India jumps 19 spots up in World banks LPI ranking
The Dollar Business Bureau Amid efforts by the government for easing trade, India jumped 19 spots up in the latest ranking of World Bank’s biennial report on Logistics Performance Index. Earlier in 2014, India stood at the 54th position. Germany and Luxembourg topped the list with first and second positions respectively. In the latest report, India left behind the moderately advanced economies like New Zealand, Thailand, Iceland, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Latvia, Mexico and Portugal. World Bank’s President, Jim Yong Kim, during his recent visit to India, congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the latest achievement. Kim further affirmed that the World Bank will continue to back India in various activities and projects. Improvised logistics will not only boost initiatives like Make in India, by making ...
TNT aims to lead the healthcare logistics segment
The company has launched a new web-based application that is expected to become a gamechanger in the clinical trial supply chain in Asia Sachin Manawaria | The Dollar Business TNT Express, founded by Australian Ken Thomas in 1946, with just single truck, today delivers in more than 200 countries with strong presence in Europe. On a daily basis, the company transports nearly one million consignments, a feat that makes it one of the top express delivery companies in the world. In The Dollar Businesss Logistics Survey involving companies in India, TNT Express stood among the top five in the list of top 50 logistic companies in India. The survey took into consideration various parameters related to foreign trade such as turnover, fleet ...
