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Unrest and Economic Underperformance Haunt the Emerging World

The Economist Staff | The Economist | 07/31/2021

This wave of unrest and authoritarianism partly reflects covid-19, which has exposed and exploited vulnerabilities, from rotten bureaucracies to frayed social safety-nets. And as we explain this week, the despair…

The Pandemic as an Opportunity for Digital Transformation in Customs

Sandra Corcuera-Santamaria, José Martín García Sanjinés | Inter-American Development Bank | 07/30/2021

Blockchain Technology: A New Opportunity for International Trade

Magdalena Barafani, Pablo M. Garcia & Ricardo Rozemberg | IDB | 07/29/2021

The countries of Latin...

Can Semiconductors be Japan’s New Auto Industry?

Shihoko Goto | Wilson Center | 07/27/2021

If there is an upside to the pandemic and its effect on economic pol...

Making supply chains more resilient

Dalia Marin | Project Syndicate | 07/27/2021

The current global semiconductor shortage illustrates how geographic clustering o...

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