Agility and Transport Intelligence to launch the 2nd edition of the authoritative Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index

"Events this year have clearly transformed the Middle East as a whole," said Essa Al-Saleh, President & CEO, Global Integrated Logistics, Agility. "Over the long-term, we see prospects for the region as good - with more focus than before on growth and job creation. For the short term, we look to the 2012 Index to provide us with additional insight on how the region has fared this year and how investor confidence looks as we head into 2012."

This measured optimism is supported by initial feedback from logistics executives around the world in initial soundings from the 2012 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index survey, with many respondents believing the Arab Spring is making the region more attractive for investment rather than less.

New in the Index second edition

New in 2012 will be the addition of Kuwait and Libya into the country rankings. The 2012 Index will also provide an informed look at the patterns of world trade, where massive and significant changes are underway.

The 2012 Index also features a more expansive survey of senior logistics professionals around the world. They're asked to identify the best and least promising emerging markets, and to identify the factors shaping the economic destiny of key countries, including the "Arab Spring" nations.

How the Index works

The Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, launched in January 2011, ranks and analyzes the world's most vibrant developing logistics markets. It spotlights the new wave of markets contending to become the major logistics hubs of the future.

Developed in collaboration with Transport Intelligence, the Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index:

· Ranks each market's performance in two separate tables - those with annual GDP greater than $300bn and GDP less than $300bn.

· Offers rich insights into particular countries - and regions.

· Evaluates what makes the market attractive to companies in logistics, air cargo, ocean shipping and freight forwarding.

· Takes into account market size and attractiveness for growth - and rates each country's international and domestic transport infrastructure.

· Tracks developments over the past year.