With over ten years on the forefront of commerce and sustainability, Whiteshield proudly launched its first World Commerce Resilience Index (GTRI 2023) on December 7 on the sidelines of COP28. The inaugural occasion gathered esteemed authorities officers, influential figures from worldwide and regional our bodies, distinguished teachers, and main personal sector voices.
In response to the rising discussions surrounding world commerce coverage points and their position in supporting the transition to greener economies, Whiteshield has pioneered an progressive strategy to replicate the present state of commerce relationships, by product and by accomplice.
Whiteshield has developed a novel methodology to gauge international locations’ capability to soak up commerce shocks within the quick time period and get well within the medium time period. As their purpose is to help international locations in reaching their sustainable improvement aims by figuring out areas for enchancment throughout our 58 GTRI indicators, protecting 136 economies.
The highest 10 GTRI performers embody 9 high-income international locations (Germany 1st, Netherlands 2nd, USA third, France 4th, Japan fifth, UK sixth, Italy seventh, Singapore eighth, Belgium tenth) and just one upper-middle-income (China ninth). Different upper-middle-income international locations that ranked excessive embody Malaysia (twentieth) and Thailand (twenty second).
Germany, the world’s third largest exporter tops the GTRI rankings on account of the robust commerce networks it has weaved internationally all through the years, and likewise because of its extremely diversified commerce each by way of merchandise and commerce companions. The Netherlands is the world’s sixth largest buying and selling nation and ranks second within the GTRI owing to its robust hyperlinks to Europe and the remainder of the world, superior logistics and distribution programs, and its business-friendly setting.
The third high performer within the GTRI is america, the second largest buying and selling nation on this planet. The US excessive rank displays, amongst others, the strengths of its world commerce community, its position as a serious world buying and selling hub in addition to the diversified and sophisticated items it trades in. China, regardless of the actual fact of being the world’s high exporting nation and the world manufacturing facility is ranked solely ninth within the GTRI owing to a robust capability to soak up shocks (China performs a serious position within the world provide chains with a diversified portfolios of products and buying and selling companions) however relative weaknesses in its institutional pillar.
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the highest performer amongst Arab international locations and thirty first globally owing to its position as a serious world buying and selling hub, its business-friendly setting, extremely diversified commerce companions, world class infrastructure, and prime quality logistics and customs capability. Areas for enchancment embody enhancing product diversification and shifting up the worth chain to commerce in complicated merchandise.
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the third high performer amongst Arab international locations and forty seventh globally, reaping the advantages from accelerated financial diversification plans and supporting insurance policies. Institutional, monetary and regulatory reforms have resulted in main enhancements within the enterprise setting and excessive progress charges in journey, tourism, logistics and fintech sectors. The Kingdom has managed to develop its buying and selling companions past its conventional markets; nonetheless, whereas its commerce diversification in items is bettering, it has but to completely attain its full potential. Areas for enchancment embody facilitation of border measures and stronger regulation safety.
Fadi Farra, Senior Managing Accomplice at Whiteshield, stated: “In gentle of the rising discussions round world commerce coverage points and their position in supporting the greening of our economies, Whiteshield has pioneered the World Commerce Resilience Index 2023 which presents a novel strategy to help international locations in figuring out areas to enhance each their absorptive and restoration capacities to commerce shocks. Our purpose is to contribute to the success of COP28 and specifically the place commerce and complementary insurance policies will help drive each local weather and sustainable improvement actions.
Raed Safadi, Whiteshield’s Chief Economist, stated: “The GTRI is revealed at a time when extreme disruptions to world markets have undermined commerce resilience. Whereas approaches to “close to shoring” or “good friend shoring” can improve resilience to geo-political dangers within the quick time period, they make international locations much less resilient to different varieties of shocks such because the current COVID-19 pandemic. Whiteshield has developed the GTRI to help international locations in enhancing their commerce integration whereas minimising the affect of shocks on their economies. The report is a software that helps to unlock commerce resilience by incorporating progressive strategies rooted within the community concept, embedding simulations of commerce shocks and tracing their potential affect on commerce flows.”
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