Logistics players mixed on 2026 growth prospectsBased on DP World’s Global Trade Observatory Annual Outlook Report, 50 percent of shippers in the Philippines are expecting trade to grow this year at the same rate as 2025. MANILA, Philippines — At least half of the Philippine logistics industry is looking at 2026 with growth prospects, betting against forecasts that global trade would slow down on the weight of policy uncertainties. Their confidence is unbothered by initial projections made by the world’s most reputable lenders like the International Monetary Fund, which expects trade growth to slow to 2.3 percent in 2026. Globally, the report pointed to technology as the industry with the highest growth prospects this year. The report, funded by DP World and developed with the Horizon Group, gathered the insights of about 3,500 executives from the logistics industry across eight industries and 19 countries.

Source: Philippine Star January 24, 2026 16:34 UTC