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A Vision for the WTO’s Global Digital Trade Rules

Oct 9, 2024 | mercatus.org | Alisa DiCaprio

At the 13th Ministerial Conference in 2024, World Trade Organization (WTO) members demonstrated their commitment to advancing digital trade rules—those which govern both the trade of digital products and the digital processes used in international trade—by calling for the revitalization of the 1998 work program on electronic commerce.1 That directive is the foundation of the work that follows: a comprehensive and robust approach to creating a set of global rules that will support all member...
Women's uphill battle for top roles in international organisations

Jun 3, 2024 | tradefinanceglobal.com | Alisa DiCaprio

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Top 5 trade lessons from the Contour collapse

Dec 8, 2023 | tradefinanceglobal.com | Alisa DiCaprio

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Don’t dismiss CBDCs that quickly

Jul 8, 2023 | blockworks.co | Alisa DiCaprio

CBDCs are rarely out of the news for long. Because of the rapid pace of progress, not everyone has had the time to interact with CBDC research on a meaningful level. As a result, the CBDC landscape may appear to be confusing to navigate. The importance of engagement is underlined by some developments in the US political arena.
How the fintech and blockchain industry can tackle its gender imbalance

Mar 8, 2023 | altfi.com | Alisa DiCaprio

OpinionAlternative LendingDigital BankingSavings and InvestmentCrypto AltFi asks five questions to R3’S chief economist Alisa DiCaprio on improving fintech’s gender bias problem. Image source: Pexels/Alexander SuhorucovWith fintech’s two components – finance and tech – both being male-dominated industries, it is unsurprising that fintech has a gender bias problem, with women making up only 11 per cent of all board members and 19 per cent of company executives.
Four steps firms can take to prepare for the EU’s DLT pilot

Feb 24, 2023 | globalbankingregulationreview.com | Alisa DiCaprio

With the go-live date for the EU’s DLT pilot regime fast approaching, Alisa DiCaprio, Chief Economist at R3, discusses four actions that participating firms can take to prepare. To read more Register for free access to GBRR Register for limited access Register to receive our newsletter and gain limited access to subscriber content. Register now Subscribe to unlock unlimited access Get news, unique commentary, expert analysis and essential resources from the GBRR experts.
Five Lesson from 2022's Blockchain Failures

Jan 27, 2023 | fixglobal.com | Alisa DiCaprio

By Alisa DiCaprio, Chief Economist, R3Five key blockchain projects failed over the course of 2022. Failures are an inevitable part of any industry, but the collapse of FTX, ASX, Terra/Luna, we.trade and Tradelens in such a short space of time has raised eyebrows, particularly towards the underlying distributed ledger technology (DLT) itself. Rather than examine each case individually, it’s important to consider the patterns across these projects.