Published in:ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment ; no.87
Extent:
1 Online-Ressource (83 p)
Language:
English
DOI:
10.18356/f8b8c7ac-en
ISBN:
9789213631225
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Description:
Acknowledgements -- Digital trade facilitation in regional trade agreements -- Impact of digital trade facilitation on trade costs -- Executive summary -- Abbreviations -- Towards digital trade facilitation implementation in Asia and the Pacific: State of play -- The framework agreement on facilitation of cross-border paperless trade in Asia and the Pacific: An inclusive platform towards digital trade facilitation -- Conclusion and way forward.
The study on ‘Digital Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific’ reviews the state of play in implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade in the Asia and the Pacific region. It also provides estimates of the trade cost reduction potential of trade facilitation implementation scenarios, from basic compliance with the WTO TFA to full digital trade facilitation. The stduy also includes a review of paperless trade provisions in regional trade agreements as well as an introduction to the Framework Agreement on the Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific, as new tool to accelerate digital trade facilitation implementation in the region