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Reducing trade costs : estimating the benefits of cross-border paperless trade
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>Cross-border paperless trade has significant potential to reduce trade costs and boost trade in the Asia-Pacific region. Cross-border paperless trade refers to “international trade taking place on the basis of ...
Reducing trade costs : reducing trade costs in agriculture in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>Agriculture remains the backbone of most Asia-Pacific developing economies and approximately 50% of the Asian working population is employed in the agricultural sector. In view of the export potential of agricultural ...
Business process analysis of trade procedures in selected Central Asian countries
(United Nations, 2015)
Most countries in Central Asia face high trade costs due to their lack of territorial access to the sea, remoteness and
isolation from world markets and high transit costs. Reducing trade costs and shortening transit ...
Trade facilitation and better connectivity for an inclusive Asia and Pacific
(United Nations, 2017)
This publication investigates the evolution of trade costs, and reviews the state of play of trade facilitation and paperless trade in Asia and the Pacific.
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Trade facilitation increases trade flows, lowers trade ...
Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in APEC economies : results of the UN global survey 2017
(United Nations, 2018)
Reducing trade costs is essential for economies to effectively use trade as an engine of growth and sustainable development. Trade facilitation plays a pivotal role in reducing trade costs, on top of existing efforts to ...
Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in Asia-Pacific countries with special needs : results of the UN Global survey 2017
(United Nations, 2018)
Reducing trade costs is essential for economies to effectively use trade as an engine of growth and sustainable development. Trade facilitation plays a pivotal role in reducing trade costs, on top of existing efforts to ...
Trade and non-tariff measures : impacts in the Asia-Pacific region
(United Nations, 2015)
This publication examines the impact of non-tariff measures (NTMs) on trade in the Asia-Pacific region. As tariffs on traded goods have fallen on average over recent years, non-tariff measures have emerged as one of the ...
Single window for trade facilitation : regional best practices and future development
(United Nations, 2018)
Single Window (SW) generally refers to an electronic facility that allows parties involved in international trade and transport to submit all information needed to fulfil trade-related regulatory requirements at once and ...
Reducing trade costs : including the Landlocked Developing Countries : trade facilitation potential of existing Asian transit agreements
(United Nations, 2015)
Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) face higher costs of trade because they lack direct access to the sea, thereby reducing their competitiveness in terms of trade and investment. The WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement ...
Trade facilitation and paperless trade implementation in OIC : results of the UN global survey 2017
(United Nations, 2018)
This report presents an analysis of the results of the United Nations Global Survey on Trade Facilitation and Paperless Trade Implementation for 34 members of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC). The Survey, ...