Global Trade During COVID-19 and the WTO Response:

Newswise — Experts will explore “Global Trade During COVID-19 and the WTO Response,” in a free webinar presented by the Center for Global Business (CGB) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Monday, July 27.

Maryland Smith Research Professor and CGB Academic Director Kislaya Prasad and Emmanuelle Ganne of the World Trade Organization will discuss COVID-19’s impact on global trade, WTO's responses worldwide to support the economic recovery and how countries are thinking about the future of trade.

Ganne is a senior analyst in WTO’s Economic Research and Statistics Division, where she leads work on micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and blockchain and conducts research on MSMEs, global value chains, services and digital technologies. She recently authored "Can Blockchain Revolutionize International Trade?”

For webinar registration and more information, go to https://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/events/distinguished-speaker-series-global-trade-during-covid-19.