global value chains
June 21, 2022 -
Paul Brenton, Michael Ferrantino and Maryla Maliszewska
New Word Bank research tells us how to make Global Value Chains more resilient
Global Value Chains have helped make the world more prosperous. Making them more efficient will make the global economy more resilient to future shocks.
November 12, 2020 -
Bruno Casella
Climbing the ladder under the storm: How the COVID crisis is changing the GVC development strategies of LDCs
The combined and cumulative effect of pre-existing technological, policy and sustainability trends and the current COVID crisis is set to strike a perfect storm in the system of international production and GVCs.
October 20, 2020 -
Stacey Frederick and Jack Daly
Global value chain lens can inform responses to bolster tourism industry in developing countries
The COVID-19 pandemic is a testament to the global value chain (GVC) world we live in; what happens in one country has profound impacts, intended and unintended, across countries.
October 15, 2020 -
Bright Simons
Scale tangles with agility in African pharma supply chains, unleashing new forces
Medicine retail and logistics in Africa are a highly fragmented business.
October 08, 2020 -
Fabrice Lehmann, Carlos Cordon
Business supply chain strategies are evolving, can poor countries benefit?
Multiple sourcing and proximity sourcing are shaping into long-term trends as global firms hardwire resilience and agility into their supply chains.
September 14, 2020 -
Karishma Banga, Jodie Keane, Max Mendez-Parra, Laetitia Pettinotti, Lily Sommer
Boosting African regional value chain development in response to COVID-19: The catalysing role of the AfCFTA
New paper looks at the supply chain dimension of African trade during and post-COVID
September 07, 2020 -
Stephanie Barrientos, Charlotte Pallangyo
Building back equitably: Spotlight on women workers in global value chains
Women workers in global value chains have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19.
June 30, 2020 -
Fabrice Lehmann
Can Madagascar inspire reform of global fashion’s US$2.5 trillion supply chains?
The collapse in trade provoked by the coronavirus pandemic has exposed the fragility of carefully constructed supply chains in the global fashion industry, and the asymmetries with which they are governed.
June 15, 2020 -
Violeta Gonzalez Behar, Houria Djoudi
Protecting trees, empowering women, ensuring incomes – suggestions for a just shea story
How to ensure the women who collect shea benefit from being part of the global marketplace
June 05, 2020 -
Jodie Keane
Least developed country vulnerabilities exposed by COVID-19
The world is changing, and so should our support to the world’s poorest countries
June 02, 2020 -
Michelle Kovacevic
Creating a strong investment climate in the wake of COVID-19
Supply chains are vulnerable, but there is also promise in new sectors for least developed countries
April 14, 2020 -
Paolo Omar Cerutti
A traded tree: What rosewood means for Africa
Following research into the mukula value chain, recommendations to preserve livelihoods and landscapes
April 09, 2020 -
Trudi Hartzenberg
COVID-19 in Africa – some reflections on trade matters
Poverty, inequality and exclusion are key factors contributing to the devastating effects of COVID-19 on all African countries.
December 02, 2019 -
Mohammad A. Razzaque, Syed Mortuza Ehsan, Brendan Vickers
Poorest countries caught in the global trade turmoil
Least developed countries (LDCs) confront a challenging global trade landscape, from slower long-term growth rates and rising protectionism to a weakening nexus between trade and GDP growth.
October 10, 2019 -
Fabrice Lehmann
Globalisation, robotics and pathways to development
A conversation with Richard Baldwin