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RegulationsFebruary 2 2023

Electronic Trade Documents Bill to bring global trade into the 21st century

Laura Murray, interim head of global trade and receivables finance at HSBC UK, shares her views on the potential impact of the Electronic Trade Documents Bill.
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This year, the UK is set to become the first G7 country to pass a ground-breaking piece of legislation, which has the potential to transform global trade as we know it.

The Electronic Trade Documents Bill, which has now completed its second reading in the House of Lords, will allow electronic trade documents to have the same legal outcomes as their paper equivalents.

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