Adnan Seric

Adnan Seric is Innovation Lab Manager at the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).

Adnan Seric is interested in international trade and investment issues in the context of industrial development. He is the lead author of a number of regional and topical UN reports and his research has been featured extensively in academic journals, edited volumes, policy platforms and other media outlets. Since joining UNIDO, he has worked in the Private Sector Development Department, Industrial Clusters Unit of Business, Investment and Technology Department and Policy Research and Statistics Department. Prior to joining UNIDO, he worked as research economist at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) on investment policy issues in Central Europe and MENA region. He holds MA and Ph.D. in Economics from the University of St Andrews (UK).

The future of global value chains in the post-pandemic world
The future of global value chains in the post-pandemic world

Countries must rethink innovation and investment policy measures to enable long-term sustainability.
- December 2022
How to achieve the twin transition towards green and digital production
How to achieve the twin transition towards green and digital production

By creating multi-stakeholder collaboration platforms we can drive awareness and market uptake of green and digital technologies.
- September 2022
Risk, resilience and recalibration in global value chains
Risk, resilience and recalibration in global value chains

China’s post-COVID-19 recovery may hold clues to the future of global value chains.
- December 2020
COVID-19 and the global contraction in FDI
COVID-19 and the global contraction in FDI

The pandemic is causing massive disruptions to flows of foreign direct investments. Developing countries are likely to be hit the hardest.
- May 2020
Could the coronavirus spur automation and reverse globalization?
Could the coronavirus spur automation and reverse globalization?

Automation and reshoring mitigate risks. Industrial policies aiming to reduce dependence on global supply chains could accelerate the trend.
- April 2020
How the pandemic disrupts global value chains
How the pandemic disrupts global value chains

COVID-19 struck at the core of GVC hub regions, with severe implications for international production networks.
- April 2020
Progress and the future of economic diversification in UAE
Progress and the future of economic diversification in UAE

UAE has made headways with efforts to diversify its oil-driven economy and now aims to break into high-tech manufacturing.
- October 2019
‘East Asian Miracle’ through industrial production and trade lenses
‘East Asian Miracle’ through industrial production and trade lenses

The East Asian Miracle provides crucial lessons for developing countries on export-oriented manufacturing growth.
- September 2019
What are global value chains and why do they matter?
What are global value chains and why do they matter?

Production became fragmented into networks across many locations, with implications for industrial development.
- August 2019
China and Indonesia’s experiences in global value chain participation
China and Indonesia’s experiences in global value chain participation

Individual country experiences point to differences in Global Value Chains participation since the mid-1990s.
- July 2019