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The UK’s Electronic Trade Documents Act 2023

Aug 14, 2023 | Comments Off on The 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…

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Asia leading the way in E-Invoicing

Aug 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Asia 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…

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UNCTAD Stresses the Need to Close the Digital Divide

Aug 14, 2023 | Comments Off on UNCTAD 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…

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Shaping the Future of the Digital Economy, UNCTAD’s 2023 eWeek

Aug 14, 2023 | Comments Off on Shaping 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…

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The WTO Reinforces its Interest in Ecommerce

Aug 14, 2023 | Comments Off on The 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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