Services industries call on governments to help supply chains

The Global Services Coalition on Wednesday contended that many services industries remain essential during the global pandemic, asking governments to facilitate those services by allowing cargo flights to continue, ensuring travel restrictions don’t prohibit service providers and protecting the free flow of data, among other actions. The coalition represents services groups from many major economies, including the U.S., Japan, European Union, Canada, Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. “Financial services, [information and communications technology] services, retail and distribution, and transportation...