The world is urbanizing and the Fourth Industrial Revolution is transforming life at an unprecedented rate. Cities must be “agile” – able to move quickly and easily – to enable their citi...
Women have been drawn into global value chains (GVCs) at every level. The expansion of GVCs has changed the gender pattern of work across production, distribution and retail in most consu...
This White Paper – a joint initiative of the Supply Chain and Transport industries and the System Initiative on Shaping the Future of International Trade and Investment – provides a first...
ASEAN is the fifth largest manufacturing hub in the world and a manufacturing powerhouse. It is estimated to propel itself into becoming one of the largest economies by 2020. However, the...
The Appropriate Use of Customer Data in Financial Services is the result of multiple senior leadership discussions and 50+ expert interviews with executives from incumbent financial insti...
This paper provides a snapshot of impact investment policy-making. Its purpose is to share real reflections from governments across the world and foster more collaboration on the way that...
Corruption is both a symptom and a consequence of today’s fractured world. Widely recognized as an obstacle to stability, growth, equity and the competitiveness of economies, corruption i...
Values and ethics are not esoteric, relative or fuzzy: they’re practical, accessible and essential. Technologies embody the ethical frameworks and the values of the societies that create ...
Financial institutions are exposed to the risks associated with deforestation through their investments in and lending to companies involved with soft commodities. However, while a number...
This paper highlights the disconnect between the modern global economy and an outdated international tax framework and provides some suggestions for how tax policy could better promote su...
Anti-competitive behaviour can affect the smooth functioning of global value chains (GVCs) in different ways and at various stages. The international nature of production networks, multin...
With new data revealing the extent of services’ contribution to global value chains, there has been greater policy interest in what drives services competitiveness. This paper traces the ...
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