Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products

Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products

The covid-19 pandemic is increasingly a concern for developing countries. Using a new database on COVID-19 trade flows and policies, this note looks at the role of trade and trade policy to address the looming health crisis in developing countries...

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Main Authors: Espitia, Alvaro, Rocha, Nadia, Ruta, Michele
Format: Policy Note
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:
COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE POLICY
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT DEPENDENCY
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
HEALTH CRISIS
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764011585606299529/Trade-and-COVID-19-Guidance-Note-Trade-in-Critical-Covid-19-Products
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spelling okr-10986-335142021-09-17T05:11:37Z Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products Espitia, Alvaro Rocha, Nadia Ruta, Michele COVID-19 CORONAVIRUS TRADE FLOWS TRADE POLICY EXPORT RESTRICTIONS IMPORT DEPENDENCY MEDICAL SUPPLIES HEALTH CRISIS The covid-19 pandemic is increasingly a concern for developing countries. Using a new database on COVID-19 trade flows and policies, this note looks at the role of trade and trade policy to address the looming health crisis in developing countries with highest numbers of recorded cases. It shows that export restrictions by leading producers could cause significant disruption in supplies and contribute to price increases. Tariffs and other restrictions to imports further impair the flow of critical products to developing countries. 2020-03-31T20:52:26Z 2020-03-31T20:52:26Z 2020-03-27 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764011585606299529/Trade-and-COVID-19-Guidance-Note-Trade-in-Critical-Covid-19-Products http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33514 English Trade and COVID-19 Guidance Note; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note
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topic COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE POLICY
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT DEPENDENCY
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
HEALTH CRISIS
spellingShingle COVID-19
CORONAVIRUS
TRADE FLOWS
TRADE POLICY
EXPORT RESTRICTIONS
IMPORT DEPENDENCY
MEDICAL SUPPLIES
HEALTH CRISIS
Espitia, Alvaro
Rocha, Nadia
Ruta, Michele
Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products
relation Trade and COVID-19 Guidance Note;
description The covid-19 pandemic is increasingly a concern for developing countries. Using a new database on COVID-19 trade flows and policies, this note looks at the role of trade and trade policy to address the looming health crisis in developing countries with highest numbers of recorded cases. It shows that export restrictions by leading producers could cause significant disruption in supplies and contribute to price increases. Tariffs and other restrictions to imports further impair the flow of critical products to developing countries.
format Policy Note
author Espitia, Alvaro
Rocha, Nadia
Ruta, Michele
author_facet Espitia, Alvaro
Rocha, Nadia
Ruta, Michele
author_sort Espitia, Alvaro
title Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products
title_short Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products
title_full Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products
title_fullStr Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products
title_full_unstemmed Trade in Critical COVID-19 Products
title_sort trade in critical covid-19 products
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2020
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/764011585606299529/Trade-and-COVID-19-Guidance-Note-Trade-in-Critical-Covid-19-Products
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/33514
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