Commonwealth Trade Review 2021

Energising Commonwealth Trade in a Digital World: Paths to Recovery Post-COVID

by Commonwealth Secretariat

Published by: The Commonwealth

Series: Commonwealth Trade Review Series

Imprint: The Commonwealth

207 Pages, 210.00 × 297.00 mm

Paperback
9781849291996
Published: July 2021

£45.00

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Description
Contents

Introduction
List of Figures
List of Tables
List of Boxes
Abbreviations and Acronyms
Overview
Executive Summary
Chapter 1: Commonwealth Trade and the Pandemic
1.1 Introduction
1.2 The Commonwealth's global trade before the pandemic
1.3 Intra-Commonwealth trade before the pandemic
1.4 COVID-19 implications for Commonwealth trade
1.5 Trade performance of LDCs, IPOA and COVID-19
1.6 Commonwealth trade prospects towards 2022 39
1.7 Conclusion and way forward
Annex 1.1 Commonwealth export profile, 2019
Annex 1.2 COVID-19 impact on the GDP of Commonwealth economies, 2019–2022 (constant 2010 US$ million)
Annex 1.3 Immediate effect of COVID-19 on economic growth of Commonwealth countries, 2019 vs. 2020
Annex 1.4 Orientation of merchandise trade flows towards Commonwealth countries, 2005 vs. 2019 48
Annex 1.5 Commonwealth LDCs global and intra− Commonwealth export profile, 2019 Endnotes
Chapter 2: Digitalisation and Trade in the Commonwealth
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Digital trade in the Commonwealth pre-COVID-19
2.3 Investment in digital sectors in the Commonwealth
2.4 COVID-19 and digital trade
2.5 Broadening access to the internet and ICT usage
2.6 Conclusion and way forward Endnotes
Chapter 3: The Impact of COVID-19 on Commonwealth FDI
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Commonwealth investment trends pre-COVID-19
3.3 The Impact of COVID-19 on Commonwealth FDI
3.4 Commonwealth FDI prospects to 2025
3.5 Conclusion and way forward
Annex 3.1 Concordance for fDi Markets industries to broad sectors
Endnotes
Chapter 4: Multilateral and Regional Trade Responses to the Pandemic
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The Commonwealth and trade multilateralism
4.3 COVID-19 and trade multilateralism
4.4 The Commonwealth and regional co-operation in times of crisis
4.5 Conclusion and way forward
Annex 4.1 Major trade agreements involving Commonwealth countries, 2018-present
Endnotes
Chapter 5: Pathways to Post-COVID Trade Recovery and Resilience Building
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Strengthen and reform the multilateral trading system
5.3 Enhance support measures for LDCs and graduates
5.4 Utilise new trading opportunities post-Brexit
5.5 Revive the tourism and travel sector, especially for small states
5.6 Leverage digital technologies for trade, development and competitiveness
5.7 Develop effective frameworks for governing digital trade
5.8 Develop a newly invigorated Aid for Digital Trade initiative
5.9 Digitise trade facilitation and strive for paperless trade
5.10 Promote sustainable trade and enable a more circular economy
5.11 Conclusion and way forward
Endnotes
Conclusion
References