Latest News on the Framework Agreement

22.06.2023 - State Duma ratifies Russia’s accession to CPTA

22.01.2023 - South Korea adopts cross-border paperless trade agreement

30.06.2022 - Cross-Border Paperless Trade Toolkit Launches on 30 June 2022

28.04.2022 - Countries kick off implementation of first-ever international agreement on facilitation of cross-border paperless trade

27.04.2022 - Trade costs can be reduced by 13 percent if Mongolia accedes to framework agreement on cross-border paperless trade facilitation

20.04.2022 - Turkmenistan joins Framework Agreement on Simplification of Cross-border Paperless Trade

16.02.2022 - Accession to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-Border Trade Approved (Timor-Leste)

20.02.2021 - Bangladesh enters era of paperless trade from today

19.02.2021 - Accelerating Trade Digitalization in Times of Pandemic | ESCAP (unescap.org)

17.02.2021 - Analysis: the Impact of the UNESCAP Agreement on Cross-border Paperless Trade | GTR (gtreview.com)

26.11.2020 - China newest party to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific | ESCAP (unescap.org)

04.06.2020 - Islamic Republic of Iran newest party to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific | ESCAP (unescap.org)

20.01.2020 - PH Deposits Instrument of Accession to the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific | GOVPH (dfa.gov.ph)

09.09.2019 - Cambodia ready to implement UN agreement on paperless trade | Khmer Times (khmertimeskh.com)

11.01.2018 - Azerbaijan joins Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade in Asia and the Pacific | Apa news 

23.11.2017 - Regional cooperation and integration benefits Asia and Pacific — Shamshad Akhtar | Malay Mail (malaymail.com)

29.08.2017 - Bangladesh, Cambodia, China sign new UN treaty to strengthen digital trade in Asia-Pacific | Bdnews24 (bdnews24.com)

29.08.2017 - Bangladesh on board UN paperless trade | The Daily Star (thedailystar.net)

26.06.2017 - Paperless trade | Fijitimes (fijitimes.com)

23.03.2017 - Asia-Pacific countries develop roadmap for first UN cross-border electronic trade treaty in the region | ESCAP (unescap.org)

20.01.2017 - Cross-border paperless trade | Khmer Times (khmertimeskh.com)

20.10.2016 - Pan-Asian e-Commerce Alliance Supports New UN Treaty on Paperless Trade Facilitation | PAA (paa.net)

17.10.2016 - Agreement on cross-border paperless trade in Asia and the Pacific may simplify trade of Eurasian Economic Union members with other countries in the region | Евразийская экономическая комиссия (eurasiancommission.org)

04.10.2016 - New UN treaty to facilitate paperless trade in Asia and the Pacific to support WTO TFA implementation | TFAF (tfafacility.org)

01.10.2016 - First regional agreement to enable cross-border electronic trade in Asia-Pacific opens for signature at UN headquarters | ESCAP (unescap.org)