Ghana Leads West Africa in Transit Reform

Ghana Leads West Africa in Transit Reform

Cumbersome transit and customs procedures hinder trade and economic development. Ghana has modified several features of its transit system as part of efforts to improve road-based trade in West Africa. Since 2006 the country's transit reforms...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Wulf, Luc De
Format:	Brief
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	AIM ANTICOMPETITIVE PRACTICES BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER POST CARGO COMPETITIVE MARKETS CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATIONS CUSTOMS AUTHORITIES CUSTOMS DECLARATION CUSTOMS DEPARTMENT CUSTOMS DEPARTMENTS CUSTOMS MODERNIZATION CUSTOMS OFFICERS CUSTOMS POSTS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES CUSTOMS SERVICE DUTIES ECONOMIC COMMUNITY ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IMPORT DUTIES INVESTMENT CLIMATE JOURNEYS LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LEGAL FRAMEWORK LIFTING MONETARY UNION NATIONAL TRANSPORT NEIGHBORING COUNTRIES NONTARIFF BARRIERS PARTNER COUNTRIES PORT FACILITIES REGIONAL REFORMS REGIONAL TRANSIT ROAD ROAD TRANSPORT SAFETY SHIPMENTS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE PARTNERS TRADE REFORM TRADING PARTNERS TRAFFIC TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS TRANSIT IMPROVEMENTS TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSIT OPERATORS TRANSIT SYSTEM TRANSIT TIMES TRANSIT TRADE TRANSIT VEHICLE TRANSIT VEHICLES TRANSITION ECONOMIES TRANSPONDERS TRANSPORT TRANSPORT AUTHORITIES TRANSPORT CONTAINERS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT OPERATORS TRANSPORT SECTOR TRUCKS VEHICLE VEHICLES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2010/04/13414268/ghana-leads-west-africa-transit-reform http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10500

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Summary:	Cumbersome transit and customs procedures hinder trade and economic development. Ghana has modified several features of its transit system as part of efforts to improve road-based trade in West Africa. Since 2006 the country's transit reforms have cut the time to process and transport goods crossing the country from five to three days, significantly lowering transport costs. Applying lessons from Ghana could catalyze broader transit reforms in West Africa and other developing regions.