Stories
Coronavirus: the economic impact - 4 May 2020
17 June 2020 | By: By the Policy, Research and Statistics Department, UNIDO. This brief is produced by a team consisting of Nicola Cantore (lead), Frank Hartwich, Alejandro Lavopa, Keno Haverkamp, Andrea Laplane, and Niki Rodousakis.
Great uncertainty comes at a high cost and negative projections – but there’s some good news
In Brazil, UNIDO partners with non-profit to support small companies during pandemic
17 June 2020 | By: Raphael Makarenko
Mariana Garcia Freire owns a small coffee business in a small town in São Paulo state, in the southeast of Brazil. When the COVID-19 pandemic reached the country and emergency measures to contain the ...
Coronavirus: the economic impact - 28 March 2020
17 June 2020 | By: By the Policy, Research and Statistics Department, UNIDO. This brief is produced by a team consisting of Nicola Cantore (lead), Frank Hartwich, Alejandro Lavopa, Keno Haverkamp, Andrea Laplane, and Niki Rodousakis.
Global value chains (GVCs) have already come under pressure as a viable model for the organization of international production since the outbreak of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, and even more so ...
Managing COVID-19: Why poorer countries may drop out of industrialization
10 June 2020 | By: By Frank Hartwich, Research and Industrial Policy Officer at the Department of Policy Research and Statistics (PRS) of UNIDO, and Anders Isaksson, Senior Research and Industrial Policy Officer at the Department of Policy Research and Statistics (PRS) of U
The aftermath of the coronavirus pandemic has the potential of being disastrous for industries worldwide, especially for smaller enterprises and for industry in less developed regions of the world. ...
Latin America: Kickstarting manufacturing in the time of COVID-19
09 June 2020 | By: Fernando Santiago and Fernando Vargas
he continued spread of COVID-19 through Latin America and the Caribbean shows no signs of abating. At the end of May, the region became the global epicentre of the pandemic amid a growing number of ...
Preparing accreditation for the new digital age
09 June 2020 | By: Bernardo Calzadilla-Sarmiento, Managing Director, Directorate of Digitalization, Technology and Agribusiness, UNIDO
Developing countries are constantly striving to enhance their export competitiveness, strengthen their export base and become more integrated with international trade flows. To achieve this, they need ...
América Latina: ¿Cómo reactivar la manufactura en tiempos de COVID-19?
08 June 2020 | By: Fernando Santiago y Fernando Vargas
06 May 2020 | By: Leisa Burrell
UNIDO, with funding from the Global Environment Facility (GEF), has been working in partnership with the country’s Ministry of Public Works, Infrastructure, Natural Resources and Environment (MOPIRNA) ...
India's manufacturing reels from the impact of COVID-19
24 April 2020 | By: René Van Berkel, UNIDO Representative at the Regional Office India
Why standards play an important role in mitigating the effects of the coronavirus pandemic
21 April 2020 | By: Charles ARTHUR
As in many industrial sectors, the elaboration of standards and quality infrastructure is crucial for maintaining the highest quality of medical products and services. Failure to observe rules on ...
16 April 2020 | By: Tareq Emtairah
Pictures: UNIDO's Industrial Energy Accelerator
Tunisia's entrepreneurs swing into action against COVID-19
01 April 2020 | By: UNIDO
Pictures: Mashrou3i
In China, robot delivery vehicles deployed to help with COVID-19 emergency
01 April 2020 | By: Charles Arthur and Ruan Shuhui
Photos: White Rhino Auto company
