The role of trade in developing countries' road to recovery

You are cordially invited to the launch of the joint policy note by the World Bank Group and the World Trade Organization, The role of trade in developing countries' road to recovery. If you wish to attend, you are kindly invited to register through this online registration form. The event will be livestreamed: here.

We are at a critical moment. Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, the human and economic toll has been incalculable, years of hard-won development progress risk being reversed, and the recovery has been uneven, inequitable and insufficiently supportive of a green transition. Even though trade has bounced back from its pandemic slump, helping to jump-start the recovery, not all countries have benefited, and the global trading system is under stress.

What is the role of trade in supporting the economic recovery, reducing poverty and accelerating the low-carbon transition? How can we ensure that the gains from trade are equally shared? How can we collaborate better to make trade a force for inclusive, resilient and sustainable economies?

Join us for a lively session to discuss these issues and the complementary roles of the World Bank Group and the WTO in reinvigorating trade for inclusive, resilient, and sustainable development.