In the background it also shows the power of finance at getting capital to fund important projects.
The video mentions Caribbean ports invested to become transhipment hubs when the Panama Canal expanded.
The video mentions Caribbean ports invested to become transhipment hubs when the Panama Canal expanded.
One of those ports is Kingston Container Terminal in Jamaica, which French shipping company CMA CGM took over in 2015 to run for 30 years.
CMA CGM needed money to dredge and deepen Kingston Harbour, so in 2017 it issued a bond to raise $650 million. https://www.marinelink.com/news/transshipment-kingston411764
CMA CGM needed money to dredge and deepen Kingston Harbour, so in 2017 it issued a bond to raise $650 million. https://www.marinelink.com/news/transshipment-kingston411764
Australians by law have to put 9% of their salary into a retirement savings account. I'll pick one: HostPlus. Their default option sends money to hundreds of asset managers, one being BlackRock to invest in international fixed income (i.e. bonds) https://hostplus.com.au/self-managed-invest/your-tailored-investment-options/hostplusbalanced