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WILL SUPPLY CHAINS RESIST FRAGMENTATION?
TOP 10 – PREDICTIONS FOR 2026

WILL SUPPLY CHAINS RESIST FRAGMENTATION?

EXECUTIVE: RASHID ABDULLA JOB TITLE: CEO AND MD FOR EUROPE COMPANY: DP WORLD
The threat of regionalisation looms closer as geopolitical tensions grow.
“ Europe has an extensive infrastructure network, but too many national and modal systems are still working in isolation,” explains Rashid Abdulla, CEO and MD for Europe at DP World.
“ The question for next year is whether we allow supply chains to break into regional silos, or we use this period to knit them – both digital and physical assets – together into truly end-to-end networks that can perform under shock.”

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Rashid Abdulla,
CEO and MD for Europe, DP World

72 %

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