Project Insight: uncovering the complexities of global value chains

Project Insight: uncovering the complexities of global value chains Project Insight developed a proof-of-concept dashboard to enhance policymakers' understanding and monitoring of global supply chain developments. By unifying detailed firm-level data sets, macroeconomic information and advanced analytics within a collaborative platform, the project demonstrated how granular and complex GVC dependencies can be studied more effectively. Rather than addressing a single policy question, the project focused on building robust data structures, standardised metrics and a flexible dashboard architecture that can support a broad range of analytical, policy and research applications. The data architecture and analytical framework provide practical building blocks for central banks and public institutions seeking to incorporate granular supply chain information into macro-financial monitoring. Relevance to central banks and next steps Project Insight demonstrates how granular firm-to-firm and shipment-level data can help central banks and policymakers better understand the structure and evolution of GVCs. Supply chains underpin global production and trade with direct implications for the real economy and financial system, yet they remain poorly understood and there are significant data and analytical gaps. By providing deeper visibility into supply chain dependencies, resilience, bottlenecks and transmission channels, it can enhance policy analyses related to inflation, growth and financial stability. The project also highlights the value of reusable data architectures, standardised metrics and modular dashboard design. These components provide a foundation that central banks and policymakers can adapt to their own data sets, analytical needs and monitoring priorities. Readers interested in the technical architecture, methodology and dashboard development will find additional details throughout the report, reflecting the project's aim of providing a practical foundation that central banks can adapt and build upon. For further information on Project Insight, please contact: hongkong.centre@bisih.org.