The International Trade Centre’s EU-funded Ready4Trade Central Asia project organized a conference on “Harnessing the potential of e-commerce in Central Asia” with a two-day study tour in Dubai on 7-9 March, ITC reported. Central Asia’s e-commerce industry is growing rapidly, driven by increasing internet penetration and mobile phone use, as well as a growing middle […]
Countries kick off implementation of first-ever international agreement on facilitation of cross-border paperless trade
Countries today started implementing the first United Nations agreement dedicated entirely to accelerating cross-border trade digitalization at the first session of the Paperless Trade Council, convened in Bangkok under ESCAP auspices. The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific is a UN treaty developed by ESCAP member States to […]