CARICOM E-Commerce Panel Discussion, April 2019
Title: Setting Global Trade Rules on Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) – Opportunities, Challenges, Perspectives and the impact on developing countries, specific to Small, vulnerable economies (SVEs), small island developing States (SIDs), and Least Developed Countries (LDCs).
Date: 1 April 2019
Venue: Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland
The topic of the panel is ‘Setting Global Trade Rules on Electronic Commerce (E-Commerce) – Opportunities, Challenges, Perspectives and the impact on developing countries, specific to Small, vulnerable economies (SVEs), small island developing States (SIDs), and Least Developed Countries (LDCs)’. E-Commerce is a growing determinant of international trade and has the potential for promoting economic development among states. The panel seeks to explore the opportunities, challenges and perspectives regarding setting WTO rules on E-Commerce. E-Commerce trade rules can have an impact on small vulnerable economies in the global trading system and these countries because of their unique characteristics. If properly developed and harnessed, E-Commerce can be a key driver for economic growth for these countries.
Presentation: Global Trade Rules on E-Commerce – Implications
This article was tagged: Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Digital Economy, Digital Industrialization, Digital Trade, E-commerce, Least Developed Countries (LDCs), Multilateralism, Trade, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), WTO
