• English
    • français
    • Deutsch
    • español
    • português (Brasil)
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • русский
    • العربية
    • 中文
  • English 
    • English
    • français
    • Deutsch
    • español
    • português (Brasil)
    • Bahasa Indonesia
    • русский
    • العربية
    • 中文
  • Login
View Item 
  •   Home
  • Ethics collections
  • Corruption and Transparency Collection
  • View Item
  •   Home
  • Ethics collections
  • Corruption and Transparency Collection
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.

Browse

All of the LibraryCommunitiesPublication DateTitlesSubjectsAuthorsThis CollectionPublication DateTitlesSubjectsAuthorsProfilesView

My Account

Login

The Library

AboutNew SubmissionSubmission GuideSearch GuideRepository PolicyContact

Statistics

Most Popular ItemsStatistics by CountryMost Popular Authors

Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation?

  • CSV
  • RefMan
  • EndNote
  • BibTex
  • RefWorks
Author(s)
Wilson, John S.
Otsuki, Tsunehiro
Keywords
TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES
OPEN MARKETS
TRADE REGULATIONS
GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS
ROAD NETWORK
POLICE
SAFETY
BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION
VEHICLE
HIGHWAYS
INTERNATIONAL FINANCE
INTERNATIONAL TRADING
DEPOTS
LAND TRANSPORT
RAILWAY NETWORKS
TRADE POLICY
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
ELASTICITIES
TRADE EXPANSION
TECHNICAL BARRIERS
TRANSPORT
CONGESTION
TRADE POLICIES
ROLLING STOCK
CONTAINERS
AIRPORT
INLAND TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE
MARITIME PORTS
MANUFACTURING
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
WORLD TRADE
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
TRADE LOGISTICS
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
TRANSPORT FACILITATION
FREE TRADE AREA
LOGISTICS COSTS
TRUCKS
BILATERAL INITIATIVES
BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
DRIVING COSTS
SHIPPING
TRADE FLOWS
COMMODITY
AGRICULTURAL TRADE
ROAD CONNECTIONS
SAFETY STANDARDS
SUPPLY CHAINS
CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE
WELFARE IMPACTS
CONSIGNMENT
RAILWAYS
ROAD SECTOR
SHIPPERS
CUSTOMS VALUATION
GRAVITY MODEL
TRANSPORT SERVICES
AIR TRANSPORT
CARGO
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS
ROAD
INLAND WATERWAYS
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM
TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
BARRIERS TO EXPORTS
EXPORT GROWTH
CONTAINER TERMINALS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE
ELASTICITY OF TRADE
BILATERAL AGREEMENT
TRANSPARENCY
RAIL
FREIGHT MOVEMENT
BORDER TRADE
GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY
TRADE FACILITATION
CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION
LINER SHIPPING
PREFERENTIAL TRADE
TRADE LIBERALIZATION
INCOME CONVERGENCE
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL
SHIPPING COSTS
COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION
SRI_LANKA
COMMODITIES
FREE TRADE
TRADE COSTS
AVERAGE TARIFF
VALUE OF TRADE
EXPORTS
ECONOMIC INTEGRATION
IMPORT PRICES
CROSSING
FREE TRADE AGREEMENT
EXPORT INDUSTRIES
TARIFF BARRIERS
IMPORTS
CUSTOMS REGULATIONS
PROCESS OF MODERNIZATION
SOUTH ASIAN
FREIGHT
DELIVERIES
SHIPPING ROUTES
TRADE CLASSIFICATION
EAST EUROPE
PORT AUTHORITIES
TRADE BARRIER
ROUTES
TRANSPORT COSTS
SHIPPING COMPANIES
VESSELS
INTRAREGIONAL TRADE
IMPORT DUTY
ELASTICITY
TRADE VOLUME
IMPORT BARRIERS
EXPORTERS
LOGISTICS CHAIN
DRIVING
EXPORT PRODUCTS
SHIPS
TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
TARIFF RATES
TRANSIT
WELFARE LOSS
IMPORT DECLARATIONS
AIR
EXPORT PERMITS
TRADE AGENDA
TRADE PERFORMANCE
ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS
CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES
TRADE VOLUMES
PORT FACILITIES
FRICTIONAL COSTS
QUALITY ASSURANCE
WAREHOUSING
FREIGHT FLOWS
TRADE PATTERN
BARRIERS TO TRADE
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
RAILWAY SYSTEM
TRADE INTEGRATION
SEAPORTS
RATES OF PROTECTION
TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
ROAD TRANSPORT
LOADING
INFRASTRUCTURES
FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS
MARITIME TRANSPORT
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS
REGIONAL INTEGRATION
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
CARGO DWELL TIME
MIDDLE EAST
IMPACT OF TRADE
TRADE AGREEMENTS
TRADE EFFECT
LOCAL ROADS
TRADE DIVERSION
CUSTOMS
EXPORT CLEARANCE
INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS
INTERREGIONAL TRADE
GLOBAL TRADE
EXTERNAL SHOCKS
BILATERAL TRADE
INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
TRAFFIC
TRADE POLICY AGENDA
BENEFITS OF TRADE
RAIL NETWORK
INVENTORY
RAILWAY SECTOR
PORTS
INSPECTION
ROADS
MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT
TECHNICAL REGULATIONS
TRAILS
RETAIL TRADE
TRADE BARRIERS
RAILWAY
NORTH AFRICA
POLLUTION
TRANSSHIPMENT
CUSTOMS OFFICES
BORDER CROSSINGS
MACROECONOMIC POLICY
CUSTOMS FACILITIES
TARIFF RATE
TARIFF DATA
TRANSPORT SECTOR
INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT
BORDER CROSSING
ROUTE
VEHICLES
LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES
SHIPMENTS
GATT
FOREIGN TRADE
EXPORT PERFORMANCE
Show allShow less

Full record
Show full item record
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12424/93483
Online Access
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7608
Abstract
The trade performance of countries in
 South Asia over the past two decades has been poor relative
 to other regions. Exports from South Asia have doubled over
 the past 20 years to approximately USD 100 billion. In
 contrast, East Asia's exports grew ten times over the
 same period. The low level of intraregional trade has
 contributed to weak export performance in South Asia. The
 empirical analysis in this paper demonstrates gains to trade
 in the region from reform and capacity building in trade
 facilitation at the regional level. When considering
 intraregional trade, if countries in South Asia raise
 capacity halfway to East Asia's average, trade is
 estimated to rise by USD 2.6 billion. This is approximately
 60 percent of the total intraregional trade in South Asia.
 Countries in the region also have a stake in the success of
 efforts to promote capacity building outside its borders.
 If South Asia and the rest of the world were to raise their
 levels of trade facilitation halfway to the East Asian
 average, the gains to the region would be estimated at USD
 36 billion. Out of those gains, about 87 percent of the
 total would be generated from South Asia's own efforts
 (leaving the rest of the world unchanged). In summary, we
 find that the South Asian region's expansion of trade
 can be substantially advanced with programs of concrete
 action to address barriers to trade facilitation to advance
 regional goals.
Date
2007-12
Type
Publications & Research
Identifier
oai:openknowledge.worldbank.org:10986/7608
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7608
Copyright/License
CC BY 3.0 IGO
Collections
Corruption and Transparency Collection

entitlement

 

Related items

Showing items related by title, author, creator and subject.

  • Thumbnail

    Trade Facilitation, Value Creation, and Competiveness : Policy Implications for Vietnam's Economic Growth, Volume 1

    Trinh, Anh Minh; Arnold, John; Mishra, Deepak; Nguyen, Hien Thi Phuong; Cheong, Kee-Cheok; Ngo, Huyen Thi Ngoc; Pham, Duc Minh (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2014-02-03)
    This report explores the role of trade
 facilitation and logistics in driving export and ultimately
 national competitiveness. It posits that this area of trade
 consists of three interrelated pillars: (i) transport
 infrastructure and logistics services; (ii) regulatory
 procedures for exports and imports; and (iii) supply chain
 organization. Transport infrastructure and logistics
 services relate to the physical aspects of trade flows.
 Logistics services include a variety of services, the most
 important of which are transportation, storage and
 consolidation. This summary is organized into nine sections.
 After the introduction, section two presents the conceptual
 framework for this study. The economic context under which
 trade facilitation is discussed is outlined in section
 three. It describes Vietnam's evolving structure of
 trade and competitiveness. The country's trade
 logistics is part of this structure and this is germane to
 understanding the key issues and solutions proposed. This is
 followed by discussion of the three pillars of trade
 facilitation in sections four to six and then section seven
 presents the institutional framework underpinning these
 pillars. Section eight then pulls together the diverse roles
 of government, such as setting policies, acting as
 regulator, and being the facilitator working in
 collaboration with key stakeholders. The conclusion, section
 nine, suggests a set of recommendations.
  • Thumbnail

    Where to Spend the Next Million? Applying Impact Evaluation to Trade Assistance

    Fernandes, Ana M.; Gourdon, Julien; Cadot, Olivier; Mattoo, Aaditya; Cadot, Olivier; Gourdon, Julien; Fernandes, Ana M.; Mattoo, Aaditya (London: Centre for Economic Policy Research and the World Bank, 2011)
    Trade policy has changed fundamentally since the days of structural adjustment and economy-wide trade reforms. Partly in reaction to the uneven results of trade policy reforms, the focus has shifted to more targeted interventions aimed at reducing trade costs and addressing market failures that inhibit exports. Significant national resources and international assistance are now devoted to trade facilitation and export promotion, and the international development community has galvanized around a new 'aid-for-trade' (AfT) mantra as a means of helping low-income countries integrate into the global economy. The rest of this chapter is organized as follows: in section two the report discusses the changing nature of trade policy. In section three the report reviews the available evidence on the impact of trade assistance. In section four the report considers a detailed menu of trade-related interventions and discusses the challenges to their evaluation. In section five the report addresses the data issues crucial to impact evaluation. Finally, in section six the report look at the future challenges to doing Independent Evaluation (IE) in trade assistance.
  • Thumbnail

    What Does MFN Trade Mean for India and Pakistan? Can MFN be a Panacea?

    Raihan, Selim; De, Prabir; Ghani, Ejaz (World Bank, Washington, DC, 2013-09-26)
    India and Pakistan, the two largest
 economies in South Asia, share a common border, culture and
 history. Despite the benefits of proximity, the two
 neighbors have barely traded with each other. In 2011, trade
 with Pakistan accounted for less than half a percent of
 India's total trade, whereas Pakistan's trade with
 India was 5.4 percent of its total trade. However, the
 recent thaw in India-Pakistan trade relations could signal a
 change. Pakistan has agreed to grant most favored nation
 status to India. India has already granted most favored
 nation status to Pakistan. What will be the gains from trade
 for the two countries? Will they be inclusive? Is most
 favored nation status a panacea? Should the granting of most
 favored nation status be accompanied by improvements in
 trade facilitation, infrastructure, connectivity, and
 logistics to reap the true benefits of trade and to promote
 shared prosperity? This paper attempts to answer these
 questions. It examines alternative scenarios on the gains
 from trade and it finds that what makes most favored nation
 status work is the trade facilitation that surrounds it. The
 results of the general equilibrium simulation indicate
 Pakistan's most favored nation status to India would
 generate larger benefits if it were supported by improved
 connectivity and trade facilitation measures. In other
 words, gains from trade would be small in the absence of
 improved connectivity and trade facilitation. The idea of
 trade facilitation is simple: implement measures to reduce
 the cost of trading across borders by improving
 infrastructure, institutions, services, policies,
 procedures, and market-oriented regulatory systems. The
 returns can be huge, even with modest resources and limited
 capacity. The dividends of trade facilitation can be shared
 by all.
DSpace software (copyright © 2002 - 2022)  DuraSpace
Quick Guide | Contact Us
Open Repository is a service operated by 
Atmire NV
 

Export search results

The export option will allow you to export the current search results of the entered query to a file. Different formats are available for download. To export the items, click on the button corresponding with the preferred download format.

By default, clicking on the export buttons will result in a download of the allowed maximum amount of items.

To select a subset of the search results, click "Selective Export" button and make a selection of the items you want to export. The amount of items that can be exported at once is similarly restricted as the full export.

After making a selection, click one of the export format buttons. The amount of items that will be exported is indicated in the bubble next to export format.