<p>Multilateral, plurilateral, unilateral, as well as regional integration efforts in the Asia-Pacific have brought down tariffs, increased connectivity, helped achieve regulatory harmonization and promoted cooperation ...

<p></p> Edited by Ravi Ratnayake, Rajan Sudesh Ratna, Martina Francesca Ferracane and Yann Duval. <p></p> In the post-crisis world, new drivers of growth are required to drive further reductions in poverty. This new ...

This report presents an analysis of the results of the United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for 10 South and South-West Asian countries. The WTO TFA+ Survey was conducted during the ...

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 ...

This report provides an assessment of Tonga&rsquo;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 ...

<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 ...

<p>Cross-border e-commerce allows small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) worldwide to directly sell their products to overseas consumers through cross-border e-commerce platforms. This has opened up trade opportunities ...

<p>The topic of cross-border e-commerce has become a focal point in discussions at global, regional, and national levels. Despite the considerable interest it has attracted, there's a pronounced gap in our understanding, ...

<p>This report was Jointly prepared by five United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs) for Africa (ECA), Europe (ECE), Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and Western Asia (ESCWA) as well ...

<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, ...