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Trade Facilitation Challenges and Reform Priorities for Maximizing the Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative

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dc.contributor.authorBartley Johns, Marcus
dc.contributor.authorClarke, Julian Latimer
dc.contributor.authorKerswell, Clay
dc.contributor.authorMcLinden, Gerard
dc.date.accessioned2018-10-01T20:37:46Z
dc.date.available2018-10-01T20:37:46Z
dc.date.issued2018-09
dc.description.abstractThis study examines the relevance of trade facilitation reforms in maximizing the economic impactof infrastructure connectivity investments through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). It providesan overview of trade facilitation performance in BRI economies, with a focus on those countriesinvolved in six key land corridors. This overview is based on three categories of data: international indicators for trade facilitation performance, notably Doing Business, the Logistics Performance Index, the Enabling Trade Index, and the OECD Trade Facilitation Indicators; publicly-available literature and analysis on the BRI corridors; and analysis conducted through World Bank projects involving BRI economies. A key finding is that, in a global context, trade facilitation along the BRI corridors is weak, with performance for most corridors below global averages according to most indicators. There is also wide variation in performance between countries along each corridor, providing a significant barrier to the efficient utilization of the corridors for predictable, timely cross-border transportation of goods. Based on the review of corridor performance, the study recommends priority trade facilitation reforms for the BRI economies, as well as recommendations on the implementation of these reforms, based on international experience.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/219761536948259167/Trade-Facilitation-Challenges-and-Reform-Priorities-for-Maximizing-the-Impact-of-the-Belt-and-Road-Initiative
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/30477
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/30477
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesMTI Global Practice Discussion Paper;No. 4
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectBELT AND ROAD INITIATIVE
dc.subjectBUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectINVESTMENT CLIMATE
dc.titleTrade Facilitation Challenges and Reform Priorities for Maximizing the Impact of the Belt and Road Initiativeen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleTrade Facilitation Challenges and Reform Priorities for Maximizing the Impact of the Belt and Road Initiative
okr.date.disclosure2018-09-14
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/219761536948259167/Trade-Facilitation-Challenges-and-Reform-Priorities-for-Maximizing-the-Impact-of-the-Belt-and-Road-Initiative
okr.guid219761536948259167
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/30477
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b0861210db_1_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum30423218
okr.identifier.report129935
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/219761536948259167/pdf/129935-MTI-Discussion-Paper-4.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeEast Asia and Pacific
okr.region.countryChina
okr.topicTransport::Transport Economics Policy & Planning
okr.topicTransport::Roads & Highways
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Facilitation
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade and Transport
okr.unitGlobal Trade & Regional Integ (GMTRI)
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