Posts by Alastair Tempest
WTO Issues its Annual World Tariff Profiles
On 6 July the WTO issued the 2023 edition of “World Tariff Profiles”, an annual publication providing comprehensive information on tariffs imposed on imports by over 170 countries and customs…
Read MoreThe World Economic Forum’s Annual Selection of Innovators
The World Economic Forum Technology Pioneers are early to growth-stage companies from around the world that are involved in the use of new technologies and innovation that are poised to…
Read MoreEuropean Concerns over International Taxation on Cross-border Sales
Ecommerce Europe wrote to the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in July to voice concerns on the potential instability of the international taxation once the present rules lapse…
Read MoreThe EU’s Data Act Gets Agreement
Under the tripartite system by which the EU adopts its legislation, the European Parliament, the Council of Ministers and the European Commission managed to strike a deal on the EU Data…
Read MoreThe OECD’s Consumer vulnerability in the digital age
The OECD has publishes a new report (https://www.oecd.org/publications/consumer-vulnerability-in-the-digital-age-4d013cc5-en.htm). This report first discusses the nature and scale of consumer vulnerability in the digital age, including its evolving conceptualisation, the role of…
Read MoreThe UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023
The UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Bill was signed into law and will come into force on 20 September. It is the most significant piece of trade law in decades and…
Read MoreAsia leading the way in E-Invoicing
EFSA was made aware by our Australian colleagues of an initiative on e-invoicing in the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries – ASEAN-Australia Digital Trade Standards (DTS) Initiative. The DTS…
Read MoreUNCTAD Stresses the Need to Close the Digital Divide
In its recent study, Digital Economy Report, UNCTAD points out that since 2015, the number of internet users in the world has increased from 3bn to 5.3bn. Mobile broadband subscriptions have…
Read MoreShaping the Future of the Digital Economy, UNCTAD’s 2023 eWeek
As we have reported previously, UNCTAD Ecommerce Week has now been renamed the eWeek and moved to 4-8 Dec in Geneva. EFA has submitted two sessions, on African Cross-border Payments: Are…
Read MoreThe WTO Reinforces its Interest in Ecommerce
The WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said at a workshop held at the WTO in June that the international community have a collective responsibility to help members harness the full potential…
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