Tag: trade facilitation
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 declares 2017 as year of data analysis
The World Customs Organization (WCO) has announced it will dedicate 2017 to the promotion of data collection and analysis as a key Customs tool...
Customs Modernization and Tariff Act Series 1: Abandoned Goods Are Not...
We have, in various public fora, discussed the benefits of the Customs Modernization and Tariff Act or CMTA (Philippine Republic Act 10863) in terms...
PH ratifies Trade Facilitation Agreement
The Philippines has ratified the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA), which is expected to lower trading costs for local businesses once...
Enhanced Singapore-Australia FTA widens areas for trade, investment exchange
Singapore and Australia have signed an upgraded Singapore-Australia Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) that will see an increase in the flow of goods, services, and...
Bangkok hosts 28th UN/CEFACT Forum
The 28th United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and E-business (UN/CEFACT) Forum took place at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok from 26-30 September...
Regional agreement seeks to enable cross-border e-trade in Asia-Pacific
A United Nations (UN) treaty that could cut export trade time by 44% and costs by 31% in the Asia-Pacific region is now awaiting...
