On Wednesday 20 December, negotiators at the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced that they had reached a number of conclusions on a series of regulations concerning the development of global rules on e-commerce.
In a joint statement, the three countries co-organising the negotiations - Australia, Singapore and Japan - declared that they had reached “a key stage” in the progress of the discussions.
Around 90 countries, including the United States, China and the EU, have been taking...