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COVID-19 Resources

The SRC has been closely monitoring the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic and its impact on the Caribbean and on trade, more broadly. On this page, we will be bringing you research, news, analysis and other content on COVID-19 and trade produced by the SRC, as well as resources from other credible sources.

We will also be tracking news on COVID-19 vaccine developments.

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Related SRC Trading Thoughts

Should CARICOM Countries support a WTO TRIPS Waiver to access the COVID-19 Vaccine?

Should CARICOM Countries support a WTO TRIPS Waiver to access the COVID-19 Vaccine?

BySRC December 8, 2020

Jan Yves Remy and Mustaqeem De Gama$*Through its Resolution WHA73.1 of 19 May 2020, the World Health Organization recognizes that the COVID-19 pandemic has a disproportionately heavy impact on the...

An Opportunity to Reclaim Industrial Policy in CARICOM

An Opportunity to Reclaim Industrial Policy in CARICOM

BySRC May 10, 2020

Joel K. Richards $*The current novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis which originated in China, and which has severely disrupted China-centric value and supply chains, has laid bare the limits of...

Heeding Prime Minister Mottley’s Clarion Call for a Vulnerability Index

Heeding Prime Minister Mottley’s Clarion Call for a Vulnerability Index

BySRC May 7, 2020

Jason Cotton, Jan Yves Remy and Alicia Nicholls$*All of Barbados sat glued to their television sets this Wednesday as CNN’s Christiane Amanpour interviewed Prime Minister, the Honourable Mia Amor...

What COVID-19 Teaches About Caribbean Vulnerability and Resilience

What COVID-19 Teaches About Caribbean Vulnerability and Resilience

BySRC April 7, 2020

Jan Yves Remy, Chelcee Brathwaite and Alicia Nicholls$*The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is making the global economy sick. Like the pathological disease itself which has been declared a...

SRC Documents

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Trading our way to Recovery During COVID-19: Recommendations for CARICOM Countries

SRC Policy Document

(Authors: Chelcee Brathwaite, Alicia Nicholls and Dr. Jan Yves Remy) – October 2020

The Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the Caribbean: Economic, Governance and Political Contexts

SRC Working Paper

(Author: Dr. Nand Bardouille)

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SRC Article

COVID-19 is exposing Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities

SRC Database

Caribbean Countries’ COVID-19 Policy Response (as at May 5)

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COVID-19’s Trade Implications for CARICOM (as at May 5)

Situational Brief

COVID-19 Trade Related Responses Across CARICOM

SRC Afronomics Blog Article

COVID-19 makes the case for our Trade Vulnerability Index

CARICOM COVID-19 Vaccine News

No Country Safe Unless All Are Protected From Covid-19

Covid-19 Vaccine Signals Start To Fight

Statement by the Caribbean Community on Access to the COVID-19 vaccine

Other COVID-19 Vaccine Resources

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The TRIPS waiver proposal: an urgent measure to expand access to the COVID-19 vaccines

South Centre – March 2021

Developing and Delivering COVID-19 Vaccines Around the World

WTO – December 2020

As Vaccine Roll-out Begins, WTO Members Intensify Debate Over Policy Solutions

IISD – December 2020

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UNCTAD Coronavirus (COVID-19) : News, Analysis and Resources

WTO’s COVID-19 and Trade Page

Reports

Centre for Macroeconomics and Development – The Impact of Coronavirus on the Global Economy

ECLAC – COVID-19 Special Report No.2: Measuring the impact of COVID-19 with a view to reactivation

IDB – The Impact of COVID-19 on The Economies of The Region (Caribbean) (April 2020)

IDB/INTAL – How COVID-19 Is Impacting Foreign Trade, Investment, and Integration in Latin America and the Caribbean (April 2020)

World Bank – The Potential Impact of COVID-19 on GDP and Trade : A Preliminary Assessment (English) (April 2020)

WTO Report on COVID-19 Export Prohibitions and Restrictions – (April 23, 2020)

WTO Information Note on E-commerce, Trade and COVID-19 Pandemic (May 4 2020)

OECS Commission – COVID-19 and Beyond Report (May 2020)

CARICOM Statement on COVID-19 Trade-Related Measures delivered at WTO General Council Meeting of May 15, 2020

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PAHO warns Caribbean to prepare for full COVID blast

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COVID-19: A View From Latin America