EDITORIAL ·
Subscribers

G-20 must 'walk the walk', not just 'talk the talk', to tackle pandemic fallout

THE clarion call issued by G-20 trade ministers following their videoconference on Monday was as important as it was welcome.

The joint statement pledged, in the midst of the coronavirus crisis, to take "immediate necessary measures" to facilitate trade, minimise supply chain disruptions, and that all emergency measures should be "targeted, proportionate, transparent, temporary" and adhere to World Trade Organisation rules.

The key now is to deliver upon these fine words, just as the grouping's presidents...

KEYWORDS IN THIS ARTICLE

BT is now on Telegram!

For daily updates on weekdays and specially selected content for the weekend. Subscribe to t.me/BizTimes