UN ESCAP: Has WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Really Helped Reduce Trade Costs?
Five years after the entry into force of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), many countries have made progress in implementing...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 3, 20221 min read
UN Report: Digital & Sustainable Trade Facilitation Global Report Released
This report reviews the progress of trade facilitation reforms across 144 countries, based on the fourth UN Global Survey on Digital and...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Jun 29, 20212 min read
UNCTAD Calls for Trade Facilitation to Protect Public Health, Ensure Undisrupted Movement of Goods
Trade facilitation can help protect public health while minimizing disruptions to trade as a result of COVID-19. Crowded border posts and...
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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 1, 20211 min read
Trade Facilitation Committees Around the World - UNCTAD Resource
Excellent updated resource by UNCTAD which allows you to explore National Trade Facilitation Committees on a global basis National Trade...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
May 13, 20211 min read
Evolution of the world's 25 top trading nations - UNCTAD
Discover in less than one minute the evolution of the world's main trading nations over the last 22 years! Trade has significantly...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 18, 20212 min read
Accelerating Trade Digitalization Amid The Pandemic
A new treaty aims to turn the idea of cross-border paperless trade into a reality Feb 20 marks the entry into force of a new...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 18, 20211 min read
Can Asean recover this year?
Prior to the pandemic, Southeast Asia had made huge advancements and was forecasted to be the fourth biggest economy by the year 2030....
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Feb 11, 20211 min read
UNCTAD Latest Global Trade Update Indicates Strong Recovery in China & East Asia
UNCTAD has published its latest Global Trade Update. The good news is that world trade continued its recovery from the pandemic in the...
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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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Nov 5, 20202 min read
New policies boost cross-border e-commerce in China amid pandemic
Cross-border e-commerce in China is on track for growth this year despite global lockdowns that constrained shipping capacity and supply...
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Nov 4, 20202 min read
Six Asean countries implement Asean Customs Transit System
The Asean Customs Transit System (ACTS) will be implemented in Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. ACTS enables...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Oct 26, 20204 min read
WTO - Members cite role of trade facilitation in ensuring access to goods to tackle COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic was a recurring theme at the meeting of the WTO’s Committee on Trade Facilitation on 20-21 October. A number of...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Sep 11, 20201 min read
World Bank interest to invest $170m for customs modernisation in Bangladesh
Promoting regional trade, investments - The World Bank (WB) has expressed interest to help the National Board of Revenue (NBR) modernise...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Sep 9, 20203 min read
ADB halts single window project of Maldives' on suspicious grounds
In an unprecedented first in Maldives, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has halted the USD 6.7 million (MVR 100 million) National Single...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Sep 2, 20201 min read
As Roberto Azevêdo Jumps Ship from WTO to Pepsi, What Legacy Does he Leave Behind?
Azevedo has claimed success on issues like a Trade Facilitation Agreement aimed to cut through delays in trade. But on his watch, the WTO...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Sep 2, 20201 min read
DCSA's Thomas Bagge and the quest to digitise container shipping
Former Maersk executive Thomas Bagge has been chief executive and statutory director of Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) for...
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Sep 2, 20202 min read
Trade Digitalisation: ASEAN ministers to strengthen regional supply chains
ASEAN economic ministers are committed to strengthening regional supply chains and improve trade digitalisation to spur trade and...
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GTDW FDI Trade & Supply Chain Digitalisation News
Sep 1, 20201 min read
Need Help To Access Asia Markets?
Asia Trade, Investment, FDI, Trade Facilitation, Digitalisation & Technical Consulting, Events & Networks - With Covid-19 reducing the...
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