DHL Express to seek "huge opportunities" within Sub-Saharan Africa

Amidst the recent challenging economic climate, DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa has seen its import and export trade volumes remain strong with a forecast to grow.

Charles Brewer, Managing Director for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa, commented: “The first half of 2014 revealed strong continuing growth for DHL Express Sub-Saharan Africa’s top three import trade lanes: the United States, France and China, while the top three Sub-Saharan Africa’s export trade lanes were to Great Britain, the United States and France.”

The company’s second quarter results show an increase in operating profit on a global level of nearly 11%, which is considered to be due to an increased profitability within its DHL Express business unit. DHL has said as “trade in African continues to present huge opportunities for both established and emerging markets, and as stronger connections and trade relations are forged between SSA and the rest of the world, supported by innovative logistics supply chains, the faster Africa’s economic development will accelerate.”

Despite the accelerated growth that the continent has seen, Africa remains as the world’s least connected when taking east of moving people, trade, information and finance into consideration, in accordance with the DHL Global Connectedness Index.

Brewer added: “We have an exceptional market position in Africa, one of the world’s leading merging markets, and whilst we have an unparalleled footprint, we continue to invest in market leading infrastructure across the continent, with planned expansion in 2014 and beyond.”