UNITED NATIONS ESCAP

Cross-border paperless trade, or cross-border trade digitalization, refers to international trade taking place based on electronic data and documents. It has great potential to boost trade competitiveness and support effective engagement in the digital economy. Implementation of paperless trade measures could reduce international trade costs in the region by 26%, saving the Asia-Pacific region $673 billion annually... Implementing cross-border paperless trade is challenging and can only be achieved through close and sustained collaboration between countries, including through the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific... In line with its mandate to support trade facilitation and promote cross-border paperless trade under the Framework Agreement, ESCAP has created a Cross-Border Paperless Trade (CBPT) Database, as included in the draft road map for the implementation of the substantive provisions in the Framework Agreement on..

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