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Europe’s Tokenized Financial Markets Will Depend on Trust Frameworks, Not Anonymity
European financial markets are entering a structural transformation in which liquidity, settlement, collateral management, and credit distribution are increasingly migrating into programmable digital environments. Stablecoins, tokenized money market funds, tokenized… Read more
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Mauritius Moves Toward the Future of Digital Trade: Reform of the Electronic Transactions Act 2026
In 2026, the Government of Mauritius introduced a major reform package to its Electronic Transactions Act through the Electronic Transactions (Amendment) Bill No. V of 2026. The objective of the… Read more
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Smart Data and Digital Trade: How Data-Driven Value Chains Could Transform International Trade and Trade Finance
The UK Department for Business and Trade commissioned report “Economic analysis: understanding the costs and benefits of smart data use cases” examines how Smart Data schemes could reshape the economy,… Read more
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Why New York Must Modernize Its Electronic Transactions Law
The digital economy has become a central pillar of global commerce and finance over the past decade. Contracts are executed electronically, financial instruments circulate through digital platforms, and an increasing… Read more
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Digital Trade in Africa: Beyond Infrastructure Towards a Functional Digital Economy
Africa’s digital economy is entering a decisive phase. With the adoption of the Digital Trade Protocol under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), the continent has taken a major… Read more
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From Regulation to Trade Power: Why the EU Must Export Its Digital Rules
The European Union has quietly built one of the world’s most advanced digital regulatory ecosystems. With instruments such as the Digital Product Passport (DPP), electronic Freight Transport Information (eFTI), and… Read more
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ISO 20022 Harmonisation as the Backbone of Digital Trade and Logistics Integration
The digital transformation of international trade is accelerating, yet a fundamental bottleneck persists: the fragmentation of payment systems. The study “Fostering ISO 20022 Harmonisation: Cross-border payments interoperability and extension (PIE)… Read more
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Inside UNCITRAL’s Push for Digital Payments and Paperless Trade
As global trade becomes increasingly digital, legal systems are racing to keep up. Payments are faster, documents are electronic, and supply chains span jurisdictions with very different rules. Against this… Read more
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To Policy Makers: Governing Distributed Ledger Technology in Trade
Digital trade is evolving rapidly, and Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) is increasingly presented as a solution for improving transparency, efficiency, and trust in commercial transactions. From trade documents and supply… Read more
Position Papers
Strengthening the Digital Omnibus through unified trust, interoperability, and legal certainty across digital trade and sustainability… [Read more]
Connecting digital trade, sustainability, and crisis readiness through a single trust framework… [Read more]
A vision for modern trade governance that empowers people, creativity, and sustainability… [Read more]
Interesting videos
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Developments in the implementation of the AfCFTA Digital Trade Protocol
SOURCE: ESCAP
Trustless Cross-border Data Validation: The Role of Verifiable Credentials and APIs
SOURCE: TRADE POLICY RESEARCH FORUM
Digital Trade and Development
Digitalising Trade Finance for Europe’s Future
Shared podcast discusses a European initiative to accelerate the digitalisation of trade finance, focusing on the challenges faced by small and medium-sized enterprises due to the significant financial gap in the current system. It highlights the benefits of digitalisation, such as reduced errors, increased efficiency, and enhanced security.
The discussion emphasizes the need for legal harmonization and international standards, supported by the new European Union eIDAS 2.0 regulation and recent French law adopting UNCITRAL’s Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records (MLETR).
The role of a European Union Trade Services Governance
Ensure the existence of secure technological solutions accessible to the whole ecosystem, especially banks and businesses.
Foster the European TradeTech ecosystem, the solutions of which are often mature and can help achieve the goals of the reform.
Support the creation of a conducive framework for digitalisation of international trade documents at European Union level, notably when it comes to certification and management of open and interoperable ledgers.
Ensure that technical standards and requirements are clear and normative, as with PSD3 / PSR on payments, eIDAS 2 on digital identity and trust services, or e-FTI on electronic information on the transport of goods.
Technology and EU Legislation
eFTI Regulation
Digitalising the exchange of freight-related information between businesses and public authorities. It focuses on making data sharing more efficient, reducing paperwork, and improving communication in the transport and logistics sectors.
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eIDAS 2.0 Regulation
The regulation introduces a European Digital Identity (EUDI), allowing EU citizens, residents, and businesses to have a secure and universally accepted digital identity. This can be used for identification and authentication in a range of services, such as trade, banking, healthcare, education, and more.
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PSD3 & PSR Regulation
The third Payment Services Directive (PSD3) and the Payment Services Regulation (PSR) are new proposals from the European Commission that significantly alter the European payments market framework. These changes will affect banks, fintechs, payment service providers, and customers both legally and operationally.
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