Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor
This paper covers the following four key issues: (i) Palestinian trade against the background of global trade expansion; (ii) trade logistics and performance using Egyptian gateways; (iii) establishing the border terminal operations and transit pro...
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okr-10986-239872021-04-23T14:04:18Z Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor World Bank AIR AIR CARGO AIR FREIGHT AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFTS AIRLINES AIRPORT IN TERMS AIRPORT OPERATIONS AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ALTERNATE ROUTES ALTERNATIVE ROUTES BAGGAGE BERTHS BILATERAL TRADE BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS CARGO CAPACITY CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGOES CARGOS CHOICE OF TRANSPORTATION COLD STORAGE COMMODITY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONSTRUCTION CONSUMERS CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINERS COST OF TRANSPORT CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DELIVERIES DELIVERY OF GOODS DELIVERY SCHEDULES DELIVERY TIMES DIRECT FLIGHTS DOCKS DUTY EDGE ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS EXPORT EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTS FLIGHT FREE TRADE FREE TRANSIT FREIGHT OPERATIONS FREIGHT RATES GDP GOOD TRANSPORT HANDLING HUB INEFFICIENCY INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INVENTORIES LANE ROAD LANES LIABILITY LOADING LOCAL TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MIDDLE EAST MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT OPEN ECONOMIES PASSENGER PASSENGER AIRCRAFT PASSENGER TERMINAL PASSENGERS PRODUCTION COSTS RANGE REAL GDP ROAD ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD CORRIDORS ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTE ROUTES RUNWAY RUNWAYS SAFETY SEAPORTS SECURITY ISSUES SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COSTS SOUTH AMERICA STOCKS SUPPLY CHAINS TAP TAX TAX REVENUE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPERATURE CONTROL TERMINAL OPERATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICIES TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVEL TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL TIMES TRAVELERS TRIP TRUCKS TRUE VEHICLE WAGES WAREHOUSES This paper covers the following four key issues: (i) Palestinian trade against the background of global trade expansion; (ii) trade logistics and performance using Egyptian gateways; (iii) establishing the border terminal operations and transit protocols; and (iv) conclusions and next steps. The study point out that the success of the Rafah corridor is dependent on establishing practices and procedures which, while sensitive to legitimate security and economic concerns and minimizing risks, are appropriate and focused on facilitating efficient and reliable trade. It suggests that the development of the Rafah corridor take a phased approach beginning with specially arranged demonstration shipments to jump start operations and then expanding these activities as systems and procedures are instituted and improved. The report believes that using Rafah as a trade corridor to ship goods from Gaza to Egypt's efficient and privately managed container terminal at the entrance to the Suez Canal and to Cairo International Airport can provide competitive trade logistics in terms of performance and at a cost generally equivalent to or less than Israel's ports and airports. 2016-03-31T18:14:53Z 2016-03-31T18:14:53Z 2007-03-21 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8041676/potential-alternatives-palestinian-trade-developing-rafah-trade-corridor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23987 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Middle East and North Africa West Bank and Gaza |
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AIR AIR CARGO AIR FREIGHT AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFTS AIRLINES AIRPORT IN TERMS AIRPORT OPERATIONS AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ALTERNATE ROUTES ALTERNATIVE ROUTES BAGGAGE BERTHS BILATERAL TRADE BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS CARGO CAPACITY CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGOES CARGOS CHOICE OF TRANSPORTATION COLD STORAGE COMMODITY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONSTRUCTION CONSUMERS CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINERS COST OF TRANSPORT CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DELIVERIES DELIVERY OF GOODS DELIVERY SCHEDULES DELIVERY TIMES DIRECT FLIGHTS DOCKS DUTY EDGE ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS EXPORT EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTS FLIGHT FREE TRADE FREE TRANSIT FREIGHT OPERATIONS FREIGHT RATES GDP GOOD TRANSPORT HANDLING HUB INEFFICIENCY INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INVENTORIES LANE ROAD LANES LIABILITY LOADING LOCAL TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MIDDLE EAST MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT OPEN ECONOMIES PASSENGER PASSENGER AIRCRAFT PASSENGER TERMINAL PASSENGERS PRODUCTION COSTS RANGE REAL GDP ROAD ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD CORRIDORS ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTE ROUTES RUNWAY RUNWAYS SAFETY SEAPORTS SECURITY ISSUES SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COSTS SOUTH AMERICA STOCKS SUPPLY CHAINS TAP TAX TAX REVENUE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPERATURE CONTROL TERMINAL OPERATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICIES TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVEL TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL TIMES TRAVELERS TRIP TRUCKS TRUE VEHICLE WAGES WAREHOUSES |
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AIR AIR CARGO AIR FREIGHT AIRCRAFT AIRCRAFTS AIRLINES AIRPORT IN TERMS AIRPORT OPERATIONS AIRPORTS AIRWAYS ALTERNATE ROUTES ALTERNATIVE ROUTES BAGGAGE BERTHS BILATERAL TRADE BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS CARGO CAPACITY CARGO HANDLING CARGO HANDLING EQUIPMENT CARGOES CARGOS CHOICE OF TRANSPORTATION COLD STORAGE COMMODITY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONSTRUCTION CONSUMERS CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINERS COST OF TRANSPORT CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DELIVERIES DELIVERY OF GOODS DELIVERY SCHEDULES DELIVERY TIMES DIRECT FLIGHTS DOCKS DUTY EDGE ELECTRONIC CUSTOMS EXPORT EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORTS FLIGHT FREE TRADE FREE TRANSIT FREIGHT OPERATIONS FREIGHT RATES GDP GOOD TRANSPORT HANDLING HUB INEFFICIENCY INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT INVENTORIES LANE ROAD LANES LIABILITY LOADING LOCAL TRANSPORT MARKET ACCESS MIDDLE EAST MODE OF TRANSPORT MODES OF TRANSPORT OPEN ECONOMIES PASSENGER PASSENGER AIRCRAFT PASSENGER TERMINAL PASSENGERS PRODUCTION COSTS RANGE REAL GDP ROAD ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD CORRIDORS ROAD TRANSPORT ROUTE ROUTES RUNWAY RUNWAYS SAFETY SEAPORTS SECURITY ISSUES SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COSTS SOUTH AMERICA STOCKS SUPPLY CHAINS TAP TAX TAX REVENUE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TEMPERATURE CONTROL TERMINAL OPERATIONS TRADE BARRIERS TRADE FACILITATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICIES TRAFFIC TRAFFIC LEVEL TRANSIT TRANSIT CORRIDOR TRANSIT OPERATIONS TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSSHIPMENT TRAVEL TIMES TRAVELERS TRIP TRUCKS TRUE VEHICLE WAGES WAREHOUSES World Bank Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor |
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This paper covers the following four key
issues: (i) Palestinian trade against the background of
global trade expansion; (ii) trade logistics and performance
using Egyptian gateways; (iii) establishing the border
terminal operations and transit protocols; and (iv)
conclusions and next steps. The study point out that the
success of the Rafah corridor is dependent on establishing
practices and procedures which, while sensitive to
legitimate security and economic concerns and minimizing
risks, are appropriate and focused on facilitating efficient
and reliable trade. It suggests that the development of the
Rafah corridor take a phased approach beginning with
specially arranged demonstration shipments to jump start
operations and then expanding these activities as systems
and procedures are instituted and improved. The report
believes that using Rafah as a trade corridor to ship goods
from Gaza to Egypt's efficient and privately managed
container terminal at the entrance to the Suez Canal and to
Cairo International Airport can provide competitive trade
logistics in terms of performance and at a cost generally
equivalent to or less than Israel's ports and airports. |
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Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor |
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Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor |
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Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor |
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Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor |
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Potential Alternatives for Palestinian Trade : Developing the Rafah Trade Corridor |
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potential alternatives for palestinian trade : developing the rafah trade corridor |
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Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/03/8041676/potential-alternatives-palestinian-trade-developing-rafah-trade-corridor http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23987 |
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