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
Managing Risk and Facilitating Trade in the COVID-19 Pandemic [Español | Français| Português | Русский]
Trade Responses to the COVID-19 Crisis in Africa
Data & Research
Trade Policy Responses to the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis
Database on COVID-19 Trade Flows and Policies
COVID-19 Trade Policy Monitoring: Food and Medical Products
Working Papers
Pandemic Trade: Covid-19, Remote Work and Global Value Chains
A Pandemic Trade Deal : Trade and Policy Cooperation on Medical Goods
The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on GDP and Trade
Blogs & Op-Eds
Trade and Covid-19: Lessons from the first wave | January 18, 2021 (publised on VoxEU)
COVID-19 and food protectionism | May 24, 2020
Four reasons why globalized production helps meet demand spikes | May 12, 2020
Governments Could Bring Supply Chains Home. It Would Defy Economic Rationality. | May 1, 2020
Other Resources
Trade Talks Podcast: Coronavirus and Trade Restrictions | March 14, 2020
