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Time of event
09 November: 15:00–17:20 Tokyo time
12 November: 15:00–17:10 Tokyo time
13 November: 15:00–17:30 Tokyo time
Summary
COVID-19’s impact on trade and supply chains has been profound. On the one hand, the pandemic has created extraordinary trade uncertainty and disruptions. At the same time, it has spotlighted the critical role that trade and supply chains can play to meet public health needs and promote economic recovery in Asia and the Pacific.
This ADBI-Asian Development Bank-World Trade Organization regional policy dialogue examined medical goods supply chain performance during the pandemic, regulatory responses, and the policy outlook for the sector. The event also explored how COVID-19 era trade and global value chains could affect the future of sustainable development.
This includes the implications of growing calls to "reshore" economic activities amid the pandemic, possible actions to make supply chains greener and more resilient to environmental shocks, and the tourism sector’s capacity to support post-COVID-19 recovery among small and vulnerable economies.
Objectives
- Assess the role of supply chains and an open trading system in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic
- Examine how trade and trade policy could help to advance post-COVID-19 recovery and sustainable development
Participants
- Government officials from Asian Development Bank member economies; experts from think tanks, universities, and international organizations; and interested members of the public
Output
- Enhanced understanding of the potential for trade and supply chains to drive post-COVID-19 recovery and sustainable development
- Exchange of trade policy lessons and guidance for the pandemic era
- Greater impetus for trade policy dialogue, research, and collaboration
Partners
- World Trade Organization
- Asian Development Bank
Conference Presentations
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Keynote Speech: How to leverage trade to fight against and recover from COVID-19 |
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Session 1.1: Global Shortage of Personal Protective Equipment amid COVID-19: Supply Chains, Bottlenecks and Policy Implications |
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Session 1.2: Trade Facilitation and Vaccines |
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Session 1.3: COVID-19, Regulations, and Standards: What Actions Are Taken by WTO Members? |
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Session 1.4: Trade Facilitation Measures Taken by ASEAN in Response to COVID-19 and Ways Forwards for Post-Pandemic Period |
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COVID-19 Pandemic Impact and Policy Response Indonesia Case |
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Keynote Speech: Trade and the Covid-19 Crisis: An Asia-Pacific Perspective |
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Session 2.1: Trade and Environment: Setting the Scene |
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Session 2.2: Trade and Trade Technologies for Circular Economy |
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Session 2.3: Negotiating WTO rules on Fisheries Subsidies |
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Session 3.1: COVID-19 and Tourism: Global Outlook and Strategies for Recovery |
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Session 3.2: Tourism’s 4 C’s: Complexity, Coordination, Creativity and Cooperation |
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Session 3.3: Reinventing Tourism: Building Recovery for People, Planet and Prosperity |
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Session 3.4: Trade and Sustainability in the Context of COVID-19 |
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Session 3.5: Developing a New Vision for Tourism in New Zealand |