As pressure mounts on the government to fully open e-commerce during the lockdown, the World Trade Organization has called on countries to fully adopt online platforms to facilitate trade.
In a new report, the WTO said e‑commerce can also support small businesses and, by making economies more competitive, be an economic driver for both domestic growth and international trade. However, logistics and e-commerce businesses are pushing for the government to fully open up home deliveries, saying such a move would actually aid the fight against the pandemic. Retailers have said lifting restrictions on products that can be sold online would encourage customers to stay at home while saving retail workers’ jobs.
In some developed countries, distribution service platforms have managed to address problems without government intervention. The WTO says in developing countries, some governments have been more proactive than others, and in particular in countries where face-to-face transactions had, until now, remained the norm.
A completely logical statement
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