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Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation survey 2015 - country notes : Lao People’s Democratic Republic
(UN.ESCAP, 2015)
This country briefing note is for Lao People’s Democratic Republic and has been produced as an accompaniment to the <a href ="https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12870/1050">Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation ...
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 ...
Policy approaches for financial inclusion : an examination of approaches across Asia and the Pacific and Latin America
(UN.ESCAP, 2023)
<p>This report was prepared as part of the work of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Agencia Presidencial de Cooperación Internacional de Colombia (APC-Colombia) ...
Collection of policies and recommendations to improve meaningful participation of people in vulnerable situation in the digital economy
(UN.ESCAP, 2022-01-16)
<p>The United Nations’ call to “leave no one behind” has become a core guiding principle for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals. Recognizing this, as part of contribution to the work ...
Trade and transport facilitation monitoring mechanism in Bangladesh : baseline study
(Asian Development Bank, 2017)
<p>The establishment of a Trade and Transport Facilitation Monitoring Mechanism (TTFMM) is important for a country to take stock, identify bottlenecks, and prioritize recommendations for the implementation of trade ...
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, ...
Trade agreements in Asia and the Pacific : bigger, deeper, digital and more supportive of sustainable development?
(United Nations, 2022)
The Asia-Pacific region continues to be the largest contributor to the worldwide build-up of preferential trade agreements (PTAs), accounting for about half of PTAs worldwide. PTAs have become bigger, deeper, more digital ...
Readiness assessment for cross-border paperless trade : Tuvalu
(United Nations, 2023-06-07)
The "Readiness Assessment for Cross-Border Paperless Trade: Tuvalu" report is co-published by ESCAP and the Ministry of Fisheries and Trade, Tuvalu<br><br>
<p>This report provides an assessment of Tuvalu’s readiness for ...
E-Commerce for inclusive development : policy considerations
(United Nations, 2023-11-17)
<p>Often, we hear that e-commerce holds immense promise in driving inclusive development. In the E-commerce and Development Report 2002, Kofi A. Annan, then Secretary-General of the United Nations, urged the international ...
Report of the frontiers of inclusive innovation policy forum
(United Nations, 2022-03)
The Frontiers of Inclusive Innovation Policy Forum was organized by ESCAP in collaboration with Digital Pathways at Oxford, the Inclusive Business Action Network (iBAN), the Honey Bee Network, and the Gujarat Grassroots ...