Afghanistan Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment

Download or read book Afghanistan Rapid eTrade Readiness Assessment written by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and published by United Nations. This book was released on 2020-05-14 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The eTrade Readiness Assessment of Afghanistan focuses on examining seven key policy areas that are most relevant for e-commerce. Within each area, critical readiness gaps are identified and relevant recommendations are proposed to overcome barriers and bottlenecks to the growth of digital trade. Despite a challenging environment, the digital economy has demonstrated important signs of growth. The ICT sector is maturing rapidly, and e-commerce activity has ramped up. This assessment comes at an opportune time for the country to take stock of the e-commerce ecosystem and implement the recommendations to help support the ecosystem.