“Commercial Awareness Is Global.”
Competitiveness, in our globalized world, be it as an individual or business or nation-state, is increasingly based ones ability to understand, connect and maneuver within and between the various networks that make the world work. Now you understand why global value chains (GVC) and logistics are two obsessions of mine. Related Posts:The Top 20 Business Trends to look for
Excited about SEZs: The nerd meets the lawyer Maybe its the nerd, sorry, I mean lawyer in me that gets so excited to talk about Special Economic Zone development models….its all about structuring the deal. On a personal note the development of Jamaica’s Special Economic Zone Regime has not only been an interesting one but professionally truly gratifying having
No man is an island, entire of itself… – John Donne Jamaica has set itself an ambitious goal and programme through its national development plan, Vision 2030, to “make Jamaica the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business.” A critical element of Vision 2030 is transforming Jamaica into a global logistics hub which includes bringing together
I recently had the privilege of taking part in a global value chain workshop put on by Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness (Duke CGGC) in Jamaica and here are my top five takeaways: Human capital development (tooling, re-tooling and right tooling) is a critical component to global value chain upgrading. Global value chains (GVC) are embedded in