The next frontier for African industrial policy
An overview of the imminent challenges in African industrial policy and the proposed strategies for progress.
An overview of the imminent challenges in African industrial policy and the proposed strategies for progress.
Substantive progress is needed on specific sustainable industrialization indicators.
Countries can pick up their pace with policies based on reliable industrial statistics.
Identifying and leveraging trade, investment and industrial policies that can attract and retain intangible capital.
Big data can help detecting high-potential export products to support diversification.
As most countries experience COVID-19 related lockdowns, there are concerns about both the present and the future of global supply chains.
The pandemic-induced crisis will have severe impacts on household incomes and industries in the region and requires swift policy actions.