To DHL a connected world is a better world

DHL’s Global Connectedness Index 2011-study sees significant potential for economic growth:

On November 14, DHL released the first DHL Global Connectedness Index (GCI), against the backdrop of the APEC CEO Summit and Leader`s Week in Honolulu. The study contains a detailed country-by-country analysis of the flows of goods, services, financial means and persons. The study indicates that globalization is still not as advanced as most people believe and that continued economic integration could spur global gross domestic product gains of five percent or more.

GCI ranks 125 countries according to the depth and breadth of their integration into the world economy and also examines the relationship between global connectedness and welfare. The study documents that global connectedness has enormous potential to expand, even among the current most "connected" countries. The study was commissioned by DHL and conducted by renowned global business strategist and economist, Pankaj Ghemawat, Professor of of Global Strategy at the IESE Business School, Barcelona.

The 2011 GCI found that the 10 most connected countries are the Netherlands, Singapore, Ireland, Switzerland, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium, Hong Kong (China) and Malta. The lion’s share of international connections are still concentrated among countries that share borders (such as in Northern Europe) as well as cultural and historical ties. Large countries score higher on the global breadth of their connections; small countries excel in the depth of their connectedness.

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