Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains

One of the most challenging experiences for businesses involved in cross bordertrade along Kenya’s border points is the clearance of imports and exports. Until 2015, the process of clearing cargo was largely manual. More than 29 different governmen...

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Main Authors:	Sichilima, Mupelwa, Gikonyo, Aknyi
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	global value chains cross-border trade cargo clearance customs clearance ICT trade facilitation
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/731921488784468208/Opening-opportunities-Kenya-s-electronic-single-window-connects-East-Africa-to-global-value-chains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26287

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spelling	okr-10986-262872021-05-25T10:54:44Z Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains Sichilima, Mupelwa Gikonyo, Aknyi global value chains cross-border trade cargo clearance customs clearance ICT trade facilitation One of the most challenging experiences for businesses involved in cross bordertrade along Kenya’s border points is the clearance of imports and exports. Until 2015, the process of clearing cargo was largely manual. More than 29 different government agencies with different roles in the clearance of international trade goods required businesses to apply for and submit different sets of cargo clearance documents. The World Bank Group’s trade and competitiveness team, through the Kenya investment climate program, has supported the government of Kenya in implementing the Kenya National Electronic Single Window System, also known as the Kenya TradeNet System. This smart lesson describes the system, how it works, its accomplishments, and lessons learned along the way. 2017-03-16T19:30:20Z 2017-03-16T19:30:20Z 2017-02 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/731921488784468208/Opening-opportunities-Kenya-s-electronic-single-window-connects-East-Africa-to-global-value-chains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26287 English en_US IFC SmartLessons; CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo International Finance Corporation International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Kenya
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description	One of the most challenging experiences for businesses involved in cross bordertrade along Kenya’s border points is the clearance of imports and exports. Until 2015, the process of clearing cargo was largely manual. More than 29 different government agencies with different roles in the clearance of international trade goods required businesses to apply for and submit different sets of cargo clearance documents. The World Bank Group’s trade and competitiveness team, through the Kenya investment climate program, has supported the government of Kenya in implementing the Kenya National Electronic Single Window System, also known as the Kenya TradeNet System. This smart lesson describes the system, how it works, its accomplishments, and lessons learned along the way.
format	Brief
author	Sichilima, Mupelwa Gikonyo, Aknyi
author_facet	Sichilima, Mupelwa Gikonyo, Aknyi
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title	Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains
title_short	Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains
title_full	Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains
title_fullStr	Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains
title_full_unstemmed	Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains
title_sort	opening opportunities : kenya’s electronic single window connects east africa to global value chains
publisher	International Finance Corporation, Washington, DC
publishDate	2017
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/731921488784468208/Opening-opportunities-Kenya-s-electronic-single-window-connects-East-Africa-to-global-value-chains http://hdl.handle.net/10986/26287
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Opening Opportunities : Kenya’s Electronic Single Window Connects East Africa to Global Value Chains

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