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Creating More and Better Jobs through Local Value Chains

The World Bank

The World Bank
700m young workers will be entering the labor force of developing countries over the next decade, while existing job creation trends indicate that only 420m jobs will be created. 

Value chain-based approaches can help identify distinct market opportunities across a range of firms, enabling countries to align policy actions with the needs of sectors that can create more and better jobs. 

The Value Chains Impact program aims to help decision-makers in emerging and developing economies to apply value chain-based economic development approaches, creating effective strategies to enable growth and job creation. 

Participants of the selected counties will:

  • Learn tools for diagnosing and planning strategies tailored to specific value chains
  • Understand policy instruments to enhance business environments, value chain structures, and company performance
  • Design strategic agendas for specific value chains, ready for action and impact 

Program Launch: February 2026

Participating countries: Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Senegal

Partners: Foundation Clusters and Competitiveness, MOC Network