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There are countless warnings to prepare for even greater economic hardship than during the Great Depression of 1929. Such predictions may not be exaggerated. Economic disruptions [Read More]
Public health systems and government leadership are the most important coping strategies to combat COVID-19.
In this APO Productivity Talk, the ROK’s Dr. Wonjae Lee, a [Read More]
Rice is the major crop in Asia, and the COVID-19 pandemic is hitting its production hard due to restrictions on manpower, especially for migrant workers. Rice [Read More]
As economies around the world are hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, basic income as a means to guarantee social protection has become a more mainstream [Read More]
The COVID-19 pandemic is disrupting manufacturing and global value chains. While lockdowns, suspension of work, and travel restrictions are in place to curb the spread of [Read More]
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing the vulnerabilities of women in the labor force. The closing of many businesses in female-dominated sectors negatively affects women’s employment and [Read More]
The current COVID-19 pandemic is affecting the entire food system. Restrictions on travel within countries and across national borders hinder logistics services, disrupt supply chains and [Read More]
Ways of doing business are changing. Integrating methods, such as offline and online, local and global, as well as humans and machines, for the greater good [Read More]
COVID-19 is causing extreme economic damage worldwide. Startups and SMEs are being particularly hard hit.
In this APO Productivity Talk, Indonesia’s Ken Ratri Iswari, Founder [Read More]
The COVID-19 pandemic is taking a particularly heavy toll on the global economy. The IMF projects global growth in 2020 to fall to –3%, making it [Read More]