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 ...

The report presents results of the 2021 United Nations Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation for six participants in United Nations Special Programme for the Economies of Central Asia (SPECA), namely ...

<p>Focusing on the Least Developed Countries located in the Asia-Pacific region, the study explores the impact of different approaches available to the LDCs and their partners in improving their developmental prospects ...

The growth of agricultural trade has direct implications for the Asia-Pacific region. Agricultural supply chains employ millions of people and there is a growing need for food commodities and high-value food products. The ...

<p>&bull; 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 ...

<p>This report is part of the collaborative efforts between the three United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs): 21 (ESCAP), 28 (ECA), and 20 (ECLAC) under the ESCAP-ECA-ECLAC Digital Trade Regulatory Analysis Initiative. ...

<p>This e-book brings together chapters that explore various aspects of trade and financial integration in Asia and the Pacific, the reasons for the lack of it, and potential benefits of strengthening such integration. The ...

This report is a preliminary step towards a greater understanding of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific region. It provides an overview of the digital trade policy environment in the Asia-Pacific ...

<p>This report examines the use of trade-related regulations, known as non-tariff measures (NTMs), in support of domestic and international climate change mitigation efforts. The analysis can help policymakers and other ...

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 ...