(Visual Capitalist) China and manufacturing dominance together are words easily believed, but this wasn’t always the case. The world’s manufacturer didn’t always make—quite literally—everything. This visualization projects the change in manufacturing value added (MVA) by country from 2000 to 2030. Data is sourced from the UN Industrial Development Organization, as of November 2024. Economic Reforms and…
The latest Global Trade Update published by UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reports that Global trade is set to reach a record $33 trillion by the end of 2024. The reports indicate that the $1 trillion increase reflecting 3.3% annual growth, highlights resilience in global trade despite persistent challenges. Said the reports: “Robust growth in services trade,…
(Business Day) The shutdown of textile companies across Nigeria has weakened Nigeria’s cotton production, pushing the crop into near-oblivion. Cotton is a critical plant-based raw material for textiles, with others being jute, hemp and sisal. Nigeria produces about 51,000 metric tons of cotton from over 300,000 tons in 1980s. The low cotton production is attributed…
