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    David Thébault
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    With over 20 years' experience in the financial sector, David is also an accomplished entrepreneur with a string of success stories to his name. His area of expertise is finance and innovation, which he uses to optimise the supply chain market.

    Economy: the 5 major trends to remember from 2021

    The vigorous economic recovery was accompanied by strong collateral effects on the balance of power in world trade. A look back at the 5 major trends for 2021 that will continue into 2022. Despite the continuing health crisis in 2021, vaccination coverage and improved treatments have enabled a rapid...
    David Thébault
    January 06 2022
    5 min

    AdBlue: a vital supply for transporters

    AdBlue, an additive used in road transport to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions, is not immune to inflationary pressures. But beyond the price, it is the risk of shortages that worries road carriers today. AdBlue is a liquid that captures the fine particles of nitrogen oxide (NOx). This additive, also...
    David Thébault
    November 30 2021
    5 min

    Inflation and supply chain tensions threaten recovery

    The world economy has confirmed that it is in a V-shaped recovery process, which is supporting global trade. This situation is feeding inflationary tensions, including in the transport and logistics sector. The world economy has confirmed that it is in a V-shaped recovery process. The 3.2% drop in G...
    David Thébault
    October 29 2021
    2 min

    The rebound in the global economy creates strong tensions

    It is likely to be several months before the global supply chain can emerge from the area of turbulence it entered into in 2021 due to the explosion in demand. After the 3.2% decline in GDP recorded in 2020, according to figures from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the world economy benefited...
    David Thébault
    September 24 2021
    6 min

    International transport prices are supported by the economic recovery

    In the first half of 2021, the economy has recovered significantly. Shipping and air freight prices remain above pre-crisis levels. In May, the OECD revised upwards its 2021 growth forecasts, predicting 6.9% growth for the United States, 4.3% for the Euro zone and 8.5% for China. It expects the glob...
    David Thébault
    July 28 2021
    2 min

    Financial Panorama of the World's Leading Transport Groups

    Upply publishes its first financial overview of the freight transport industry, based on the 2020 results of the main groups operating internationally. The objective is to show the economic importance of the sector and the impact of the pandemic on the different categories of operators. Since it was...
    David Thébault
    July 01 2021
    2 min

    Air and ocean freight rates in an inflationary environment

    Air and ocean freight rates remain at high levels, in an inflationary economic context. The health crisis plunged most industrialised countries into a major economic recession. A vigorous but asymmetric recovery is in sight in the second quarter of 2021, driven by improved confidence among economic ...
    David Thébault
    April 30 2021
    2 min

    An increase in transportation prices, a factor for inflation in 2021?

    At a time of massive stimulus packages in the United States and Europe, inflation is once again a topic of reflection for 2021. The evolution of transportation prices is one of the elements to be watched. As we have seen in post-war periods, after a negative supply shock, a strong economic recovery ...
    David Thébault
    March 23 2021
    6 min

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