Digital trade regulatory integration country profiles: Eritrea

Abstract

This country profile on Eritrea is part of the Digital Trade Regulatory Integration initiative by the Economic Commission for Africa, aimed at enhancing understanding of digital trade regulations. The profile outlines the restrictive nature of Eritrea's regulatory regime for digital services trade, focusing on five key pillars: infrastructure and connectivity, electronic transactions, payment systems, intellectual property rights, and other barriers affecting trade in digitally enabled services. It highlights the dominance of the Eritrea Telecommunication Services Corporation (Eritel) in the communications sector, the lack of laws supporting cross-border data transfers, and the absence of comprehensive regulations for electronic commerce.