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Digital Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
( Print: December 2018, PDF: November 2018 )

The study on 'Digital Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific' reviews the state of play in implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade in the Asia and the Pacific region. It also...

The study on 'Digital Trade Facilitation in Asia and the Pacific' reviews the state of play in implementation of trade facilitation and paperless trade in the Asia and the Pacific region. It also...


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Policy Approaches to Direct Digital Frontier Technologies Towards Inclusive and Sustainable...

Series: ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
( Print: April 2022, PDF: April 2022 )

During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics, amongst others, have been mobilized to fight against the pandemic. But it is also...

During the COVID-19 pandemic, digital frontier technologies such as artificial intelligence and big data analytics, amongst others, have been mobilized to fight against the pandemic. But it is also...


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Services and Global Value Chains: The Asia-Pacific Reality

Series: ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
( Print: December 2018, PDF: November 2018 )

The study on 'Services and Global Value Chains: Asia-Pacific reality' reviews the facts and issues related to the roles of services in global value chains. It provides the framework to understand and...

The study on 'Services and Global Value Chains: Asia-Pacific reality' reviews the facts and issues related to the roles of services in global value chains. It provides the framework to understand and...


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Selected Issues in Cross-border e-Commerce Development in Asia and the Pacific

Series: ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
( Print: February 2021, PDF: September 2020 )

This report focuses on a few selected issues related to the development of cross-border e-commerce which should be of interest to Asia-Pacific policymakers, consumers and businesses alike. These...

This report focuses on a few selected issues related to the development of cross-border e-commerce which should be of interest to Asia-Pacific policymakers, consumers and businesses alike. These...


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African Governance Report V - 2018

Natural Resource Governance and Domestic Revenue Mobilization for Structural Transformation

Series: African Governance Report
( Print: May 2019, PDF: May 2019 )

Exploitation of natural resources has dominated economic activity in Africa but the benefits have accrued only to a privileged few. The continent’s most common strategy of exporting commodities in...

Exploitation of natural resources has dominated economic activity in Africa but the benefits have accrued only to a privileged few. The continent’s most common strategy of exporting commodities in...


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Rapport sur la Gouvernance en Afrique V - 2018

La gouvernance des ressources naturelles et la mobilisation des recettes publiques pour la...

Series: Rapport sur la gouvernance en Afrique
( Print: July 2019, PDF: May 2019 )

L’Afrique est dotée d’une profusion de ressources naturelles diverses, comme des sols et de l’eau pour l’agriculture, des forêts pour la production de bois et de produits forestiers non ligneux, ainsi...

L’Afrique est dotée d’une profusion de ressources naturelles diverses, comme des sols et de l’eau pour l’agriculture, des forêts pour la production de bois et de produits forestiers non ligneux, ainsi...


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Investment Facilitation for Sustainable Development within the Context of the Regional Comprehensive...

Series: ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
( Print: March 2023, PDF: March 2023 )

This report analyses investment facilitation commitments for sustainable development within the context of the the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the ASEAN Investment Facilitation...

This report analyses investment facilitation commitments for sustainable development within the context of the the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), the ASEAN Investment Facilitation...


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Foreign Direct Investment and Sustainable Development in International Investment Governance

Series: ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
( Print: February 2020, PDF: March 2020 )

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a principal means of financing the 2030 Agenda. FDI’s potential contributions to sustainable development in Asia-Pacific can only be realized if the right conditions...

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a principal means of financing the 2030 Agenda. FDI’s potential contributions to sustainable development in Asia-Pacific can only be realized if the right conditions...


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Studies in Trade, Investment and Innovation No. 88

Socially Responsible Business – A Model for a Sustainable Future

Series: ESCAP Studies in Trade and Investment
( Print: March 2018, PDF: January 2018 )

The global business environment has undergone a major transformation that requires greater knowledge to address the social and environmental challenges of our time. Due to severe climate change and...

The global business environment has undergone a major transformation that requires greater knowledge to address the social and environmental challenges of our time. Due to severe climate change and...