5-May-2020
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No single country produces efficiently all the goods it needs to fight COVID-19. Indeed, while the United States and Germany tend to specialise in the production of medical devices, China and Malaysia are most specialised in producing protective garments. This means there is strong interdependence in trade in COVID-19 goods. A country might be a top producer of one COVID-19 good, but an importer of others.
4-May-2020
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This note provides information on the global value chain for the production of surgical masks and N95 respirators in the context of the COVID-19 crisis. It analyses the causes of the current shortage of these key medical supplies needed to prevent the spread of coronavirus, and reviews some short-term and long-term policy options, with a focus on the role of trade and investment policy.
22-April-2020
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This OECD policy brief makes recommendations to governments about the use and implementation of trade facilitation measures in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic.
14-April-2020
English, PDF, 327kb
This OECD brief details the policy implications of government support to businesses and the economy in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
10-April-2020
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This OECD brief details trade policy issues and actions related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis.
10-April-2020
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This OECD policy brief lays out the challenges for trade policy in the context of the coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic and makes recommendations to policymakers for swift action.
4-December-2019
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In the run-up to discussions on the WTO Moratorium on applying customs duties on electronic transmissions that will take place next week, here's our take on the issue. Read our lighthearted (Borgesian) blog on the Moratorium, or dive into the research with a two-page policy brief and a detailed policy paper below.
28-November-2019
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G20 international merchandise trade (in current US dollars, seasonally adjusted) continued its downward trend in the third quarter of 2019, approaching two-year lows. Compared with the second quarter of 2019, exports contracted by 0.7% and imports by 0.9%, partly reflecting a nearly 20% fall in oil prices and depreciations in most major currencies vis-à-vis the US dollar.
28-November-2019
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The global trade in fake goods, from cosmetics to car parts, is costing the UK economy billions of dollars a year in forgone company sales, overpriced products and tax revenues, and was behind more than 86,000 lost jobs in 2016, according to a new OECD report.
29-August-2019
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G20 international merchandise trade, seasonally adjusted and expressed in current US dollars, continued its downward trend in the second quarter of 2019, with exports contracting by 1.9% and imports by 0.9%.