Covid-19 impact in the Commonwealth, the recovery and sources of future growth by Rui Pedro Baltar

The pandemic had a devastating impact in the Food trade on Commonwealth. Both in the sector and the people. The lack of trade made it impossible for bosses to employ workers and the restriction of movements made other bosses not able to get employees.

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External shock, COVID-19 exposes fragility in the Commonwealth countries. As economies show that they were not ready to deal with the pandemic decrease on sales and increase on prices.

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The pandemic had great influence in the community Sport and Physical activities investments. COVID-19 was responsible for limited investments, the surface of vulnerable business models and inconsistency in policy for development.

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The pandemic proved that systems are not ready to be disrupted. School systems are no different from all others. The pandemic showed there were inequalities in access to remote education and furthermore left thousands of children without access to a hot meal.

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COVID-19 made unemployment rise and created an growth in inequality in many Commonwealth countries. The imposed lock downs and difficulty to move goods and people created a hard situation for the countries economies

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COVID-19 was responsible for the downsize of tourism in the Commonwealth. There were countries that lived on their majority of tourism revenue that had great suffers. However not only the big companies got impacted the little markets that depended on the tourists got a tool and were severe impacted by the pandemic traveling restrictions.

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The Commonwealth countries can use their close relationship to faster recover from the pandemic upset. The use of this connections can make them recover at a faster pace than other countries. Creating a better sustainable future for the nations involved.

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The fact of the recent Brexit and that the world is living an pandemic can prove important for the countries on the Commonwealth. On one side there is England that needs new trade partners and on the other there are the Commonwealth countries that can take profit of their proximity to England and manage to get trade deals. The shortage of products can dictate a faster connection between all parts involved.

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The pandemic was responsible for the downsize of maritime exportation and with it the Commonwealth countries lost the profit that would do with the use of their maritime ports. however there are evidences of maritime rapid adjustment and increase. This will help the trade and the countries with Maritime influence over their gains.

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With pandemic the need for changes of sources of growth has become evident and digital trade is one of the more visible. The importance of Commonwealth could be determinant to abolish barriers and can move together supply and supplied breaking unnecessary trade barriers.

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The Flow of Data is another important source of future growth. Having access to the right data before competitors can prove to be an advantage. The countries in the Commonwealth can use their unique relations to easier share and access data from each other and therefore grow at a faster pace than most of the ones out of Commonwealth.

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This Padlet will review the impact of the pandemic COVID-19 in the Commonwealth nations. And how they reacted to the same. After the Padlet will the prospects of the trade recovery within the Commonwealth countries. And lastly will identify and evaluate the sources of future growth and the Commonwealth advantage.

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