Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia
Although 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 re...
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okr-10986-112662021-04-23T14:02:54Z Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia Alavi, Hamid AIM CARGO CARGO HANDLING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DOCUMENTS FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL TRADE MANIFESTS MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA PORTS QUALITY ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SAVINGS SHIPPING SHIPPING AGENTS STORAGE CHARGES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRUCKS Although 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. 2012-08-13T14:36:27Z 2012-08-13T14:36:27Z 2004-07 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/07/5178278/good-practice-trade-facilitation-lessons-tunisia http://hdl.handle.net/10986/11266 English PREM Notes; No. 89 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research |
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AIM CARGO CARGO HANDLING COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY CUSTOMS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE DOCUMENTS FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDERS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INTERNATIONAL TRADE MANIFESTS MIDDLE EAST NORTH AFRICA PORTS QUALITY ASSURANCE RISK MANAGEMENT SAVINGS SHIPPING SHIPPING AGENTS STORAGE CHARGES TELECOMMUNICATIONS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRUCKS Alavi, Hamid Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia |
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Although 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. |
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Alavi, Hamid |
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Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia |
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Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia |
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Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia |
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Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia |
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Good Practice in Trade Facilitation : Lessons from Tunisia |
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good practice in trade facilitation : lessons from tunisia |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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