April 2021 | International Law Alerts | International Economic Law

This year, the annual G-2 Conference 14 April 2021, will take a new spin. At a moment when trade is challenged by the COVID-19 pandemic and a resurgence of protectionist sentiments, and the WTO faces crisis across many of its core functions, the organisers want to elevate new, fresh perspectives with bold ideas for the WTO’s path forward. The focal point will be a three-day hackathon for students from around the world, on: ‘How to Make the WTO Fit for Future Trade’.

The Philippines and France will hold the 9th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting in the second quarter of this year, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said in a statement Monday.

The government is committed to stabilizing prices by augmenting the food supply and ensuring that the supply chains of goods, especially food, will be unhampered during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) period, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said.

Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Thursday the Philippines is committed to continue striking a “delicate balance” between providing substantial support to the economy and keeping its policy of long-term debt sustainability in its fight to defeat and recover from the prolonged coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.