Trade Committee


Chair
Pat Ivory

Lead
Dominik Kümmerle
Policy Director and Strategic Communications
Vice-Chair
Minna Aila
Neste Corporation (Finland)
Vice-Chair
Jonas Berggren
Confederation of Swedish Enterprise (Sweden)
Vice-Chair
Marta Blanco
CEOE International (Spain)
Vice-Chair
Marco Felisati
Confindustria (Italy)
Vice-Chair
Ichiro Hara
Keidanren (Japan)
Vice-Chair
Andrew Hudson
Rigby Cooke (Australia)
Vice-Chair
Carolina Palma Vargas
EY (Costa Rica)
Vice-Chair
Elena Vyboldina
Eurometaux (Belgium)
Vice-Chair
Alice Slayton-Clark
USCIB (United States)
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01.
Overview
Our Trade Committee identifies existing problems, barriers, and protectionist measures based on its members’ on–the–ground expertise, and promotes its priorities through participation in OECD projects and activities. 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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Business engagement at OECD
OECD work on trade shapes international policymaking by raising awareness of existing problems and barriers to fair international competition – be it through research on global value chains, trade in value-added, or the flow of services. Building on its insights and evidence-based analysis, the Organization provides Trade Ministers and senior policy-makers with actionable policy recommendations. As the OECD also acts as a knowledge partner to international bodies, including the WTO, the G7 and G20, UNCTAD and APEC, it strongly influences debates among the world’s most important economies.Our Trade Committee contributes and provides access to the work of the following OECD bodies:- OECD Trade Committee
- OECD Global Forum on Trade
- OECD Working Party of the Trade Committee
- OECD Joint Working Party on Trade and Environment
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2023 priorities
- Trade and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic
- Strengthening the core principles of trade policy
- Addressing specific issues of concern for trade policy
- Advancing trade for the 21st century
Documents & Releases
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