Trade and Investment

These 3 charts show how international trade works - and the current state it’s in

shown here is the sea trade port in Matosinhos, Porto; The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has used research and charts to unpack how trade works

How have trade patterns changed recently? Image: UNSPLASH/Maksym Kaharlytskyi

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The evolution of regional trade agreements over time. Image: OECD

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