The second half of the 20th century saw globalization thrive. Supply chains expanded across the globe, pursuing cheap and reliable labor as shipping costs plummeted. China’s ascent flooded the market ...

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Salesforce has launched clouds for manufacturing and consumer product goods companies as it continues to target industries and take on the likes of SAP and Oracle through its customer-focused platform ...

Two measures commonly used by the government to measure manufacturing’s overall impact on society are badly underestimating the impact of that critical sector. One is the proportion of gross domestic ...

Editor’s Note: Hinh T. Dinh currently serves as a Lead Economist in the Office of the Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank in Washington DC. He is the lead author of the “Light ...

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LONDON, March 2 (Reuters) - Global manufacturing activity is surging as government support programmes and low interest rates protect consumers' incomes while restrictions on leisure travel and other ...

High inflation and reduced purchasing power of consumers led to more than N1.4 trillion unsold goods by manufacturers in 2024, the President of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Francis ...