The Czech Republic is one of the rising stars in the European economy at present Most of the growth currently to be seen in Europe is in the East of the continent and they are one of the most stellar economies

Europe currently accounts for 36% of world trade and within Europe it is the emerging countries such as the Czech Republic that are seeing the most significant growth In the last ten years, the share of world trade represented by the Czech Republic has gone up a staggering 111%

The Finland freight services industry is adjusting to a new set of circumstances as the country begins to look beyond the global economic slowdown and plan its future activity In a speech in 2010, the governor of the Bank of Finland, Erkki Liikanen, said that slowdown in GDP in the Finnish economy had stopped contracting, but that GDP growth will be much slower in the immediate years ahead than it was before the financial crisis

In the face of the global economic slowdown, China has continued to be one of the few countries in the world to show continuing economic growth and the freight forwarding and freight transport sector operating in China has benefited as a result The leading American analytical service HIS Global Insight has forecast that in 2011 China will rank first in the world in industrial production, overtaking the United States

Finland is an export-dependent economy and has continuously adapted to the needs of a world market, including developing its transport infrastructure This has helped enable the export growth of many Finnish companies

As one of the fastest growing economies in the developing world, Vietnam is a vibrant country undergoing improvement of its infrastructure to aid its future growth plans Over the last twenty years, Vietnam has been undergoing a transformation from a centrally planned economy to a market economy and over that time, Vietnam has experienced significant growth

As one of the world's fastest growing economies in the developing world, India is a hotbed of innovation and opportunity This bodes well for the international freight transport sector and shipping companies as their business grows in parallel with the buoyant economy in India

India is one of the fastest growing economies in the world, in fact it is the second fastest growing of the developing economies after China With a population of over 1 billion and a rapidly developing infrastructure as well as a fast growing middle class, India represents a very interesting new growth market opportunity for British businesses in a number of sectors

India is undergoing a period of rapid economic growth and the freight forwarding industry in India is growing in tandem In order to help promote economic growth in India, the government is investing in developing its transport infrastructure so that the country can continue on its path towards becoming a more industrialised nation, with transport links that make international freight more seamless and cost-effective

Denmark is a dynamic economy and has a flourishing freight services sector Denmark's economy spans agriculture, assisted by the latest cutting edge technology, and a vibrant and innovative private sector