Productivity Ever since the first power looms put weavers out of work in the late 18th century, technology has increased productivity but threatened jobs for... Arancha Gonzalez 25
Productivity Growth without diversification, technological improvement, and increased productivity is easily reversed: all it takes is a dip in commodity prices. Arancha Gonzalez 22
Productivity Exporting firms are more productive and pay higher wages than their domestically focused counterparts, especially in places like Sub-Saharan Africa.... Arancha Gonzalez 18
Productivity Many African smallholder farmers did not share in the 'green revolution' productivity gains driven by modern seeds and techniques, irrigation, and... Arancha Gonzalez 13
Productivity Improving SME productivity translates into more and better paying jobs, distributed across less fortunate sections of the economy. Arancha Gonzalez 12
Productivity When the International Trade Centre, the agency I head, works with German electronics giant Bosch to help Kenyan food processing companies boost their... Arancha Gonzalez 13
Productivity Large companies everywhere tend to be more productive than small ones. But the gap in productivity is far wider in developing countries. Arancha Gonzalez 15
Communication Responsive governments committed to improving the broader trade facilitation and business environment can help companies of all sizes by improving... Arancha Gonzalez 10
