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Access to tech, financial aid made easy with eTrade program
Policy makers in developing countries will be able to access cutting edge technical and financial assistance on e-commerce, when the eTrade for All launches...
PH Customs draft order sets up AEO program
The draft customs administrative order (CAO) establishing an Authorized Economic Operator (AEO) Program in the Philippines has been released by the Department of Finance...
Vietnam’s NSW successfully handles over 200,000 documents from 8,200 firms
As of the end of November 2016, Vietnam has processed about 204,000 records from 8,200 enterprises through its National Single Window (NSW) as the...
Developing Asia’s economic growth steady at 5.7% in 2017
Economic growth in developing Asia remains broadly stable, but a slight slowdown in India has trimmed the region’s growth outlook for 2016, the Asian...
Malaysian exports, industrial output expand in Oct
Malaysia’s exports rose 1.7% in October, the highest recorded thus far in 2016, but went down 0.6% in the first 10 months of the...
WTO: “Persistent” economic challenges weighed on trade in 2016
World Trade Organization Director-General Roberto Azevêdo’s annual overview of developments in the international trading system highlights the “persistent” global economic challenges in 2016 that...
WCO highlights opportunities, challenges of E-commerce
The World Customs Organization (WCO) Policy Commission, held in Moscow, Russian Federation, from 5 to 7 December 2016 under the chairmanship of Mr. R....
PH signs rules on duty, tax-free shipment of ‘balikbayan’ boxes
The Philippine Bureau of Customs (BOC) and the Department of Finance (DOF) have signed Customs Administrative Order (CAO) 05-2016, which will allow tax and...
Only 8 more WTO members needed for Trade Facilitation Agreement to...
Gabon and the Kyrgyz Republic have ratified the Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), putting the total number of ratifications from members at 102. Only eight...
WCO welcomes Abu Dhabi Declaration on the protection of endangered cultural...
The World Customs Organization (WCO) attended the International Conference for the Protection of Cultural Heritage in Conflict Areas, organized at the initiative and in...
