DHL, a German logistics company released the “Global Connectedness Index-2018” report on Tuesday based on trade, and flow of capital, information, and people. The GCI report states that countries that integrate more deeply into international flows tend to enjoy faster economic growth, and even the top-ranked countries have untapped opportunities to strengthen their global connectedness. “Strong economic growth boosted international flows while key policy changes such as US tariff increases had not yet been implemented,” the report reads. The largest gap is found in information flows, into which advanced economies are nine times as deeply integrated. As per the findings of the report, the world’s level of connectedness reached a new record high in 2017.

Source: Dhaka Tribune February 13, 2019 15:55 UTC