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Model chapter on trade in crisis situations in regional trade agreements
(United Nations, 2022)
The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the limitations of existing trade rules in ensuring trade resilience during crises. There are two ways of including more specific and dedicated legal provisions in trade agreements to ...
Readiness assessment for cross-border paperless trade : Turkmenistan
(United Nations, 2022-12)
This report provides an assessment of the readiness of Turkmenistan for cross-border paperless trade, in other words, the current capabilities and future plans of Turkmenistan for usage of electronic data and/or documents ...
Readiness assessment for cross-border paperless trade : Tonga
(United Nations, 2022)
This report provides an assessment of Tonga’s readiness for cross-border paperless trade, i.e., the conducting of international trade on the basis of electronic data and documents. The report provides a brief overview ...
Foreign direct investment trends and outlook in Asia and the Pacific 2021/2022
(United Nations, 2021)
<p>• The COVID-19 pandemic has contributed to the collapse of global foreign direct investment (FDI) flows, which fell 42 per cent from US$1.5 trillion in 2019 to an estimated U$$859 billion in 2020. The most recent ...
Foreign Direct Investment and policies in the health sector in Asia and the Pacific 2022/2023
(United Nations, 2022)
The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the cracks in the current health sector. From 2019 to 2020, investment in the health-care sector dropped by 45 per cent and continued to decline in 2021 to 34 per cent in the first ...
Digital and sustainable trade facilitation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2021
(United Nations, 2022)
<p>The report presents the results of the 2021 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for 10 ASEAN countries that reviewed the progress of trade facilitation reforms. It provides a ...
Digital and sustainable trade facilitation in North and Central Asia 2021
(United Nations, 2021)
This report presents the results of the 2021 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for eight countries in North and Central Asia, reviewing the progress of trade facilitation reforms ...
Readiness assessment for cross-border paperless trade : Tajikistan
(United Nations, 2023-01-05)
Tajikistan acceded to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific on 8 December 2022, indicating the commitment of the country to accelerate development on paperless and ...
National action plan promoting the Philippines's digital trade integration in the Asia-Pacific region
(United Nations, 2021)
<p>The Asia-Pacific region is already the fastest growing e-commerce marketplace. The region covers 43% of the global share of the e-commerce market with a value of $1 trillion in e- commerce transactions. In this context, ...
Digital and sustainable trade facilitation in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) 2023
(United Nations, 2023-07)
<p><strong>This report was Jointly prepared by ESCAP and the ASEAN Secretariat.</strong></p>
<p>The report unveils the findings of the 2023 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, ...