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Readiness Assessment for Cross-Border Paperless Trade: Azerbaijan

31 Mar 2022

The National Certification Services Centre, which is coordinated by the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan,9 the Asan Certification Services Centre operated by the State Tax Service under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan, and the Bank Certificate Services Center under the Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan. [...] The working group on Trading Across Borders12 undertakes the continuous study of customs procedures and the business processes of the other agencies involved in foreign trade, with the purpose of (a) identifying the bottlenecks; (b) elaborating the proposals on the modernization of the legislative framework related to cross-border processes; and (c) exploring the capacity-building needs of the sta. [...] 20 The State Agency for Public Service and Social Innovations under the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Azerbaijan are state bodies responsible for the deployment of the system and ensuring its work. [...] Data harmonization and standardization According to the Decree of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan on facilitation of management in the field of digital transformation, 27 the Ministry of Digital Development and Transport of the Republic of Azerbaijan was assigned to perform data harmonization and standardization at the national level in line with the State Digital Transformation Plan,. [...] The Strategic Roadmap for the Development of Logistics and Trade in the Republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan, approved by the Decree of the President of the Republic of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 6 December 2016, defines the country's strategic geographical position as an advantage for becoming an important logistics and trade hub in the region.

Authors

Soo Hyun Kim

Pages
168
Published in
Thailand