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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic constitutes an extraordinary global public health crisis. It has …
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The COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic has exposed the upsides and downsides of international trade in medical goods and … Michele Ruta at the World Bank and Marc Bacchetta and Joscelyn Magdeleine at the World Trade Organization, provides new data …
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COVID-19, caused by SARS-Cov-2, was declared to be a pandemic by the World Health Organization on 11 March 2020. Since …
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The WTO Secretariat has published a new information note looking at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected e-commerce, including the implications for cross-border trade. It notes the increased use of e-commerce as consumers adapt to lockdowns and social distancing measures and draws attention to...
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Developments in trade finance in 2020 were largely driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Twelve years after the great financial crisis of 2008-09, the issue of trade finance re-emerged as a matter of urgency. While the current pandemic-related crisis did not have a financial cause, one...
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World Tariff Profiles 2020 provides comprehensive information on the tariffs and non-tariff measures imposed by over … 170 countries and customs territories. The publication starts with a breakdown of the tariffs imposed by these economies … and by product group complement the data on tariffs. The special topic is on market access for medical goods and COVID-19 …
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The WTO Secretariat has published an information note looking at how micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. It notes the impact of supply chain disruptions on MSMEs and the extent to which smaller businesses are represented in the economic...
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A new information note published by the WTO Secretariat looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected the participation of least-developed countries (LDCs) in global trade. The note stresses that LDCs have seen a significant decline in export earnings due to decreasing demand in key markets,...
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