On 26 August 2025, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution on the terms of reference and modalities for the establishment and functioning of the Independent International Scientific Panel on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Gl…
On 10 July 2025, the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore and the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) concluded negotiations on the Digital Economy Agreement. The agreement applies to firms engaged in cross-border digital trade, including …
On 26 June 2025, the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) released its sixth Targeted Update on Implementation of the FATF Standards on Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs), assessing global progress in implementing Recommendatio…
On 7 May 2025, the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) Court delivered an advisory opinion in joined Cases E-1/24 and E-7/24 concerning access to beneficial ownership information under anti-money laundering law in the context of the European Econ…
On 15 April 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development closed the inaugural reporting period under the global framework on the application of G7 Hiroshima Artificial Intelligence Code of Conduct. The framework is aligned with t…
On 25 March 2025, the European Health Data Space (EHDS) Regulation (2025/327) entered into force with a grace period. The Regulation facilitates access to electronic health data for primary use in healthcare and secondary use for research, policy ma…
On 7 March 2025, the European Commission, alongside national consumer protection authorities from 25 EU Member States, Iceland, and Norway, announced the results of a coordinated investigation into online traders dealing in second-hand goods. The in…
On 12 February 2025, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) published updated criteria for selecting cross-border cases of “strategic importance” to allow strategic enforcement cooperation between EU Data Protection Authorities. The updated versi…
On 17 January 2025, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) closes the consultation as part of its inquiry into online marketplaces and digital competition in Poland, Latvia, and Lithuania. The inquiry aims to analyse the f…
On 26 November 2024, Singapore, together with 60 other states at the 17th Global Forum Plenary Meeting in Paraguay, committed to implement the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF). This framework is designed to facilitate the automatic exchange o…