upending the global economy, with ramifications for every country in the world.

March 21, 2014 160 Countries Ranked on Trade Logistics - Connecting to Compete report finds large gap persists between best and worst performing countries.

March 21, 2014 The LPI and its supply chain related components help countries understand the challenges that they and their trading partners face in making their national logistics perform strongly.

December 30, 2013 The data contained in this report not only highlights the extent of obstacles to doing business; they also help identify the source of those obstacles, supporting policy makers in designing regulatory reform.

December 29, 2013 New entrants in the market will rely heavily on a mix of hub-and-spoke network configurations as well as interlining between long-distance shipping routes using transshipments through the Caribbean Triangle.

December 29, 2013 Global 3PL Mallory Alexander International Logistics has examined the relative strengths and weaknesses of the transport networks in three major trading nations and points to the complexity U.S. shippers must deal with in the coming years.

December 29, 2013 Before entering this vibrant marketplace, trade experts advise logistics managers to conduct a careful examination of the region’s transportation and regulatory infrastructure.

December 28, 2013 Before entering this vibrant marketplace, trade experts advise logistics managers to conduct a very careful examination of the region’s transportation and regulatory infrastructure.