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Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia

dc.contributor.authorAlavi, Hamid
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T14:36:27Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T14:36:27Z
dc.date.issued2004-07
dc.description.abstractAlthough trade liberalization can create jobs and raise incomes, these benefits can easily be undermined if trade transactions involve excessive costs and delays-reducing a country's export competitiveness. Trade facilitation efforts aim to reduce such costs and delays by simplifying trade procedures and document flows, modernizing customs and port systems, promoting quality and safety standards, and improving trade logistics. In recent years several countries have used information and communications technology to achieve one or more of these goals. Tunisia provides a good example of stakeholders coming together to simplify trade procedures and automate documentation and customs requirements. In fact, it is the first country in the Middle East and North Africa that has succeeded in applying information and communications technology to the entire range of trade documents. When other countries in the region (such as Morocco) have used such technology, they have focused on customs and ports, overlooking other practices and procedures that impose transactions costs on trade activities. This note summarizes the context and challenges, key initiatives, impact, and success factors of Tunisia's efforts.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/07/5178278/good-practice-trade-facilitation-lessons-tunisia
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/11266
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPREM Notes; No. 89
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectAIM
dc.subjectCARGO
dc.subjectCARGO HANDLING
dc.subjectCOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCUSTOMS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS BROKERS
dc.subjectCUSTOMS CLEARANCE
dc.subjectDOCUMENTS
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectFREIGHT FORWARDERS
dc.subjectINFORMATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectMANIFESTS
dc.subjectMIDDLE EAST
dc.subjectNORTH AFRICA
dc.subjectPORTS
dc.subjectQUALITY ASSURANCE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectSAVINGS
dc.subjectSHIPPING
dc.subjectSHIPPING AGENTS
dc.subjectSTORAGE CHARGES
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATION
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADE LOGISTICS
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.titleGood Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisiaen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaJobs
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/07/5178278/good-practice-trade-facilitation-lessons-tunisia
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeTrade and Competitiveness
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000090341_20041015152126
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum5178278
okr.identifier.report30203
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okr.topicTransport and Trade Logistics
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Policy
okr.topicInternational Economics and Trade::Trade Facilitation
okr.topicIndustry::Common Carriers Industry
okr.topicEnvironmental Economics and Policies
okr.topicEnvironment
okr.topicTransport
okr.unitOffice of VP & Head of Network (PRMVP)
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