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ICT application in trade facilitation
(United Nations, 2006)
ICT applications in trade facilitation refers to activities, processes and procedures that have adopted some degree of information and communication technology (ICT) in order to facilitate trade transactions, particularly ...
Smarter food Greece : trade facilitation for export opportunities in agricultural produce
(United Nations, 2014-08)
This policy paper describes the strategic approach taken by Greece, the activities undertaken and the progress made within the past one and a half years of implementation.
Reducing trade costs : regional approach of the UN Regional Commission in Asia and the Pacific to reducing trade costs
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is one of the five Regional Commissions of the United Nations. ESCAP has a long-standing and comprehensive programme on trade facilitation, ...
Reducing trade costs : implications from the ESCAP-World Bank trade cost database
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>Estimated trade costs in a comprehensive manner has long been a challenge, with most measures and studies featuring only some of the cost components, such as international shipping costs or official fees and charges ...
Reducing trade costs : value added trade costs in goods and services
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>There have been many attempts to measure bilateral trade costs. Earlier studies directly measured trade cost components such as: international transport costs; or the cost of moving goods from factory to sea port. To ...
A note on the status of APTA trade in healthcare sector related products in the context of the response to the COVID-19 pandemic
(United Nations, 2020)
This paper examines the COVID-19 related product’s tariff rate and concessions in APTA.
Trade as non-financial means of implementing sustainable development in Asia and the Pacific
(United Nations, 2016)
<p>The Asia-Pacific is home to many countries which have benefited from export-led growth. However, the sluggish performance of the global economy, and in particular global trade, over the past 12–18 months is a cause ...
Reducing trade costs : financing, quality certification and reduced clearance times key to SMEs participation in trade
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>A recent firm-level study conducted by the UN Regional Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) found that a reduction in customs and trade clearance times increased SMEs likelihood of participation ...
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 : findings from ESCAP’s Trade Process Analysis Database (TPAD)
(United Nations, 2015)
<p>Business process analysis (BPA) of trade procedures has proven to be an effective tool to design and motivate trade facilitation reform in Asia and the Pacific, providing a detailed picture of the existing import and ...