It is almost taken as a matter of definition that IT is an integral part of trade facilitation (TF) which objective is to expedite the movement, clearance, and release of goods, including goods in transit. Yet for many ...

This study aimed at identifying key factors affecting SME participation in direct export and international production networks (IPNs), both globally and in Asia and the Pacific. A global dataset of firm-level data from ...

During the past two decades, public awareness and concern regarding food safety in developed countries have increased as a result of a series of highly-publicized food scares and scandals (Henson and Caswell, 1999). In ...

How much of international trade costs can be mitigated through implementation of trade facilitation measures and policies? What measures and policies affect trade costs the most? This paper presents findings from an initial ...

By Naoko Shinkai and Zenebe Bashaw <p></p> The volume of trade worldwide has increased as various trade barriers have been removed over time. Tariffs are one of the trade barriers that trading countries have made efforts ...

The push for simplification of trade processes and procedures in the context of trade facilitation is nothing new. For decades, countries around the globe have been adopting strategies and spending resources to minimize ...

<p></p> This is ARTNeT Working Paper No. 164, "Do trade facilitation provisions in regional trade agreements matter? Impact on trade costs and multilateral spillovers", by Yann Duval, Nora Neufeld and Chorthip ...

An in-depth understanding of trading processes is required in order to identify areas that create bottlenecks in trade and to take measures to remove such bottlenecks. Towards this end, this study examines the trading ...

Trade and investment can be effective means of implementation of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. However, stand-alone trade and investment liberalization policies aimed at enhancing economic development may have ...

Thailand’s exports include agricultural and industrial goods such as rice, processed and frozen food, electronics, fashion garments and textiles, automobiles and auto parts and accessories. The export of jasmine rice, ...