African manufacturing firms and their participation in global trade
Integration of manufacturing firms in global value chains offers opportunities for countries to raise employment, exports and productivity.
Integration of manufacturing firms in global value chains offers opportunities for countries to raise employment, exports and productivity.
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.
Policy actions and coordination will be crucial in mitigating the impacts of the global pandemic on industry.