Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation

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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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    The Legal Entity Identifier: The Value of the Unique Counterparty ID

    This paper discusses three use cases that demonstrate the wide potential application of the LEI relate to capital markets, commercial transactions, and the extension of commercial credit.

    Source: McKinsey, 2017

    Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    This paper discusses three use cases that demonstrate the wide potential application of the LEI relate to capital markets, commercial transactions, and the extension of commercial credit.
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    Global Legal Entity Identifier for Financial Markets

    This is an introductory page on Global Legal Entity Identifier for financial markets by SWIFT.

    Source: Swift

    Businesses: Policymakers: Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    This is an introductory page on Global Legal Entity Identifier for financial markets by SWIFT.
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    Global Legal Entity Identifier for Financial Markets

    This is an introductory page on Global Legal Entity Identifier for financial markets.

    Source: Financial Stability Board (FSB)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    This is an introductory page on Global Legal Entity Identifier for financial markets.
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    ISO 17442: The Global Standard

    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17442 standard defines a set of attributes or legal entity reference data that are the most essential elements of identification.

    Source: Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (GLEIF)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Regulation & Standards,
    The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 17442 standard defines a set of attributes or legal entity reference data that are the most essential elements of identification.
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    Faster customs, faster trade: Using technology for trade facilitation

    This report offers policy advice to explore synergies between the WTO Trade Facilitation and Information Technology Agreements. These agreements reinforce each other, and can boost trade.

    Source: International Trade Centre (ITC) , 2018

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This report offers policy advice to explore synergies between the WTO Trade Facilitation and Information Technology Agreements. These agreements reinforce each other, and can boost trade.
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    Integrating SMEs in Authorized Economic Operator Certification: Improving SME Participation in APEC Secure Trade

    The results provided in this study are expected to complement APEC’s previous research on AEO-related issues and aims to demonstrate Members’ on-the-ground experience formalizing and optimizing the implementation of AEO.

    Source: Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 2021

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation, Asia & Middle East,
    The results provided in this study are expected to complement APEC’s previous research on AEO-related issues and aims to demonstrate Members’ on-the-ground experience formalizing and optimizing the implementation of AEO.
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    Authorized Economic Operator (AEO)

    This is a guide on Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

    Source: United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)

    Businesses: Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This is a guide on Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) by United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
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    The Reform Tracker for trade facilitation reforms

    The Reform Tracker is a web-based project management and monitoring tool for trade facilitation reforms. It has been designed by UNCTAD to empower National Trade Facilitation Committees in their role as coordinators of trade facilitation initiatives, specially those related to the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.

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

    Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    The Reform Tracker is a web-based project management and monitoring tool for trade facilitation reforms. It has been designed by UNCTAD to empower National Trade Facilitation Committees in their role as coordinators of trade facilitation initiatives, specially those related to the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement.
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    Trade Facilitation by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)

    This is the webpage on Trade Facilitation by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD).

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

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This is the webpage on Trade Facilitation by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD).
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    Trade Facilitation Indicators Simulator

    To help governments improve their border procedures, reduce trade costs, boost trade flows and reap greater benefits from international trade, the OECD has developed a set of Trade Facilitation Indicators (TFIs) that identify areas for action and enable the potential impact of reforms to be assessed.

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

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    To help governments improve their border procedures, reduce trade costs, boost trade flows and reap greater benefits from international trade, the OECD has developed a set of Trade Facilitation Indicators (TFIs) that identify areas for action and enable the potential impact of reforms to be assessed.
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    Getting Down To Business: Making the Most of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement

    This report assists policymakers and traders to understand the benefits, legal obligations and key factors for successful implementation of each measure in the Agreement. It provides technical notes and guidelines for step-by-step national implementation plans and checklists to ensure compliance for each measure.

    Source: International Trade Centre (ITC) , 2020

    Policymakers: Goods, Services, Border Procedures & Trade Facilitation,
    This report assists policymakers and traders to understand the benefits, legal obligations and key factors for successful implementation of each measure in the Agreement. It provides technical notes and guidelines for step-by-step national implementation plans and checklists to ensure compliance for each measure.