The Philippines was among the most infected countries in East Asia at the onset of the COVID-19 outbreak. This study analyzes how international trade on various margins was affected by the country’s own...
Merchandise trade has decelerated in recent months. The value of global merchandise trade in July 2021 was 3 percent less than in March 2021 (Figure 1). The stagnation in value terms affects all categories...
Global competition in turbulent times has seen the gradual restructuring of international trade policy. According to the latest World Trade Organization (WTO) trade monitoring report (2019), countries...
Global maritime supply chains continue to experience unprecedented disruptions. Capacity tensions associated with rapid, uneven rising trade demand in some regions have coincided with operational disruptions...
This newsletter on COVID-19 (coronavirus) trade watch for April 2021 has the following sub-headings: (a) Global maritime supply chains continue to experience unprecedented disruptions; (b) Capacity constraints...
This newsletter on COVID-19 trade watch for March 2021 has the following sub-headings: (a) Principal findings; (b) Merchandise trade in focus; (c) Logistics in focus; (d) The Suez incident and (e) Air...
This newsletter on COVID-19 trade watch for February 2021 has the following sub-headings: principal findings; additional findings-merchandise trade; additional findings-services trade; additional findings-logistics;...
Global container shipping capacity remained flat though January 18, 2021, in contrast with the strong recovery observed from April to September 2020. Global merchandise trade has continued to recover in...
This paper assesses and compares the economic impacts of four actual and potential free trade agreements in the Asia-Pacific Region: the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership...
Total factor productivity is a key element of economic growth and an important performance metric for policy makers. This note describes the methodology for measuring firm-level total factor productivity...