ITC Launches Monthly Series on Global Trade

The International Trade Centre (ITC) has launched a new monthly series on the Global State of Trade, bringing together the most recent ITC data and research to highlight variations in exports and market access conditions across countries, regions, and sectors.

Leveraging ITC’s trade and market access databases and in-house analytical capacities, the monthly briefs aim to support the trade policy debate by providing reliable, timely, and useful information to policymakers, trade journalists, and the wider trade community.

“The pandemic has caused drastic changes in the global trade landscape. ITC’s monthly briefs on the Global State of Trade will help the trade community keep up with the latest developments and bring innovative research and analysis to its fingertips,” ITC’s Executive Director, Pamela Coke-Hamilton said.

The series’ inaugural issue highlights the strong impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on world trade and the extent of the recovery in recent months. It also presents information on the number and type of Covid-19 temporary trade measures and new Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) and Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) notifications. The spotlight section showcases how the pandemic will affect long-term export potential.