Azevêdo: E-commerce moratorium has long been a feature of the multilateral trading system
May 3, 2019
Addressing a workshop on the moratorium on customs duties on electronic transmissions on 29 April, Director-General Roberto Azevêdo said the digital economy and the e-commerce moratorium have been an important focus of conversations for many WTO members, particularly since the Buenos Aires Ministerial Conference in 2017. He noted that the moratorium has long been a feature of the multilateral trading system. He stated that technological advances are revolutionising the way we do business and the way we trade today, and welcomed the workshop as a way to inform members’ discussions, by bringing together representatives from academia, business, statistical offices and international organizations.
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