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Covid-19: G20 nations agree to keep markets open, tackle supply disruptions

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The ministerial video conference was attended by representatives from the WTO, World Health Organization and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.

Press Trust of India

Trade ministers from the Group of 20 major economies agreed on Monday to keep their markets open and ensure the continued flow of vital medical supplies, equipment and other essential goods as the world battles the deadly coronavirus pandemic.

G20 leaders pledged last week to inject over $5 trillion into the global economy to limit job and income losses from the coronavirus outbreak, while working to ease supply disruptions caused by border closures by national governments anxious to limit transmission of the virus.

In a joint statement issued after a videoconference, the trade ministers pledged to take "immediate necessary measures" to facilitate