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Trade

Trade is an engine of growth that creates jobs, reduces poverty and increases economic opportunity. The World Bank Group helps its client countries improve their access to developed country markets and enhance their participation in the world economy.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Response

Guidance Notes

Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products

Health Services Trade and the Pandemic

Facilitating Air Freight – Policies and Actions

Leveraging E-Commerce in the Crisis

Trade Policy in Response to COVID-19: Do's & Don'ts

Streamlining Technical Measures on Medical Products

Trade Facilitation Best Practices in Response to the COVID-19

Logistics and Freight Services: Policies to Facilitate Trade

Maintaining trade flows during the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial in providing access to essential food and medical items and in limiting negative impacts on jobs and poverty.

The speed and scale of the crisis are unprecedented. But governments can ameliorate the impact. This page provides initial guidance for policymakers on best practices to mitigate pandemic-related trade risks, support trade facilitation and logistics, and implement trade policy in a time of crisis.

Additonal Guidance Notes

Recomendaciones Sobre Mejores Prácticas en Facilitación de Comercio para Centroamérica Como Resultado de COVID-19 (Spanish)

Managing Risk and Facilitating Trade in the COVID-19 Pandemic [Español | Français| Português | Русский]

Trade Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa

TRADE WATCH
Real-time data, along with analysis of recent trade developments, provides perspective on how trade is responding to the latest economic developments.

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VIDEO Aug 11, 2016

Managing risk and facilitating trade during COVID-19

Maintaining trade flows as much as possible during the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial in providing access to essential food and medical items and in limiting negative impacts on jobs and poverty. Hear from experts about how countries can mitigate pandemic-related trade risks in a time of crisis.

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Initiative

Global Trade Helpdesk

The Global Trade Helpdesk is a multi-agency initiative that simplifies market research for companies⁠—especially micro, small and medium enterprises⁠—by integrating trade and business information into an online portal.

[Video] Trade Intelligence for All
Global Trade Helpdesk
Brief

Belt and Road Initiative (BRI)

The World Bank Group has produced empirical research and economic models that assess the opportunities and risks of BRI projects.
Report

Women and Trade

Trade can dramatically improve women’s lives, creating new jobs, enhancing consumer choice, and increasing women’s bargaining power in society.

Trade and Gender Brief
Women and Trade