Disruption arising from COVID-19 has accelerated trends already apparent in the industrials market –– particularly digitalisation and trade volatility –– and transformation has gone from a “nice to have” to a necessity, according to the latest findings from Baker McKenzie. The law firm surveyed 700 company leaders in six industrial sub-sectors in early 2020, and again at the end of the year after the pandemic had taken hold of the global economy. In Africa, challenges in the industrials market were exacerbated by the pandemic, and highlighted by the requirements for seamless trade, strong supply chains, digitisation and sustainability, that were necessitated by the implementation of the African Continental Free Trade Area agreement (AfCFTA), as well as by the post pandemic market environment.
Challenges remain for Industrials, but calculus shifts
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Disruption arising from Covid-19 has accelerated trends already apparent in the industrials market –– particularly digitalisation and trade volatility –– and transformation has gone from a “nice to have” to a necessity, according to the latest findings from Baker McKenzie.
International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians to reconvene to counter global rise in Antisemitism
Picture: Courtesy of U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen.
U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen has agreed to lead the forum at World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder’s request.
The ICJP is a global network of Jewish legislators, government ministers, and other elected officials.
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) is reestablishing the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians (ICJP), which will be headed by U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen of Nevada, amidst unrelenting waves of global antisemitism and attacks on democratic values.
Rosen has agreed to lead the forum at WJC President Ronald S. Lauder’s request.
When the Web Goes Dark: State Control & the Internet
Autocrats around the world are manipulating access to the internet as a means of state control, especially in the face of protests and dissent. From Myanmar to Venezuela to Iran, we’ve seen a rise in blackouts cutting off critical channels of communication, an increasingly dangerous prospect in the middle of a pandemic. This public program will feature experts in human rights, technology, and cyber access to understand the implications of blocking freedom of information, and what can be done about it.
We are joined by:
Shayna Bauchner, Researcher, Asia Division, Human Rights Watch
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