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Developing countries often capture fewer gains from their participation in the global economy than more advanced ones. That is because most of them are specialised in labour-intensive, low-technology manufacturing, or natural resource extraction, with poor linkages between domestic firms and more capital-intensive foreign companies. What policies can help those economies transform into competitive, resilient and environmentally sustainable ones? We help policymakers tap a wealth of expertise and experience from around the world to devise their own solutions.

About the OECD Initiative

The OECD Initiative on Global Value Chains (GVCs), Production Transformation and Development is a global platform for policy dialogue and knowledge-sharing between countries from Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas. It aims at improving evidence and at identifying policy guidelines to support production transformation and sustainable and inclusive participation to local, regional and global markets. Read more >>

News and Updates

Please mark your diaries for the 19th Plenary Meetings of the OECD Initiative for Policy Dialogue on Global Value Chains, Production Transformation and Development. The meeting will be hosted by the Government of the Azores and will take place in Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, on 6-7 December 2022. The 19th Plenary Meetings will be the occasion to prepare for the 10th Anniversary of the OECD Initiative for Policy Dialogue on GVCs, Production Transformation and Development which will take place in 2023.

In-person participation is recommended. Online participation will be possible upon request. Please address any request to [email protected].

If you are not a member or partner of the Initiative and would like to receive an invitation, please send an email to [email protected].

Publications and reports

Forthcoming : The Production Transformation Policy Review (PTPR) of Bangladesh

Download: Peer Learning Group Meeting on Production Transformation Policy Review of Bangladesh [8 September, 2022]

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