The event – entitled "Finance and Trade Lessons from the Pandemic — Looking Forward" - featured a presentation by Ruchir Agarwal, senior economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Head of the Global Health and Pandemic Response Task Force.

Discussions explored lessons learned regarding the rationale, sources, timing and scope of financing; financing frameworks; research and development; production; and cross-border flows of goods and services during the pandemic. It also mapped key considerations for the way forward.

The event webpage, including access to the livestream, presentation and background materials, is available here: WTO | Finance and Trade Lessons from the Pandemic – Looking Forward.