Picking apart the DHL-Evri UK e-commerce deal
It’s all about scale
Protectionist backlash sweeping across the world will not dent globalisation in the long-term, according to DHL Express chief executive John Pearson.
He told journalists yesterday, at the launch of DHL’s Global Connectedness Index report, the “fundamentals” of trade were as “strong as they have ever been”.
“Globalisation is too big to fail,” he said, “and this wave of populism we have experienced over the past two to three years is a wave we need to ride over.
“Trade has been around for more than ...
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Comment on this article
Joe Smith
February 13, 2019 at 4:22 pm“China is becoming more automated, making itself more profitable on the US lane despite the implementation of tariffs.”
And….?
Most of the world is becoming more automated, not just China. That is the trend and it has nothing to do with tariffs.