Ole Trumpfheller joins Maersk as VP and MD North Europe
Maersk has appointed Ole Trumpfheller (above) as its new vice president and managing director for ...
Globalisation could be facing one of its biggest challenges with the rise of protectionist policy. But, as Frank Appel, DHL’s boss notes here, it has been the “world’s engine of progress”. And one way to measure it – and a country’s ability to harness it – has been through connectivity. DP-DHL has just released its Global Connectivity Index, which looks at cross-border flows of trade, capital, information and people. There are few surprises at the top of the tree – the Netherlands is the country best-connected with the world. In fact, eight of the top ten are in Europe, with Singapore and the UAE the exceptions. It is notable, in fact, that most of the countries at the top are small. The US, for example, is ranked 27th, Russia is at 67 (down 9) and China at 68 (down 3). Worth a quick look at the PR here, or the more interesting whole report here.
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