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This joint study by the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization Secretariat on the relationship … between trade rules and public health. The study explains how WTO Agreements relate to different aspects of health policies … to trade and health. The study covers areas such as drugs and intellectual property rights, food safety, tobacco and many …
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This joint study by the World Health Organization and the World Trade Organization Secretariat on the relationship … between trade rules and public health. The study explains how WTO Agreements relate to different aspects of health policies … to trade and health. The study covers areas such as drugs and intellectual property rights, food safety, tobacco and many …
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In this paper, we investigate tourism-related policy approaches that WTO member countries adopted in the early weeks of the COVID-19 crisis. We highlight the need for stakeholders to coordinate their responses in order to mitigate the negative crisis effects and better prepare the sector for the...
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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 … between IP, innovation, access, and public health between stakeholders with divergent interests. …
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A new information note published by the WTO Secretariat highlights how trade in goods and services has been affected by temporary border closures and travel restrictions linked to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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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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services, from tourism and transport to retail and health services. …
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Women are likely to be harder hit than men by trade disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the dangers are particularly acute in developing countries according to a new information note from the WTO Secretariat. The paper points to how governments’ policy responses could address...
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The WTO Secretariat has published a new information note warning of possible increases to trade costs due to COVID-19 disruptions. The note examines the pandemic’s impact on key components of trade costs, particularly those relating to travel and transport, trade policy, uncertainty, and...
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