1、COUNTRY SOURCINGREPORTNovember 2020BANGLADESH CAMBODIA CHINA INDIA INDONESIA PAKISTANPHILIPPINES THAILAND TURKEY VIETNAM CENTRAL AMERICACountry overviewSourcing&industry updatesMinimum wage comparisonsGlobal trade policy regimeInput price trendsMacroeconomic dataHelen Chin,Winnie He,Winnie Lo,Willia

2、m KongFive Forces Shaping the Future Global Sourcing LandscapeExploring New Sourcing Frontiers:Egypt and JordanIssue18 COUNTRY SOURCING REPORT ISSUE 18 November 2020 EXECUTIVE SUMMARYFive Forces Shaping the Future Global Sourcing LandscapeThe COVID-19 pandemic has delivered the biggest,broadest supp

3、ly chain disruptions in memory.With no end to the pandemic in sight,and the business outlook remaining highly uncertain,the fashion industry,which relies heavily on discretionary spending,is still under tremendous strain.Even before the pandemic,the industry had been grappling with exceptional chall

4、enges,brought about by the prolonged ChinaUS trade war,rising trade protectionism elsewhere,and Brexit,on top of the ongoing digital revolution in retail.In this report,we examine five forces that we believe will shape the global sourcing landscape over the medium to long term.These are:the pandemic

5、;geopolitics;free trade agreements(FTAs)and trade preferences;sourcing costs;and domestic development policies within production countries.All five have a bearing on how sourcing companies,retailers and brands may need to adapt.The COVID-19 Pandemic By impacting both supply and demand,the pandemic h

6、as disrupted the business of fashion companies on multiple fronts.Brands and retailers have had further to diversify and re-balance their sourcing portfolios to build resilient,agile supply chains that can withstand unexpected and severe disruptions in the future.Rather than redrawing global sourcin