Analyses
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Identity is everything. It is key to the inner workings of our societies, governments and economies. Without it, we can only have the narrowest of realities: one without legal agreements, banking services, or even getting paid. Identity is the key to trust, and trust, really, is everything. In our digital world, where software is eating… Read more
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Study on the Potential of Blockchain Technology and Other Digital Tools in Facilitating EU Climate Policy Implementation
This study explores the potential of blockchain technology and digital solutions to support the implementation of European Union (EU) climate policies by the European Commission. The main objective is to identify EU climate policies that can benefit from distributed ledger technologies (DLT) and digital tools. The study comprises three tasks: The study evaluates the advantages… Read more
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Recommendations of the European Banking Federation for the EU 2024-2029 term. The concluding legislature has been marked by a series of significant crises at both the international and European levels. Firstly, the global COVID-19 pandemic, then a war on the European continent resulting from the invasion of Ukraine. This conflict triggered an energy crisis, driving… Read more
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Legal Entity Identifiers (LEIs) are the global identity framework for cross-border trade and a foundation on which to deliver a cheaper, faster, simpler, more sustainable and secure trading system. LEIs provide the ability for companies and governments to have total transparency across the trade system: where the goods are, where they are coming from and… Read more
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U.S.-Japan Trade Agreements and Negotiations
The United States and Japan, among the world’s largest economies, are close economic partners. As a top U.S. trade partner, Japan has been a priority for U.S. trade negotiations and regional economic cooperation. The U.S. and Japan do not have a comprehensive bilateral free trade agreement (FTA); the partners have two limited trade deals. The… Read more
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The harnessing of blockchain technologies, to contribute to development priorities in countries and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals, is discussed in this note. The potential of blockchain technology for sustainable development is illustrated, demonstrating how its use might revolutionize processes in various areas, from finance to trade and from government public services to… Read more
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Impact of eIDAS Revision and EU Digital Identity Landscape on Data Spaces Development
This report explores the impact of the eIDAS revision (eIDAS2) and the evolving EU Digital Identity landscape on data spaces. It emphasises the critical role of digital identity as a fundamental building block for data spaces, analysing how eIDAS regulations, both current and revised, offer opportunities for enhancing digital identity procedures in data spaces. The… Read more
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Roadmap for the Digitalization of Multimodal Data and Documents Exchange Along the Trans-Caspian Transport Corridor, Using United Nations Legal Instruments and Standards
Recognizing the historical importance of digital technologies and noting the importance of digital transformation for enhancing the integration of landlocked developing countries in the global economy, creating new opportunities for trade and transport to reap the full benefits of green and sustainable economic development, Confirming the conclusions of the 70th session of the United Nations… Read more
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White Paper on Universal Trusted Credentials (UTC): Transforming Access to Finance for MSMEs and Beyond
Micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are the building blocks of every nation’s economy, accounting for up to 90% of businesses and 70% of employment worldwide.1 Unsurprisingly, SME development has become a key priority for many governments, as evidenced by UNDP’s extensive country-level work in that field, around the world. Yet, globally, MSMEs still face… Read more
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Blueprint Paper on Digital Trade and the UNCITRAL Model Law on Electronic Transferable Records
For centuries, as the backbone of the global economy, domestic and international trade, and trade finance, have driven business practices that evolved into legal norms. These have been conducted and recorded in vast numbers of paper-based documents, the exchange of which continues to be mostly done physically. This paper-based process has many deficiencies and inefficiencies.… Read more