Tag: E-Commerce
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15 Dec 17 NewsFeatured infographic, @TradeNewsCentre: Which 70 members have formed e-commerce group at WTO? Related: Too early to regulate e-commerce: Jack Ma
Project Syndicate commentary by UN...
Global e-commerce policy work to continue despite no deal at WTO’s MC11 meeting
15 Dec 17 NewsUNCTAD Secretary-General Mukhisa Kituyi says talk of inclusive e-commerce and development must go beyond words if developing countries are to reap the benefits.
Hopes that Wo...
WTO Ministerial: In landmark move, country coalitions set plans to advance on new issues
14 Dec 17 NewsThe WTO’s Eleventh Ministerial Conference has drawn to a close, capping a busy week of talks which saw members only able to endorse limited substantive outcomes at the multilater...
Global civil society reactions to end of WTO Ministerial Conference
14 Dec 17 NewsThe World Trade Organization (WTO) ministerial conference in Buenos Aires concluded without a formal statement, reflecting the deep divide between poorer countries who have demande...
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12 Dec 17 NewsFeatured tweets:
@AUC_MoussaFaki: #SDGsAfricaRoundtable: Leadership in Africa must speak, act local to galvanise intra-African trade, stronger political commitment to address the ...
WTO, World Economic Forum and eWTP launch joint public-private dialogue to open up e-commerce for small business
12 Dec 17 NewsA new initiative designed to drive public-private dialogue on e-commerce was launched on Monday, 11 December 2017 by the World Trade Organization, the World Economic Forum and the ...
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08 Dec 17 NewsChina’s double-digit trade jump pairs global and domestic demand (Bloomberg)
China’s trade engine remained in high gear with a surprise export surge accompanied by further acc...
International customs community adopts the Luxor Resolution on cross-border e-commerce and issues a communiqué to the WTO MC11
08 Dec 17 NewsThe WCO Policy Commission (PC) has seized the momentum garnered in the domain of electronic commerce and has unanimously adopted the Luxor Resolution at its meeting held this week ...
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22 Nov 17 NewsAfrican Group perspective on MC11: draft Ministerial Decision on electronic commerce
The AfDB posts a series of EOIs for the Tripartite Capacity Building Programme: Programme coor...
MC11: Draft Ministerial Decision on Electronic Commerce submitted by the African Group
22 Nov 17 NewsCommunication from the African Group on the Work Programme on Electronic Commerce, submitted to the WTO General Council ahead of the upcoming 11th Ministerial Conference in Buenos ...
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16 Nov 17 NewsPostponed: The EAC announced today that the 1st EAC Joint Heads of State Retreat on Health and Infrastructure, scheduled for 28-29 November in Kampala, has been postponed.
Underwa...
Global finance and e-trade giants threat to African players
16 Nov 17 NewsExperts are warning that global financial and e-commerce giants will take over the African market if the continent’s players do not innovate and come up with models that address ...
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20 Oct 17 NewsDigital innovation in trade finance: have we reached a tipping point? (Swift)
The Boston Consulting Group published a white paper, to which SWIFT contributed, on digital innovatio...
E-Commerce elements for MC11: Communication from China
20 Oct 17 NewsSubmission to the World Trade Organisation Committee on Trade and Development ahead of the 11th WTO Ministerial Conference to be held on 10-13 December 2017 in Buenos Aires, A...
Community groups call for fairer trade rules at WTO meeting
09 Oct 17 NewsToday, Trade Ministers from only 35 countries will attend a “mini-Ministerial” in Morocco which is intended to solidify the agenda for the upcoming 11th Ministerial Confer...
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02 Oct 17 NewsLaunching today, in Geneva: UNCTAD’s Information Economy Report 2017. The Report will examine how increased digitalization is influencing international trade and what the implica...
E-Commerce: Some developing countries push back on idea of new WTO rules
02 Oct 17 NewsWhile the profile of electronic commerce is rising in diverse international fora, some developing countries are saying they do not want to discuss a new negotiating mandate for e-c...
Bringing the CFTA about: Key factors for success
21 Sep 17 NewsHow can African negotiators and policymakers ensure that the CFTA will be successful? With the imminent release of the latest edition in the Assessing Regional Integration in Afric...
Western and Central Africa region moves ahead on digital customs and e-commerce
30 Aug 17 NewsThe World Customs Organisation (WCO) with support from the Customs Cooperation Fund (CCF) Japan and Burkina Faso Customs Administration organized a Regional Workshop on Digital Cus...
7th Meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers: Annexes to the Joint Statement
23 Aug 17 NewsThe 7th meeting of BRICS Trade Ministers under the Chinese presidency was held in Shanghai on 1-2 August 2017. The Ministers reviewed the progress made in BRICS economic, trad...