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Kiribati Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment
… after Samoa in July 2017, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu in 2018 as well as Tuvalu in 2019, thereby, completing eTrade … of the joint WTO/UNCTAD/PIFS June 2017 Workshop on e-Commerce for the Pacific to have all PIFS members benefit …
Meeting
P166 Short Course: Assessing the e-trade readiness of the least developed countries for the promotion of sustainable development
… Trade Organization, to be held in the first semester of 2018. The aim of the courses is to enable delegates from … be completed online by accessing this link . Assessing the e-trade readiness of the least developed countries for the … Logistics In the changing global marketplace, electronic commerce (e-commerce) is a powerful driver of economic …
News
ICC Brasil and UNCTAD sign deal to harnesss technology in international trade
… The Brazilian arm of the International Chamber of Commerce and UNCTAD have signed an agreement to work together … in the trade sector is a headline issue at UNCTAD's E-Commerce Week , which runs from 16-20 April, and the issue … Tech and Trade Tools: from Trade Logistics to a WTO E-Commerce Agreement , which included speakers from ICC …
Speaker
Pan Sorasak
… Mr. Pan Sorasak was appointed as Minister of Commerce of the Royal Government of Cambodia in April 2016. … including food safety, competition, trade remedy, e-commerce and consumer protection, the latter three has been promulgated successfully in 2018 and 2019 respectively. Mr. Pan has overseen many reforms …
Meeting
Expert meeting: Building online dispute resolution for Southeast Asian consumers
… online. This represented a 7 per cent increase over 2018. This trend is exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. As … buying more goods and services online, raising share of e-commerce in global retail trade from 14 in 2019 to about 17 …
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Dig deep, think local, go digital: UNCTAD head to African leaders
… Speaking at the African Leadership Forum 2018 alongside host nation Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and … this year in its “Borderline” project . The power of e-commerce Dr. Kituyi also highlighted the burgeoning …
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Technology is a job creator for development, say innovators
… development, speakers said, with the spotlight turning to e-commerce opportunities. Juliet Anammah, chief executive officer of e-commerce giant Jumia Nigeria , said building trust among …
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Mindful Monday 1: Another alert on the digital divide
… Mindful Mondays. The UNCTAD's Business-to-Consumer (B2C) E-commerce Index 2020 scores 152 nations on their readiness for … shopping, worth an estimated $4.4 trillion globally in 2018, up 7% from the previous year. Countries are scored on …
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UNCTAD's eTrade for all celebrates first year with a bang
… impressive results, many of which took center stage at E-Commerce Week, the main global forum on the development … the initiative has been delivering on its promise to make e-commerce more inclusive, by bringing partners closer and …
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For a digital economy that leaves no one disconnected
… all and that it leaves no one behind. I am convinced that e-commerce and the digital economy create major opportunities. … the ongoing World Summit on the Information Society Forum 2018 encourage discussions worldwide and help find solutions …