Improving Trade Policy during COVID-19
- This pronouncement addresses six areas where action can be taken regarding trade policy that will help support a prosperous recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Such actions include: increasing transparency of trade-related measures, opening up agriculture and agri-food production, prioritizing e-commerce, implementing the Trade Facilitation Agreement, increasing the preparedness for future health emergencies by ensuring WTO members are facilitating trade of medical supplies, and focusing on strengthening relationships with businesses and communities (domestically and globally) throughout the COVID-19 recovery.
Citation
Canada. Ottawa Group. June 2020 Statement of the Ottawa Group: Focusing Action on COVID-19. Government of Canada, 2020. https://www.wita.org/atp-research/june-2020-statement-of-the-ottawa-group-focusing-action-on-covid-19/
Overlapping Topics
Trade
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Policy Type
Joint Statement