UNCTAD Has Just Published The November Edition Of Its Global Trade Update
New estimates show that world trade continues its remarkably strong but uneven recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings include:...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Aug 4, 20212 min read
How digitalization averted cross-border trade disaster in Asia
Cross-border trade has been a key driving force in the development of most of the world since the existence of the first civilizations....
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jun 16, 20213 min read
SLOW PROGRESS ON ASEAN ECONOMIC BLUEPRINT RISKS LONG TERM FUTURE
The EU-ASEAN Business Council (EU-ABC) has published two papers calling for more progress on ASEAN’s regional economic agenda and linking...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jun 10, 20214 min read
June FDI & Trade Intelligence News
We are pleased to share the latest FDI & Trade Intelligence News and Resources from across KW Group Networks & Partners - For daily...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jun 8, 20213 min read
The Role of Customs in Global Trade Today, Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General, WCO
Interview with Kunio Mikuriya, Secretary General of the World Customs Organization What are the biggest challenges Customs authorities...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 10, 20212 min read
UN’s AI tool helps developing countries win trade deals
Interview with Mia Mikic, former Director of Trade, Investment and Innovation Division, UNESCAP from 'Government Insider' The United...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 9, 20211 min read
WHO FCTC launches report on good practices to combat tobacco smuggling in free zones
With only a limited number of product inspections carried out inside free zones, many customs administrations now require that tobacco...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Mar 8, 20212 min read
How blockchain is helping forge global trade ties
If blockchain technology can help reduce the high fixed costs of engaging in these complex procedures, that would be a big win....
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 23, 20212 min read
OECD Report: Misuse of Containerized Maritime Shipping in the Global Trade of Counterfeits
Trade in counterfeit goods represents a longstanding, and growing, worldwide socio-economic risk that threatens effective public...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 22, 20211 min read
UN: New paperless trade agreement see's 10-30% decline in APAC transaction costs
A new international agreement promoting paperless trade officially took effect on Sunday, which analysts said will further leverage...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 16, 20212 min read
Dentsu Tracking partners KW Group in Asia to support Supply Chain Digitisation & Fight Illicit Trade
We are delighted to announce a new partnership between Dentsu Tracking and KW Group to lead development in the Asia Pacific region....
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 9, 20213 min read
Covid-19, e-commerce fuel illicit trade in Asean: EU-Asean Business Council
SMUGGLED wildlife, cigarettes, counterfeit medicines, substandard personal protective equipment (PPE), and even children's toys that...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Cambodia To Implement Data Automation Between Tax & Customs Authorities
System will strengthen tax and customs cooperation, enabling instantly the sharing and exchange of data and information, including...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jan 8, 20212 min read
DIGITAL TRADE IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC: 8 ISSUES FOR 2021 AND BEYOND
The Asian Trade Centre, with generous support from the Hinrich Foundation, has launched a series of papers, Asia in the Digital Economy,...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Dec 31, 20202 min read
Mapping TradeTech: Trade in the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Insight Report by World Economic Forum on how TradeTech is fundamental to harnessing the innovations of the Fourth Industrial Revolution...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Dec 29, 20203 min read
Top five trends in FDI to look out for in 2021
Foreign direct investment has been hard hit in 2020, with levels plummeting by 40–50%. Investment Monitor has identified five key trends...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Dec 10, 20202 min read
WEF: Should trade continue to be global after the pandemic?
The advantages China offers will not become available closer to home and the costs of reshoring are high and often prohibitive....
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Dec 2, 20202 min read
OECD - Getting goods across borders in times of COVID-19
This note updates Trade facilitation and the COVID-19 pandemic from April 2020 with insights into the evolution of new border protocols...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Oct 6, 20203 min read
Malaysian Customs adopts IBM and Maersk’s TradeLens blockchain
MALAYSIA, KUALA LUMPUR, 5 October 2020 — IBM (NYSE: IBM) together with A.P. Moller – Royal Malaysian Customs Department (RMCD) today...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Sep 15, 20203 min read
IBM - Digital Trade Principles for the Post-COVID Age
By Michael DiPaula-Coyle - Central to any #digitaltrade agenda should be three core principles: 1. Enable the Free Flow of Data 2....
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