{"id":16919,"date":"2020-06-11T09:21:01","date_gmt":"2020-06-11T09:21:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carecprogram.org\/?page_id=16919"},"modified":"2020-07-02T02:49:30","modified_gmt":"2020-07-02T02:49:30","slug":"covid19-resources-trade-trade-facilitation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carecprogram.org\/?page_id=16919","title":{"rendered":"COVID-19 Knowledge Resources for Trade and Trade Facilitation"},"content":{"rendered":"

CAREC countries are urgently addressing challenges to stop the spread of COVID-19, and formulating policy and operational responses to its impact on trade, supply chains, e-commerce, food security, and economic stability. To assist in accessing knowledge and reference materials that may be useful to these efforts, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has compiled the following information on policy papers, webinars, guidance notes, toolkits, and training courses. ADB will update the list every two weeks until further notice.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Policy Papers, Guidance Notes<\/caption>
Title<\/th>Institution<\/th>Type of Resource<\/th>Cost<\/th>Language<\/th><\/tr>
ADB’s Comprehensive Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/td>ADB<\/td>Policy paper<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Updated Assessment of the Potential Economic Impact of COVID-19<\/a><\/td>ADB<\/td>Policy brief<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Various Resources on COVID-19<\/a> (agriculture, supply chains, and food security)<\/td>FAO<\/td>Guidelines, policy briefs<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Food Safety Handbook<\/a><\/td>IFC<\/td>Handbook<\/td>Free <\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Guidance to NPPOs for Mitigating Impacts of COVID-19 Crisis on Plant Health<\/a><\/td>IPPC<\/td>Guidance note<\/td>Free <\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Key Policy Responses<\/a> (including trade and supply chains)<\/td>OECD<\/td>Policy briefs<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Adapting the Use of ASYCUDA World to Customs Administrations to the COVID-19 Situation: Guidelines<\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Guidance Note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
UNCTAD Products<\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Policy briefs<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19: A 10-Point Action Plan to Strengthen International Trade and Transport Facilitation in Times of Pandemic <\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Policy brief<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
How Countries Can Leverage Trade Facilitation to Defeat the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Policy paper<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Port Responsiveness in the fight against the \u201cinvisible\u201d threat: COVID-19<\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Technical Note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Do’s and Don’ts of Trade Policy in the Response to COVID-19<\/a><\/td>WB<\/td>Guidance note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Health Services Trade and the COVID-19 Pandemic<\/a><\/td>WB<\/td>Guidance note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Trade and COVID-19 Guidance Note<\/a><\/td>WB<\/td>Guidance note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a>, RU<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Trade Facilitation Best Practices Implemented in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic <\/a><\/td>WB<\/td>Guidance note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on GDP and Trade (April 2020)<\/a><\/td>WB<\/td>Working paper<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19 Guidance to Import Goods for Humanitarian Operators<\/a><\/td>WCO<\/td>Guidance Note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19 Crisis WCO Guidance on how to communicate during a crisis<\/a><\/td>WCO<\/td>Guidance Note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
WCO Study Report on Cross-Border E-Commerce <\/a><\/td>WCO<\/td>Study Report<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19 and Food Safety: Guidance for competent authorities responsible for national food safety control systems<\/a><\/td>WHO<\/td>Guidance note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a>, RU<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19 Trade Facilitation Toolkit<\/a><\/td>WTO<\/td>Toolkit<\/td>Free <\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Note on Export Prohibitions and Restrictions<\/a><\/td>WTO<\/td>Information note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Role of e-commerce during the COVID-19 pandemic<\/a><\/td>WTO<\/td>Information note<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n
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Webinars<\/caption>\n
Title<\/th>\nInstitution<\/th>\nType of Resource<\/th>\nCost<\/th>\nLanguage<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Food Safety Webinar Series<\/a>\u00a0(8, 18 Jun, 16 Jul, 20 Aug, 17 Sep, 16 Oct, 20 Nov)<\/td>\nIFC<\/td>\nWebinar<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Improving ship-shore relations in the post COVID-19 era. Ports and shipping working together on decarbonisation, trade facilitation and automation<\/a><\/td>\nInternational Association of Ports and Harbors<\/td>\nWebinar<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Future-proofing Safe Trade During COVID-19<\/a><\/td>\nSTDF<\/td>\nWebinar<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Could the Coronavirus Pandemic Threaten Food Supplies for the Most Vulnerable<\/a><\/td>\nWB<\/td>\nExpert’s interview<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
WCO Framework of Standards on Cross-Border E-Commerce (record)<\/a><\/td>\nWCO<\/td>\nWebinar (replay)<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Global Value Chains (GVCs) in Agriculture and Food, in an Era of COVID-19 <\/a><\/td>\nWTO<\/td>\nWebinar<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
International Trade and Food Security, in an Era of COVID-19 <\/a><\/td>\nWTO<\/td>\nWebinar<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Trade Dialogues on Food <\/a><\/td>\nWTO<\/td>\nWebinar<\/td>\nFree<\/td>\nEN<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Online Training Courses<\/caption>
Title<\/th>Institution<\/th>Type of Resource<\/th>Cost<\/th>Language<\/th>
TrainForTrade<\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Online training course <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders Programme<\/a><\/td>UNESCAP, APCICT Virtual Academy<\/td>Online training course<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Business Process Analysis (BPA)<\/a><\/td>UNESCAP <\/td>Online training course <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a>, RU<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Women ICT Frontier Initiative (WIFI)<\/a><\/td>UNESCAP, APCICT Virtual Academy<\/td>Online training course<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
WTO Distance Learning <\/a><\/td>WTO<\/td>Online training course <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Database<\/caption>
Title<\/th>Institution<\/th>Type of Resource<\/th>Cost<\/th>Language<\/th>
ADB COVID-19 Policy Database<\/a><\/td>ADB<\/td>Database <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Government Measures Related to COVID-19<\/a> (airport and airline requirements, operational requirements)<\/td>IATA <\/td>Database <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Global COVID-19 Airport Status<\/a> (number of departures, measures)<\/td>ICAO<\/td>Database <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Policy Tracker<\/a> (key economic responses)<\/td>IMF<\/td>Compilation<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19 Temporary Trade Measures<\/a> (temporary trade measures)<\/td>ITC Market Access Map<\/td>Database <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19: Measures to Support Travel and Tourism<\/a> (country and international policy responses)<\/td>UNWTO<\/td>Database <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19: Measures affecting trade in services <\/a><\/td>WTO<\/td>Database <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19: Trade and Trade-Related Measures<\/a><\/td>WTO<\/td>Database <\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
eTrade for all initiative<\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Videos, briefs<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Summary of Adoption of E-Commerce Legislation Worldwide<\/a><\/td>UNCTAD<\/td>Mapping of legislation<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Initiative on Model FTA Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic<\/a><\/td>UNESCAP<\/td>Open Initiative<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
COVID-19 Trade Policy Database: Food and Medical Products<\/a><\/td>WB<\/td>Database<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
E-Commerce Package<\/a><\/td>WCO<\/td>Instruments and Tools<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
WCO SAFE Package<\/a><\/td>WCO<\/td>Instruments and Tools<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Trade Facilitation Agreement Database<\/a><\/td>WTO <\/td>Database<\/td>Free<\/td>EN<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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List of Acronyms<\/h4>\n

\nADB<\/span> \u2013 Asian Development Bank; APCICT<\/span> \u2013 Asian and Pacific Training Centre for ICT for Development (APCICT); FAO<\/span> \u2013 Food and Agriculture Organization; IATA<\/span> \u2013 International Air Transport Association; IFC<\/span> \u2013 International Finance Corporation; IMF<\/span> \u2013 International Monetary Fund; IPPC<\/span> \u2013 International Plant Protection Convention; ITC<\/span> \u2013 International Trade Center; OECD<\/span> \u2013 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development; STDF<\/span> \u2013 Standards and Trade Development Facility; UNCTAD<\/span> \u2013 United Nations Conference on Trade and Development; UNESCAP<\/span> \u2013 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific; UNWTO<\/span> \u2013 United Nations World Tourism Organization; World Bank; WCO<\/span> \u2013 World Customs Organization; WHO<\/span> \u2013 World Health Organization. WTO<\/span> \u2013 World Trade Organization\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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