Trade Committee
Chair
Pat Ivory
Secretariat Lead
Dominik Kümmerle
Policy Director and Strategic Communications
Vice-Chair
Jonas Berggren
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise
(Sweden)
Vice-Chair
Marta Blanco
CEOE International
(Spain)
Vice-Chair
Dan Catarivas
Manufacturers Association of Israel (MAI)
(Israel)
Vice-Chair
Marco Felisati
Confindustria
(Italy)
Vice-Chair
Andrew Hudson
Rigby Cooke
(Australia)
Vice-Chair
Kiyotaka Morita
Keidanren
(Japan)
Vice-Chair
Carolina Palma Vargas
EY
(Costa Rica)
Vice-Chair
Alice Slayton-Clark
USCIB
(United States)
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01.
Why OECD Work on Trade Policy Matters
OECD work on trade shapes international policymaking by raising awareness about barriers to fair international competition – be it through research on resilient supply chains, the flow of services, or digital trade. Building on its evidence-based analysis, the Organization provides Trade Ministers and senior officials with actionable policy recommendations, thereby influencing the world’s most important economies. As a community of “likeminded» market-based democracies, the OECD closely engages with other international fora - including the WTO, G7 and G20, UNCTAD and APEC.
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How Business Engages with the OECD on Trade Policy
Our Trade Committee acts as the private sector focal point for OECD work on trade policy. Based on our members’ on–the–ground expertise, we highlight specific problems, barriers, and protectionist measures, convey consensus positions and priorities for trade policy formulation, and provide business thought leadership on emerging supply chain trends, underlining the benefits of open markets. Our Trade Committee meets bi–annually in Paris, convenes additional thematic ad-hoc sessions, and organizes policy events in partnership with the OECD.
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Our 2024 Priorities
- Fostering market openness, the multilateral trading system, and WTO Reform
- Addressing the robustness, risks and resilience of international trade
- Enabling digital trade and cross-border data flows
- Advancing the agenda on trade and the environment
- Underlining the benefits of trade and making trade work for all
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Our Engagement with OECD Bodies
- OECD Trade Committee
- OECD Global Forum on Trade
- OECD Working Party of the Trade Committee
- OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and the Environment
Publications
27 November 2023
Business at OECD Trade Priorities: Trading Better, Living Better
3 October 2023
Statement - Making the WTO E-Commerce Moratorium Permanent
31 October 2021
Building Back Better Trade - Business priorities for OECD work on trade in the post-COVID scenario
3 November 2020
Building Resilience for Global Supply Chains
9 June 2020
Compilation of Covid-19 Supply Chain Case Studies
5 June 2020
Key Messages on Covid-19 International Travel Restrictions on Services-Trade Costs
1 February 2020
Key Messages on Trade and Circular Economy
1 October 2019
Getting trade back on track