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The U.K.'s 2023 Electronic Trade Documents Act seeks to digitize international trade, but faces hurdles like low LEI adoption and connectivity issues.

Summary

KEY POINTS:
  1. 2023 UK Electronic Trade Documents Act boosts digital trade, saving 75% costs and speeding up deals.
  2. Challenges: Low LEI adoption, bias favoring larger firms in trade finance.
  3. Connectivity problems impede digital trade but could unlock generative AI's trade potential.
READ: Global trade still depends on 4 billion paper documents daily. The U.K. is trying to change that.

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