Ministerial Meeting 2012: Trade - Towards a more open trading system and job-rich growth

 

Multilateral trade - including trade in services - can boost inclusive growth and create jobs, so why are governments moving towards regional and bilateral trade agreements? And what can be done to stem the tide of protectionism?

The Deputy Prime Minister of Poland, Waldemar Pawlak, will lead the ministers’ discussions on what they can do to bring all countries on board, encouraging them to open markets and implement complementary policies for inclusive employment and income growth.

Initiatives by OECD and other organizations to quantify trade and its value, the benefits of opening markets, and the impact of restricting trade in services will contribute to trade policies that promote growth and employment.

• Trade-induced economic growth boosts employment and wages
  23 May 2012

Protectionism - the case against Regional Trade Agreements Trade and jobs Trade in services OECD and WTO to start measuring trade in value-added as production chains globalise 15 March 2012 OECD Global Forum on Trade: Trade, Jobs and Inclusive Growth Opening Remarks by Angel Gurría, OECD Secretary-General, Paris, 8 November 2011 OECD work on trade