This book, co-published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Asian Development Bank (ADB), provides guidance for the implementation of trade facilitation measures ...

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’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 ...

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 ...

<p>Based on the 2023 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation, the report analyzes the current state of trade facilitation in Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Asian Countries, ...

<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><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, ...

<p>The Asia-Pacific report is part of a global Survey effort on the implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade measures, undertaken jointly by the five United Nations Regional Commissions &ndash; ECA, ESCAP, ...