G20 Countries: About Investments and Productivity Growth in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic

Abstract

This article aims to present an overview of the G20 member states in relation to the measures and policies adopted in the field of trade and investment, all in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. As we know, the COVID-19 pandemic affected the allocation of resources (financial, human, material) during this period and led to a decrease in productivity. Relating to G20 trade-facilitating and trade-restrictive measures, data presented by WTO (2020) show that during this period the G20 member states have implemented 154 new trade measures, of which 93 were related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The investment policy measures of the G20 states have been divided into the following categories: - measures specific to foreign direct investments; - measures related to national security; - nonspecific measures for foreign direct investment; - international investment agreements.

Keywords

• g20 countries
• the covid-19 pandemic
• investment policy measures
• innovation
• productivity growth