14-February-2023
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Governments enacted substantial services trade liberalisation in 2022, underpinned by actions to improve business operations in domestic markets, advance regulatory transparency and ease remaining hurdles on business travel after the COVID-19 pandemic.
2-November-2021
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Countries should resist raising government support for fossil fuels in response to the global surge in energy prices and the economic impacts of the pandemic, according to the OECD and IEA.
22-October-2021
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In support of efforts to address climate change and in the context of the approaching COP26, the Participants to the OECD Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits have agreed to end support for unabated coal-fired power plants.
9-June-2021
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For those interested in supporting women’s empowerment in and through trade, this webinar will provide a unique opportunity to learn from those having made a major step in this direction.
9-May-2021
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In response to the challenges resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, governments are looking to their Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) to fill any financing gaps left by the private market and to mitigate the impact of the crisis by engaging in both short-term (ST) and medium- and long-term (MLT) trade finance.
22-February-2021
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More than half of the total value of counterfeit goods seized around the world are shipped by sea, according to a new OECD-EUIPO report.
6-August-2020
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Trade tensions have been steadily ramping up. Brexit is rife with uncertainty and the COVID-19 pandemic has added new turbulence with lockdowns and radically changing consumer demand. But now is precisely the time when the world needs to come together on trade says Julia Nielson, Deputy Director of the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate.
23-July-2020
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This OECD report to the G20 Presidency aims to strengthen the foundation for further G20 discussions around data and data flows by filling some existing information gaps and mapping the different issues at stake in this debate.
9-July-2020
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Cross-border trade in parcels has played a critical role in helping people and firms deal with issues stemming from physical distancing and confinement measures implemented during COVID-19. This note discusses that role and the policies that can help ensure parcel trade can continue to be leveraged to help promote an inclusive economic recovery from COVID-19.
7-July-2020
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This brief explores the role of digital trade in helping to mitigate some of the consequences of COVID-19. It highlights how trade facilitates access to the goods and services that enable the digital transformation, and underscores the importance of digital trade and related policies in supporting economic activity and wellbeing during the crisis, as well as its role in sustaining economic recovery.