跨境无纸贸易准备情况评估更新：孟加拉国

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)is the mostinclusive intergovernmental platform in the Asia-Pacific region. The Commission promotescooperation among its 53 member States and 9 associate members in pursuit of solutions tosustainable development challenges. ESCAP is one of the five regional commissions of theUnitedNations.The ESCAP secretariat supports inclusive,resilient and sustainabledevelopmentin the region by generating action-oriented knowledge,and by providingtechnical assistance,and capacity-building services in support of national developmentobjectives, regional agreements and the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for SustainableDevelopment. The Asian Development Bank (ADB)is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive,resilient and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extremepoverty. Established in 1966, it is owned by 69members−49 from the region. Its maininstruments for helping its developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans, equityinvestments, guarantees, grants, and technical assistance. In collaboration with theMinistry of Commerce, Bangladesh Update of thereadiness assessment forcross-border paperless trade: BANGLADESH © 2024 United Nations and the Asian Development Bank This work is co-published by the United NationsEconomic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)and the Asian Development Bank(ADB). This work is available open access by complying with the Creative Commons license created for inter-governmentalorganizations, available athttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/Publishers must delete theoriginal emblems from their edition and create a new cover design. Photocopies and reproductions of excerpts areallowed with proper credits. The views expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views andpolicies of ADB or its Board of Governors or the Secretariat of the United Nations (ESCAP) or the governmentsthey represent. The United Nations (ESCAP) and ADB do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in thispublication and accept no responsibility for any consequence of their use. Any reference to a commercial entity orproduct in this publication does not imply endorsement. The designation of or reference to a particular territory or geographic area in this document do not imply theexpression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the Secretariat of the United Nations, ADB or its Board ofGovernors, or the governments theyrepresent, concerning the legal or other status of any country, territory, city orarea, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. This publication follows theUnited Nations practice in references to countries.Where there are space constraints, some country names havebeen abbreviated. Jointforeword Trade is one of the essential means to attain the goals identified in the 2030 Agenda forSustainable Development. The promotion of efficient and transparent trade procedures isfundamental to fostering anenabling environment for inclusive trade and mitigating theadverse environmental impacts associated with moving goods across borders. In this regard,effective trade facilitation, by streamlining and harmonizing trade procedures, is a crucialengine for inclusive and sustainable economic growth. In this context, the Framework Agreement on Facilitation of Cross-border Paperless Trade inAsia and the Pacific (CPTA), a UN Treaty, aims at accelerating the implementation of digitaltrade facilitation measures. In an increasingly interconnected global economy, the efficiencyof trade processes can significantly impact a country’s competitiveness. Paperless trade notonly streamlines these processes but also addresses challenges associated with the digitaleconomy. Bangladesh, among the first to ratify the agreement, demonstrated its strongpolitical will to this agenda and reap the substantial benefits associated with it. Since joiningthe agreement in October 2020, it has made notable progress in the preparatory steps towardimplementation. This report provides an update on the assessment of Bangladesh’s readiness for cross-borderpaperless trade, highlighting the advancement made subsequent to the original assessmentconducted in 2019. Significant paperless trade facilitation measures, including those specificto cross-border paperless trade, have been adopted during this period. The developmenttoward establishing the Bangladesh Single Window, in particular, will continue to serve as thekey enabler for cross-border paperless trade. However,the implementation of such measuresinBangladesh remains uneven across various agencies and stakeholders,leavingconsiderable room for enhancement. The readiness assessment report identifies such existinggaps, suggests actions to address them, and provides options to chart the course to acceleratethe implementation of digital trade facilitatio