Trade Digitalisation News Today

Efforts to promote an electronic bill of lading and a recent UK law aim to digitalise much of global trade.

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the US Agency for International Development (USAID) held the sixth symposium on the ASEAN Single Window (ASW) on April 4 to further boost the private sector's engagement and expand the use of ASW to enhance trade efficiency.

Catalysed by the Covid-19 pandemic, progress towards the full digitalisation of the trade ecosystem has transformed what was once a future vision to a near-term possibility. But if the benefits of digital trade are to be unlocked for all, building the right foundations will be key. From blockchain to artificial intelligence, big data and analytics, ...

While global trade volumes have bounced back from the doldrums of last year, 2021 remained a turbulent period for trade and trade finance. Here we have rounded up our most popular articles over the past 12 months, which on the whole reflect the progress made, and the challenges faced by the industry, during this time. ...

The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) has formed an advisory board comprising intergovernmental, policy and industry actors in the global trade and trade finance industry, in order to accelerate progress on the worldwide legal reform needed to enable digital trade. Launched today under the auspices of the ICC’s Digital Standards Initiative (DSI) governance board, the ...

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