1、A G I L I T Y E M E R G I N G M A R K E T S L O G I S T I C S2024Saudi Arabia sees the most progress in diversifying its economyEmerging market economies growing at a faster rate than rest of the worldChina-India gap starts to close2ContentsContentsKey Findings 3Introductions 7Key Measures 9Overall
2、Index 10Domestic Opportunities 11International Opportunities 12Business Fundamentals 13Digital Readiness 14Movers+Shakers 15Supply Chain Reconfiguration 17Latin America:Region of Contrast 20Unstable Argentina Looks for New Direction 22Where Now for the Middle East?23Can India Rival China?27SMEs and
3、Access to Digital Supply Chain Finance 29Cross-Border E-Commerce Delivers Potential 33Sustainability Policies Come Under Scrutiny 35The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index Survey 37Appendix 6261522283Contents40%The International Finance Corporation has estimated that 40%of SMEs in developing co
4、untries have an unmet financing need of$5.2 trillion every year.Around half of SMEs dont have access to any formal credit agreements a state which severely limits the ability to export goods.Read more on p.27Black&Decker moves Shenzhen facility to TexasSupply chain decisions are no longer being made
5、 predominantly on the basis of access to large scale,low cost labour or a simple trade off against the costs of transport products from remote parts of the world to Western consumer markets.All industry sectors are being affected in one way or another with manufacturers opting for China plus alterna
6、tives,near-sourcing or re-shoring.Tool manufacturer Black&Decker,which closed its factory in Shenzhen and opened a new facility Texas,is one example of this trend.Read more on p.17Key FindingsFrom investment in Africa to global recession predictions,our key findings section offers a brief look at so