The effects of COVID-19 on industry in least developed countries
LDCs may have recovered their industrial production but not their trade in manufacturing products.
LDCs may have recovered their industrial production but not their trade in manufacturing products.
Why revisiting traditional frames of reference on firm-level capabilities is crucial to unlock benefits of digital transformation.
Big data can help detecting high-potential export products to support diversification.
COVID-19 crisis offers opportunities to foster industrialization by building synergies between policy areas such as healthcare and industry.
The pandemic-induced crisis will have severe impacts on household incomes and industries in the region and requires swift policy actions.
The pandemic is a reminder that investments in scientific, technological and productive capacities are necessary to build resilience in crises.
Innovation can provide swift remedies to the COVID-19 linked recession. Policy should contain incentives to innovate in the long-term.
Policy responses to COVID-19 need to manage short-term effects of the pandemic while setting conditions for economic recovery.