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you are currently viewing:Rewiring global value chains in a changing global environmentFebruary 25, 2026--Global value chains are the backbone of the world economy,even at a time when they are undergoing structural and policy-driven changes in the face of a rapidly changing global environment.
These overlapping crises have sparked debates about deglobalization-reducing dependence on trading partners-and reshoring -returning production processes to the home economy. Yet the evidence presented in the recently released Global Value Chain Development Report 2025 is clear: global value chains (GVCs) have remained resilient and indispensable to the functioning of the world economy. Source: World Trade Organization (WTO) |
International Standards Proliferate, Reshaping Global Economy: Too Many Developing Countries Are Left Behind, Report Finds
December 11, 2025--A proliferating set of international standards-covering everything from food labeling to the specifications of 5G cellular networks-s steadily reshaping the global economic order, delivering hefty benefits to the wealthy nations and large multinational companies that set them while leaving many developing countries on the sidelines, according to a new World Bank report.
