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Tokenisation is often touted to unlock vast potential, particularly in markets plagued by inefficiency and illiquidity. There is a market consensus forming that investors are drawn to adopt tokenised assets due to reduced transaction costs and enhanced liquidity. For institutions on the supply side, the allure seems to lie in accessing new capital, boosting liquidity,… Read more
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Study on the potential impacts of a future EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement
The European Union (EU) and Singapore are currently negotiating a new EU-Singapore Digital Trade Agreement (EUSDTA). The EUSDTA builds on several existing trade arrangements between the EU and Singapore, including a bilateral free trade agreement, the investment protection agreement, which is pending ratification, and a negotiated set of digital trade principles. Negotiations for the EUSDTA… Read more
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Legal Framework for Digital Development and Transformation in Selected Industries
In recent years, the development and widening application of emerging digital technology – e.g. Web 3.0 technology (including distributed ledger technology (“DLT”)), Internet of Things (“IoT”), artificial intelligence (“AI”) and automation – have transformed ways through which economic activities are conducted, leading to the emergence of a “digital economy”. Specifically, Web 3.0 technology may disrupt… Read more
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Organizations make better choices when they understand the factors shaping the future. Since 2011, the Top 10 Emerging Technologies report has served as a vital source of strategic intelligence for professionals. Drawing on insights from scientists, researchers and futurists, the report identifies 10 technologies poised to significantly influence societies and economies within three to five… Read more
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Rarely before have the risks faced by humankind been more complex, interlinked, and interdependent; and rarely have so many crises coexisted. In this context characterised by turbulence, novelty, ambiguity, and uncertainty, foresight plays an essential role and complements more traditional quantitative approaches to help manage risks and disasters. By providing additional perspectives, foresight can help… Read more
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European Services Forum Position Paper on EU Future Trade Policy
Competitiveness concerns have returned to EU discourses. The warning signals concerning the EU’s economic underperformance are growing, notably from Germany, where the EU’s main economic engine for the European Union is slowing down. To add to these grim overall macroeconomic trends, there are also growing clouds on the trade horizon: war, geopolitical tensions, the Red… Read more
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Bhutan NDI officially launched in 2023 and introduced Self-Sovereign Identity as a foundational element underpinning a national digital trust ecosystem which connects the government, individuals, and the private sector in their digital interactions. Bhutan NDI and the Trust Over IP Foundation launched the case study on Bhutan NDI’s Digital Trust Ecosystem at the Mobile Ecosystem… Read more
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Deep-Tier Supply Chain Finance: Unlocking the Potential
Deep-tier supply chain finance (DTSCF) not only unlocks finance at favorable rates for deeper tiers in a supply chain, but it promotes an ecosystem of financial stability, risk management, and sustainability throughout the entire supply chain. DTSCF has the potential to reshape and strengthen traditional relationships by fostering more resilient; transparent; and environmental, social, and… Read more
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U.S-EU Joint Statement of the Trade and Technology Council
The sixth ministerial meeting of the Trade and Technology Council (“TTC”) took place in Leuven, Belgium, on 4 and 5 April 2024. It was co-chaired by European Commission Executive Vice President Margrethe Vestager, European Commission Executive Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis, United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, and… Read more
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Working paper: Towards a European “Trade Services” Regulation
Within international trade, transferable documents allow to request delivery of goods and payment based on possession of the document. Yet, it has been difficult to reproduce the notion of possession, which has to do with control over tangible goods, in an electronic environment. In order to address that situation, the adoption in 2017 by the… Read more