News / Growth prospects in emerging markets ease concern over China-US trade tension

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Trade friction between China and the US may be weighing on logistics executives’ minds, but growth prospects in emerging markets are lightening the mood.

According to Agility’s Emerging Markets Logistics Index (EMLI), there is predicted growth of 5% in new markets.

Agility CEO Essa Al-Saleh said: “Those looking for opportunity are finding it in emerging markets, with SMEs with access to tech and mobile banking increasingly driving growth.

“At the same time, logistics professionals worry that these markets are vulnerable to ripple effects ...