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    Supply Chain Finance Knowledge Guide

    This report describes the general ecosystem for SCF, summarizes the best practices that financial institutions should adopt as they seek to enter the supply chain financing market and takes and attempt at quantifying the potential SCF market in Pakistan.

    Source: International Finance Corporation (IFC), 2019

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Asia & Middle East,
    This report describes the general ecosystem for SCF, summarizes the best practices that financial institutions should adopt as they seek to enter the supply chain financing market and takes and attempt at quantifying the potential SCF market in Pakistan.
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    MSME Finance Gap

    This research assesses the shortfalls and opportunities in financing micro, small and medium enterprises in emerging markets.

    Source: World Bank Group, International Finance Corporation (IFC), 2017

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance,
    This research assesses the shortfalls and opportunities in financing micro, small and medium enterprises in emerging markets.
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    International Forum for National Trade Facilitation Committees

    The objective of the Forum is to empower the leaders of NTFCs and provide opportunities for NTFCs to access funding.

    Source: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2017

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    The objective of the Forum is to empower the leaders of NTFCs and provide opportunities for NTFCs to access funding.
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    Thematic Review on Implementation of the Legal Entity Identifier

    This report describes the findings of the peer review on implementation of the Legal Entity Identifier, including the key elements of the discussion in the FSB Standing Committee on Standards Implementation (SCSI).

    Source: Financial Stability Board (FSB), 2019

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    This report describes the findings of the peer review on implementation of the Legal Entity Identifier, including the key elements of the discussion in the FSB Standing Committee on Standards Implementation (SCSI).
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    Why a Trusted Identity is the First Step to Financial Inclusion for SMEs

    This blog highlights the importance of financial inclusion for MSMEs to generate shared prosperity, and how an easy first step for business owners is to acquire a trusted digital identity.

    Source: Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF), 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This blog highlights the importance of financial inclusion for MSMEs to generate shared prosperity, and how an easy first step for business owners is to acquire a trusted digital identity.
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    UNCTAD Trade Policy Frameworks for developing countries 2017

    The aims of a TPF are to reveal the principal challenges that a country faces in its trade policy, prioritize its objectives, and lay out a plan to achieve those goals.

    Source: The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2017

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The aims of a TPF are to reveal the principal challenges that a country faces in its trade policy, prioritize its objectives, and lay out a plan to achieve those goals.
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    Business Survey on Services

    The business surveys designed by ITC aim to provide a powerful diagnostic tool to identify the obstacles faced by service providers when accessing foreign markets and global value chains.

    Source: International Trade Centre (ITC)

    Policymakers: Services, Access to Finance,
    The business surveys designed by ITC aim to provide a powerful diagnostic tool to identify the obstacles faced by service providers when accessing foreign markets and global value chains.
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    Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF) Funding Opportunities

    These grants can involve the application of SPS-related capacity evaluation tools, preparation of feasibility studies and/or formulation of project proposals to address specific SPS capacity building needs linked to trade.

    Source: Standards and Trade Development Facility (STDF), 2023

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Capacity Building, Regulation & Standards,
    These grants can involve the application of SPS-related capacity evaluation tools, preparation of feasibility studies and/or formulation of project proposals to address specific SPS capacity building needs linked to trade.
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    Fintech and Payments Regulation: Analytical Framework

    This paper draws on recent international experiences in modernizing legal and regulatory frameworks for payment services.

    Source: International Monetary Fund(IMF), 2020

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Access to Finance, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This paper draws on recent international experiences in modernizing legal and regulatory frameworks for payment services.
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    Consumer Policy Guidance on Mobile and Online Payments

    The guidance addresses a number of key issues in the emerging mobile and online payment area, including the need to establish minimum levels of consumer protection across payment mechanisms, enhanced privacy and child protection, and standards for transparent and accessible information disclosures.

    Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD), 2014

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The guidance addresses a number of key issues in the emerging mobile and online payment area, including the need to establish minimum levels of consumer protection across payment mechanisms, enhanced privacy and child protection, and standards for transparent and accessible information disclosures.
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    Addressing E-Payment Challenges in Global E-Commerce

    This white paper aims to inform discussion on e-payment challenges and solutions in the context of global e-commerce

    Source: World Economic Forum(WEF), 2018

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    This white paper aims to inform discussion on e-payment challenges and solutions in the context of global e-commerce
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    Trade finance for SMEs in the digital era

    The study examines trade finance for SMEs in the context of digital advancements and investigates how policy approaches can support SMEs in reaping the benefits of digitalisation in this respect.

    Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD), 2021

    Policymakers: Goods, Access to Finance, Digital Trade & E-Commerce,
    The study examines trade finance for SMEs in the context of digital advancements and investigates how policy approaches can support SMEs in reaping the benefits of digitalisation in this respect.