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    UNCITRAL MSMEs Legislative guides

    The UNCITRAL Legislative Guide sets out key principles and good practices with respect to business registration to reduce the legal obstacles MSMEs.

    Source: UNCITRAL

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Regulation & Standards,
    The UNCITRAL Legislative Guide sets out key principles and good practices with respect to business registration to reduce the legal obstacles MSMEs.
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    Interactive visualization of Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade

    The UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation provides information related to the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and the paperless trade.

    Source: UNESCAP, UNECE, UNESCWA, UNECLAC, UNECA

    Policymakers: Goods, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The UN Global Survey on Digital and Sustainable Trade Facilitation provides information related to the WTO’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) and the paperless trade.
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    Online Resource Centre for Asia-Pacific MSME Policy

    The Resource Centre collects knowledge about MSME policy across the Asia-Pacific region, for the information and interest of the region's policymakers.

    Source: ESCAP

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Capacity Building, Contractual Disputes, Digital Trade & E-Commerce, Export Potential, Intellectual Property, Investment Facilitation, Logistics, Regional Trade Agreements, Regulation & Standards, Sustainability, Tariffs & Taxes, Trade Remedies, Asia & Middle East, Oceania,
    The Resource Centre collects knowledge about MSME policy across the Asia-Pacific region, for the information and interest of the region's policymakers.
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    Policy Guidebook for MSMEs in Asia-Pacific

    The guidebook covers issues of MSME development such as finance, competitiveness, and trade and investment in Asia-Pacific region.

    Source: ESCAP, 2022

    Policymakers: Goods, Capacity Building,
    The guidebook covers issues of MSME development such as finance, competitiveness, and trade and investment in Asia-Pacific region.
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    Investment Promotion Essentials

    This document summarizes good practices that set the world’s top facilitators apart and lists investment promotion essentials.

    Source: World Bank, 2009

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Investment Facilitation,
    This document summarizes good practices that set the world’s top facilitators apart and lists investment promotion essentials.
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    Investment facilitation: FDI-SME Linkages

    This document uses case studies from Malaysia and Singapore to explain how to create and benefit from FDI-SME linkages.

    Source: UNCTAD, 2009

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Investment Facilitation,
    This document uses case studies from Malaysia and Singapore to explain how to create and benefit from FDI-SME linkages.
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    Authorised Economic Operator (eLearning module)

    This eLearning module provides the principles of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and the related procedures as defined by the Union Customs Code (UCC).

    Source: Customs and Taxation Academy

    Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This eLearning module provides the principles of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) and the related procedures as defined by the Union Customs Code (UCC).
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    Authorized Economic Operators: WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

    This agreement contains provisions for expediting the movement of goods across borders and lifting trade barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises.

    Source: WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement Facility (TFAF)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This agreement contains provisions for expediting the movement of goods across borders and lifting trade barriers for small and medium-sized enterprises.
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    An Introduction to ICC Incoterms and Their Use

    The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) website explain Incoterms® rules that are the world’s essential terms of trade for the sale of goods.

    Source: ICC, 2020

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    The International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) website explain Incoterms® rules that are the world’s essential terms of trade for the sale of goods.
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    Glossary of international customs terms

    The World Customs Organization has a glossary with descriptions on key terms used by customs authorities.

    Source: WCO, 2018

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    The World Customs Organization has a glossary with descriptions on key terms used by customs authorities.
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    Trade Finance: Documentary Collections (DCs)

    The website explains documentary collections where the seller/exporter “will request payment by presenting its shipping and collection documents to their remitting bank.“

    Source: Trade Finance Global.

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance,
    The website explains documentary collections where the seller/exporter “will request payment by presenting its shipping and collection documents to their remitting bank.“
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    Trade finance online training and certificate

    The website of ICC offers a trade finance online training and certificate.

    Source: ICC

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Capacity Building,
    The website of ICC offers a trade finance online training and certificate.