Today's manufacturing thrives on global supply chains, a trend set to intensify as S&P Global Market Intelligence predicts a 3.3% annual growth in global trade through 2028. While every industry ...

Oil crisis strain: Middle East conflict has cut global oil inventories by hundreds of millions of barrels, pushing prices up and reshaping energy logistics. Corporate pivots: Tesla ramps Robotaxi ...

Greater specialization in the stages of global production has helped Asia and the Pacific achieve economic growth, create jobs, and reduce poverty over the past quarter century, according to ADB's ...

Bangladesh’s participation in global value chains remains narrow and concentrated in low-value segments. As the “Global Value Chains and Inclusive Development: Asian Development Policy Report,” ...

Asia’s globalization story is being written in assembly lines—but the next chapter will be written in control rooms. The ...

YBhg Dato’ Seri Wong Siew Hai (Malaysia Semiconductor Industry Association, President) YBhg Datuk Seri Isham Ishak (Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Secretary General) Dr. Ong Kian Ming ...

Constant disruptions, geopolitical challenges, climate change and emerging technologies have driven manufacturing companies to rethink their value chains. However, despite the strategic intent to do ...

The findings were presented in the Asian Development Policy Report 2026, titled Global Value Chains and Inclusive Development, launched at ADB's 59th Annual Meeting today (6 May).

Supply chain reorchestration is a hot topic. Countries large and small have prioritized various supply chain resilience efforts to help protect critical supply lines and products like reshoring and ...

National branding is emerging as a strategic tool to enhance the country’s global standing, helping businesses shift from contract manufacturing to innovation-driven growth and sustainable value ...

In nearly every country that hosts foreign-born citizens, immigration emerges as a lightning rod for controversy. The economic realities of immigration, however, are far more complex than the negative ...