Tag: COVID-19
WCO, ICC call for increased action on customs, trade facilitation
The heads of the World Customs Organization (WCO) and the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) recently issued a...
WTO issues report on treatment of medical products in regional trade...
The World Trade Organization Secretariat has published a new report on the treatment of medical products in regional trade agreements (RTAs) amid...
IATA: Asia-Pacific aviation situation takes a turn for the worse
The latest estimates from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) indicate a worsening of the country impact from...
WTO report: tariffs on face masks, soaps among highest for COVID-19...
Imports and exports of medical products totalled about US$2 trillion in 2019, which represented about 5% of total world merchandise trade last...
East Asia & Pacific faces prospect of recession due to COVID-19—World...
Growth in East Asia and the Pacific (EAP) region is projected to slow to 2.1% in the baseline and to a negative...
ICC unveils roadmap to prevent ‘unprecedented collapse of value chains’
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has issued a 10-point roadmap to help governments fight the COVID-19 pandemic and limit its economic...
WCO: facilitate reexport of ATA Carnet goods during COVID-19 pandemic
The World Customs Organization (WCO) is urging the enhanced facilitation of ATA Carnet procedures considering that some delays in re-exporting temporarily imported...
COVID-19 pandemic could slash global FDIs by up to 40% in...
The COVID-19 pandemic's impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) will be more dramatic than previously projected, according to the United Nations Conference...
WTO services trade index falls further as COVID-19 hurts world economy
World services trade growth continued to weaken toward the end of 2019 and into the first quarter of 2020, with passenger air...
ICC publishes action guidance for business on tackling COVID-19
The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has released free-to-download guidance on a raft of actions that businesses can take to reduce the...
