Background The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA), a UN treaty, aims at accelerating the implementation of digital…
About the session This session will present the 30th Global Trade Alert Report issued in late December 2022 under the title: Must Do Better: Trade & Industrial Policy and…
ESCAP’s Trade Intelligence and Negotiation Adviser (TINA – https://tina.trade) is an online tool designed to assist trade policymakers and researchers in carrying out analytical…
Multilateral, plurilateral, unilateral, as well as regional integration efforts in the Asia-Pacific have brought down tariffs, increased connectivity, helped achieve regulatory…
Co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) The workshop aims to discuss and validate the…
Co-organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh The workshop aims to raise stakeholders’…
This webinar series has been covering issues and trends in facilitating cross-border paperless trade. This session will explore the impact and potential of trade facilitation in the…
Background and objectives This meeting will take stock of the work which has been carried out for implementing the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless…
The Expert Group Meeting (EGM) brings together selected experts to review the draft of the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) 2023/2024. This report, themed "…
Introduction While globalization has lifted billions of people out of poverty in the Asia-Pacific region alone, the economic growth supported by existing trade and investment…
The objective of electronic CITES or eCITES permitting systems is to improve the implementation of the Convention by using modern Information and Communication Technologies to…
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequalities between and within countries in Asia and the Pacific in providing access to universal health care, including access to quality,…
This workshop will present legal and technical readiness for paperless and cross-border paperless trade in Asia and the Pacific, based on initial readiness assessment studies…
The second session of the Paperless Trade Council of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific will be held at the United…
This capacity building workshop will discuss a building block of cross-border paperless trade: interoperability and cross-border recognition of trust services. Trust services are…
The Ad-Hoc South Asian Subregional Task Force on Cross-border Electronic Trade Data Exchange (hereafter referred as “Task Force”) was established following a decision at the South…
This capacity building workshop will aim to provide participants with guidance on conducting feasibility studies on cross-border electronic exchange of trade data. A feasibility…
Co-organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) & the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) This course is by invitation only for…
Electronic exchange of trade-related documents across borders remains a work in progress. The purpose of this meeting is to evaluate the current state of cross-border electronic…
The Standing Committee is tasked to coordinate the implementation of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA). During this…
This workshop will provide insights into the state of play in cross-border paperless trade in Asia and the Pacific, based on the preliminary findings from the UN Global Survey on…
The report , "Readiness Assessment for Cross-Border Paperless Trade: Tuvalu", provides an assessment of Tuvalu’s readiness for cross-border paperless trade, that is, the conduct of…
This introductory course will direct participants from ASEAN, CPTA, APTA Member States to discover digital, sustainable, and resilient trade facilitation measures, as well as…
Co-organized by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) & the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) This course is by invitation only for…
This Guide is designed to introduce participants to using R to calculate trade indices and indicators that are most commonly used when implementing international trade and trade…
In the ever-evolving landscape of single window expansion, two recent developments will substantially impact the trading environment of ports and the EU. The first is the adoption…
COVID-19 has brought significant disruption to international trade and has revealed countries’ reliance on ad-hoc unilateral actions in response to crisis. Both trade restrictive…
The Maldives is at an advanced stage of implementing a national single window (SW) system. To support this initiative, a training workshop will be organized to equip participants…
Co-organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (MCTI) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 4 May 2023, Dili…
Co-organized by the Ministry of Tourism, Commerce and Industry (MCTI) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 3 May 2023, Dili…
Co-organized by ESCAP, ITD and ITC The International Institute for Trade and Development (Public Organization) or ITD, will host the “Intensive Training Course on Commercial…
An Ad-Hoc South Asian Subregional Task Force on Cross-border Electronic Trade Data Exchange (tentative name, hereafter referred as “Task Force”) will be established, following the…
Course Description This online course is designed to introduce participants to the basic techniques involved in machine learning and text mining, with applications focusing on…
The release of a new Handbook on Provisions and Options for Sustainable Development in Trade Agreements will take place on 13 April, between 8 and 9 PM Bangkok time (13 April, 9-10…
Co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce, ADB and ESCAP The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA), a UN treaty, aims at…
This webinar aims to take stock of the Single Window development in the Philippines, provide a forward-looking perspective on the future of Single Window development and explore…
About the session This session will present the 30th Global Trade Alert Report issued in late December 2022 under the title: Must Do Better: Trade & Industrial Policy and…
The purpose of this meeting is to review the final draft of a new Handbook on sustainable development provisions and options in regional trade agreements. Preparation of the…
Co-organized by the Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) The workshop aims to discuss and validate the…
Background The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA), a UN treaty, aims at accelerating the implementation of digital…
This webinar series has been covering issues and trends in facilitating cross-border paperless trade. This session will explore the impact and potential of trade facilitation in the…
Co-organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of Commerce, Bangladesh The workshop aims to raise stakeholders’…
Multilateral, plurilateral, unilateral, as well as regional integration efforts in the Asia-Pacific have brought down tariffs, increased connectivity, helped achieve regulatory…
ESCAP’s Trade Intelligence and Negotiation Adviser (TINA – https://tina.trade) is an online tool designed to assist trade policymakers and researchers in carrying out analytical…
The first session of the Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 22 to 24 February…
This workshop is based on the joint efforts of three United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs), namely ESCAP, ECA and ECLAC, on digital trade regulatory analysis and integration.…
Background and objectives This meeting will take stock of the work which has been carried out for implementing the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Paperless…
The WTO Secretariat and the UN Office of the High Representative for LDCs, LLDCs and SIDS (UN-OHRLLS), in cooperation with the Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) and the United…
The increasing number of emerging technologies applied in international supply chains, both in the public or private sector, generate substantial trade-related data. The diverse,…
The objective of the training is to strengthen capacity of Ministry of Trade officials in NTMs that will support the on-going Indonesia-EU CEPA negotiation. The third set of…
What is TINA ESCAP’s Trade Intelligence and Negotiation Adviser (TINA – https://tina.trade) is an online tool designed to assist trade policymakers and researchers in carrying out…
Trade between BIMSTEC members has been growing, with India leading the way in establishing bilateral trade agreements and trade-enhancing measures. The bay area’s geography is a key…
Trade between BIMSTEC members has been growing, with India leading the way in establishing bilateral trade agreements and trade-enhancing measures. The bay area’s geography is a key…
About the session We are nearing the end of the year, the time when people are expected to balance the books in preparation to start a new year. 2022 has been the third year…
As part of the UN global Initiative on Model Provisions for Trade in Times of Crisis and Pandemic in Regional and Other Trade Agreements (IMP), ESCAP has developed a tool aimed at…
Co-organized by the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies (MOICS), Nepal and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) The workshop aims…
So far, the UNESCAP-ICC-ADB webinar series have covered several topics related to cross-border trade facilitation during the last months, covering advanced technologies, legal…
Co-organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Nepal The workshop aims to raise…
Co-organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the Department of Trade, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Bhutan The workshop aims to…
COVID-19 has brought significant disruption to international trade and has revealed countries’ reliance on ad-hoc unilateral actions in response to crisis. Both trade restrictive…
The number and complexity of bilateral and plurilateral trade agreements has grown significantly. In addition to traditional trade-related provisions, there is a proliferation of…
Course Description Formulating policies and negotiating trade and investment agreements in the modern economic environment is highly complex. Implications of the New Normal trade…
The facilitated online course on “Next Generation Trade Facilitation” will be held between 15 November and 2 December, offered virtually. Taking the course is free and is expected…
Target audience The workshop targets applied researchers and analysts in academia, think tank institutions, and trade-related government agencies in the BIMSTEC region. Participants…
This EGM has an objective to consult with experts to frame the research agenda of the Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report (APTIR) 2023. Experts will be invited to share their…
Trade integration holds many development opportunities, but its benefit for sustainable development is not automatic. Managing associated risks that come with trade openness is not…
Background: The Electronic Permit Information eXchange (EPIX) Task Force of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was…
Course Description Formulating policies and negotiating trade and investment agreements in the modern economic environment is highly complex. Implications of the New Normal trade…
The Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific (CPTA), a UN treaty deposited with the Secretary General of the United Nations in New…
SIDE EVENT: AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO TRADE AND TRANSPORT FACILITATION For the Third Ministerial Conference on Regional Cooperation, UNESCAP-ADB Collaboration, Bangkok and online,…
SIDE EVENT: Cooperation of the banking sector and business of the Russian Federation and the Asia-Pacific region within the framework of the sustainable development agenda Third…
The Third Ministerial Conference on Regional Economic Cooperation and Integration in Asia and the Pacific will focus on how regional economic cooperation and integration through…
The UNNExT 5th Masterclass Organized by the World Customs Organization and United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, with the support of Korea Customs…
Thematic Solution Forum 7, Global South-South Development Expo 2022 As part of the Global South-South Development Expo to be held from 12 to 14 September 2022 (jointly with UNOSSC…
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) and the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) are organizing the seventeenth…
Introduction While globalization has lifted billions of people out of poverty in the Asia-Pacific region alone, the economic growth supported by existing trade and investment…
Introduction While globalization has lifted billions of people out of poverty in the Asia-Pacific region alone, the economic growth supported by existing trade and investment…
Background: The Electronic Permit Information eXchange (EPIX) Task Force of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) was…
Using electronic documents and transactions can speed up and increase trade. Electronic messages can eliminate the need to enter data into a computer manually at each supply chain…
Using electronic documents and transactions can speed up and increase trade. Electronic messages can eliminate the need to enter data into a computer manually at each supply chain…
The meeting, participated by the members of the UNNExT Advisory Group on Trade Process Analysis as well as other experts with expertise in business process analysis (BPA) and…
The increase in international agreements and provisions related to cross-border paperless trade at the global and regional level can foster and accelerate cross-border trade…
Digital trade has opened up new opportunities for governments to leverage trade for economic and sociatal objectives. Fostering integration through digital trade is crucial for many…
The main objective of this training course is to strengthen participants’ capacities for international trade negotiations, as well as foster sharing of views between regulators and…
This Initiative that brought together the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the five UN regional commissions for Africa (ECA), Europe (ECE), Latin…
Co-organized by Ministry of Trade and Economic Development & Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) The United Nations Regional Commissions have been…
The meeting, participated by the members of the UNNExT Advisory Group on Trade Process Analysis as well as other experts with expertise in business process analysis (BPA) and…
A launching ceremony of the Readiness Assessment for Cross-Border Paperless Trade: The Philippines Report will be co-organized by ESCAP and Bureau of Customs, the Philippines. The…
Mobile apps are the newest emerging tool, enabling efficiency in cross-border paperless trade, facilitating movement of people, and providing enhanced visibility and traceability of…
The seventy-eighth session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific The fragmented policy responses at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic showcased that…
Although economic linkages between South Asia and Southeast Asia have been strengthened over the past decade, integration between these two regions remains limited. Can new…
About the Webinar: Trade and trade policy used to be labelled as gender-blind until just a few years back. Now increasingly they are seen as gender-responsive. One of the key…
COVID-19 pandemic has caused challenges and unpredictable barriers to international trade. The surge of the pandemic disrupted production of goods and services, and disintegrated…
Introduction The course is designed to help negotiations of provisions for sustainable development in Free Trade Agreements (FTAs). The objective is to improve FTAs in order for…
Paperless trade supports the post-pandemic recovery of countries. The session will introduce tools for advancing cross-border paperless trade and conducting readiness assessments…
The first session of the Paperless Trade Council of the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific will be held at the United…
The determination of origin is used to ascertain if goods are subject to specific measures – preferential or non-preferential treatment – making certificates of origin (COs) a…
Co-organized by ESCAP, ICC and UNCITRAL Hybrid event – in person at ESCAP Headquarters (Bangkok) and online (Zoom) Trade digitalization is in full swing across the global real…
The Seventh Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-Border Paperless Trade Facilitation will be held online on 25 (10:00 – 16:00) and 26 (14:00 – 16:00)…
The main objective of this training course is to strengthen participants’ capacities for international trade negotiations, as well as foster sharing of views between regulators and…
Co-organized by Ministry of Fisheries & Trade and ESCAP In moving forward in the area of trade facilitation and paperless trade in Tuvalu, legal and technical readiness…
The workshop will provide an in-depth introduction on using ESCAP’s online Trade Intelligence and Negotiation Advisor (TINA – available at https://tina.trade) for help in trade…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, digitalization has gained unprecedented momentum globally and, in all sectors, including transport and logistics. At the same time, many supply chain…
Co-organized by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), and Central Institute for Economic Management (CIEM) In moving forward in the…
Co-organized by Ministry of Trade and Economic Development & Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) In moving forward in the area of trade facilitation…
Co-organized by ESCAP and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Lao PDR In moving forward in the area of trade facilitation and paperless trade in Lao PDR, legal and technical…
Food loss is a multidimensional problem that has far reaching implications. Food loss contributes to hunger, food insecurity, inequality and causes direct economic losses. It has…
Rapid digitalization amidst the COVID-19 pandemic is spurring the growth of services trade. The pandemic has further prompted the transition of economic activities into the digital…
COVID-19 has highlighted the key role of trade and transport in fighting the pandemic. In this context, ESCAP, together with the World Health Organization, is implementing the…
We wanted to offer something exceptional for the last webinar of 2021, the second year of networking and working almost entirely virtually. That is why we invited Professors…
Organized by the Georgia National Committee on Trade Facilitation, the Georgia Revenue Service and the United Nations ESCAP, the consultation will review findings from the study…
This webinar session aims to explore the complex intersection of trade, as part of sustainable development, and peace, addressing the theoretical foundations, empirical evidence,…
Organized by the QazTrade Center for Trade Policy Development, the Ministry of Trade and Integration of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the United Nations ESCAP, the workshop will…
Mobile apps are the newest emerging tool, enabling efficiency in cross-border paperless trade, facilitating movement of people, and providing enhanced visibility and traceability of…
Course Description Trade policy is increasingly becoming more than just about tariffs: trade dynamics are affected by non-tariff related provisions in trade agreements, as well as…
The ability to analyze trade issues is essential for all countries to design evidence-based policies and negotiation strategies for a sustained recovery from the COVID-19 crisis and…
The purpose of the workshop is to understand the scope of sustainable development provisions in regional trade agreements, which are increasingly included in regional trade…
Trade finance, which supports about 80-90% of global trade, faced a severe shortage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Risk aversion by banks increased while firms reduced borrowings…
COVID-19 has brought significant disruption to international trade and has revealed countries’ reliance on ad-hoc unilateral actions in response to crisis. Both trade restrictive…
Uzbekistan first made a request for a membership in the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 8 December 1994 and the Working Party for its accession was established on 21 December 1994…
ESCAP, in cooperation with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and with the support of the WCO-ESCAP Joint Task Force on Cross-border Electronic Data Exchange, organizes a workshop…
Background The ability to gain and to benefit from market access opportunities depends increasingly on compliance with non-tariff measures (NTMs) – all policy interventions other…
The meeting, participated by the members of the UNNExT Advisory Group on Trade Process Analysis as well as other experts with expertise in business process analysis and…
Co-Organized by United Nations ESCAP, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia and Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry As of 1 January 2021, trade preference to…
1 November – 3 December 2021 The 5-week online course intends to raise awareness of stakeholders from public and private sectors on trade facilitation, build their in-depth capacity…
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia-Pacific region has increased the implementation of digital trade facilitation measures and sought to improve efficiency of cross-…
The purpose of the meeting was to discuss accelerating climate-smart trade and investment for sustainable development based on the new Asia-Pacific Trade and Investment Report 2021…
The COVID-19 pandemic made all stakeholders revisit the strengths and weaknesses of Global Value Chains (GVCs), and disruptions were felt throughout, affecting the trade of…
International Agricultural trade is one of a key ingredient to economic growth, employment and poverty reduction. Being able to analyses agricultural trade data sets can help…
Short description: How to develop tailored crisis-mitigation provisions in trade agreements to build resilience and better preparedness for future crises? The Session titled “…
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit hard all economies across the globe. Some of the economies most affected have been those heavily dependent on cross-border travel and tourism services…
This Regional Consultation was organized in response to a request from ESCAP’s Committee on Trade and Investment held in January 2021. The objective of the Regional Consultation is…
This webinar will focus on a number of specific issues policymakers need to address in responding to the challenges and opportunities offered by digital trade. The basis for the…
A new dawn is upon the world of cross border trade digitization. A stable and reliable foundation is forming with momentum on UNCITRAL MLETR adoption, uptake in LEI utilization, an…
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed countries’ reliance on ad-hoc unilateral measures in response to crisis. To combat the pandemic, countries took measures such as…
Advancing digital and sustainable trade facilitation for building back better 14 July 2021 | 15:00-16:30 Bangkok time (GMT +7) The United Nations Regional Commissions (UNRCs) have…
15:00-16:40 (GMT+7) In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asia-Pacific region has increased the implementation of digital trade facilitation measures and sought to improve…
09:00-10:30 (GMT+7), Bangkok time RIVA Value Chain Analyzer is an online tool for policy makers, analysts and researchers to better understand their economy’s integration in global…
Services value-added now accounts for almost half of all world trade. But costs of trading services are twice as high as trade costs for goods. This is partly due to…
The presentation will discuss the impact of the US-China trade war on technology and global value chains. It will discuss the tit-for-tat regulations that are technology-…
This talk will draw from the recent OECD Trade Policy Paper No. 246 Trade and Gender: A Framework of Analysis that was co-authored by Jane Korinek, Evdokia Moïsé and Jakob…
This talk will be based on the recent CISIfo Working Paper No 7825 “From Theory to Policy with Gravitas: A Solution to the Mystery of the Excess Trade Balances” by Gabriel…
Introduction Countries have increasingly moved from negotiating narrow-scope preferential trade agreements to more comprehensive economic partnership agreements (CEPAs). Such…
Regional integration is seen as a key priority by many developing countries towards achieving economic diversification, industrialization and structural transformation that are…
This online course is designed to introduce participants to the basic techniques involved in machine learning and text mining, with applications focusing on international trade…
The workshop will provide an in-depth introduction on using ESCAP’s online Trade Intelligence and Negotiation Advisor (TINA – available at https://tina.trade) for help in trade…
In this talk, Prof. Deardorff will look at the roles that international trade played, first in spreading the virus around the world, then in getting the tools for dealing with the…
The webinar features a panel discussion, comprising experts with relevant experience in establishing and/or operating trade information portals, and discusses practical measures for…
The Sixth Meeting of the Interim Intergovernmental Steering Group on Cross-Border Paperless Trade Facilitation will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok on 25…
Abstract: The talk is based on the paper co-authored with Rishi R. Sharma of Colgate University. The paper conducts analysis of a free trade agreement within a simple model of…
A part of ESCAP-OECD Initiative on Digital Trade Regulatory Analysis, the OECD Digital STRI TI captures cross-cutting impediments that affect all types of services traded digitally…
Course description The goal of the workshop is to serve as a practical guide for trade policy analysis with the structural gravity model, i.e., the workhorse model in international…
A part of ESCAP-OECD Initiative on Digital Trade Regulatory Analysis, the ESCAP RDTII identifies and quantifies regulatory restrictiveness in comprehensive policy areas that affect…