Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation?
The trade performance of countries in South Asia over the past two decades has been poor relative to other regions. Exports from South Asia have doubled over the past 20 years to approximately USD 100 billion. In contrast, East Asia's exports...
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AGRICULTURAL TRADE AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO EXPORTS BARRIERS TO TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL INITIATIVES BILATERAL TRADE BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CARGO CARGO DWELL TIME CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONGESTION CONSIGNMENT CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINERS COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES CUSTOMS FACILITIES CUSTOMS OFFICES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES CUSTOMS REGULATIONS CUSTOMS VALUATION DELIVERIES DEPOTS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRIVING DRIVING COSTS EAST EUROPE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF TRADE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPORT CLEARANCE EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT INDUSTRIES EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PERMITS EXPORT PRODUCTS EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT MOVEMENT FRICTIONAL COSTS GATT GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL TRADE GRAVITY MODEL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGHWAYS IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT DECLARATIONS IMPORT DUTY IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS INCOME CONVERGENCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURES INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADING INTERREGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LAND TRANSPORT LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LINER SHIPPING LOADING LOCAL ROADS LOGISTICS CHAIN LOGISTICS COSTS MACROECONOMIC POLICY MANUFACTURING MARITIME PORTS MARITIME TRANSPORT MIDDLE EAST MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NORTH AFRICA OPEN MARKETS POLICE POLLUTION PORT AUTHORITIES PORT FACILITIES PORTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PROCESS OF MODERNIZATION QUALITY ASSURANCE RAIL RAIL NETWORK RAILWAY RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RATES OF PROTECTION REGIONAL INTEGRATION RETAIL TRADE ROAD ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD NETWORK ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SEAPORTS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING COSTS SHIPPING ROUTES SHIPS SOUTH ASIAN SRI_LANKA SUPPLY CHAINS TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF DATA TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TRADE AGENDA TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE ARRANGEMENTS TRADE BARRIER TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CLASSIFICATION TRADE COSTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE EFFECT TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY AGENDA TRADE REGULATIONS TRADE VOLUME TRADE VOLUMES TRAFFIC TRAILS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSSHIPMENT TRUCKS VALUE OF TRADE VEHICLE VEHICLES VESSELS WAREHOUSING WELFARE IMPACTS WELFARE LOSS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION |
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AGRICULTURAL TRADE AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO EXPORTS BARRIERS TO TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL INITIATIVES BILATERAL TRADE BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CARGO CARGO DWELL TIME CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONGESTION CONSIGNMENT CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINERS COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES CUSTOMS FACILITIES CUSTOMS OFFICES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES CUSTOMS REGULATIONS CUSTOMS VALUATION DELIVERIES DEPOTS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRIVING DRIVING COSTS EAST EUROPE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF TRADE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPORT CLEARANCE EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT INDUSTRIES EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PERMITS EXPORT PRODUCTS EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT MOVEMENT FRICTIONAL COSTS GATT GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL TRADE GRAVITY MODEL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGHWAYS IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT DECLARATIONS IMPORT DUTY IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS INCOME CONVERGENCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURES INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADING INTERREGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LAND TRANSPORT LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LINER SHIPPING LOADING LOCAL ROADS LOGISTICS CHAIN LOGISTICS COSTS MACROECONOMIC POLICY MANUFACTURING MARITIME PORTS MARITIME TRANSPORT MIDDLE EAST MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NORTH AFRICA OPEN MARKETS POLICE POLLUTION PORT AUTHORITIES PORT FACILITIES PORTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PROCESS OF MODERNIZATION QUALITY ASSURANCE RAIL RAIL NETWORK RAILWAY RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RATES OF PROTECTION REGIONAL INTEGRATION RETAIL TRADE ROAD ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD NETWORK ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SEAPORTS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING COSTS SHIPPING ROUTES SHIPS SOUTH ASIAN SRI_LANKA SUPPLY CHAINS TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF DATA TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TRADE AGENDA TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE ARRANGEMENTS TRADE BARRIER TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CLASSIFICATION TRADE COSTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE EFFECT TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY AGENDA TRADE REGULATIONS TRADE VOLUME TRADE VOLUMES TRAFFIC TRAILS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSSHIPMENT TRUCKS VALUE OF TRADE VEHICLE VEHICLES VESSELS WAREHOUSING WELFARE IMPACTS WELFARE LOSS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION Wilson, John S. Otsuki, Tsunehiro Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation? |
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The trade performance of countries in
South Asia over the past two decades has been poor relative
to other regions. Exports from South Asia have doubled over
the past 20 years to approximately USD 100 billion. In
contrast, East Asia's exports grew ten times over the
same period. The low level of intraregional trade has
contributed to weak export performance in South Asia. The
empirical analysis in this paper demonstrates gains to trade
in the region from reform and capacity building in trade
facilitation at the regional level. When considering
intraregional trade, if countries in South Asia raise
capacity halfway to East Asia's average, trade is
estimated to rise by USD 2.6 billion. This is approximately
60 percent of the total intraregional trade in South Asia.
Countries in the region also have a stake in the success of
efforts to promote capacity building outside its borders.
If South Asia and the rest of the world were to raise their
levels of trade facilitation halfway to the East Asian
average, the gains to the region would be estimated at USD
36 billion. Out of those gains, about 87 percent of the
total would be generated from South Asia's own efforts
(leaving the rest of the world unchanged). In summary, we
find that the South Asian region's expansion of trade
can be substantially advanced with programs of concrete
action to address barriers to trade facilitation to advance
regional goals. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Wilson, John S. Otsuki, Tsunehiro |
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Wilson, John S. Otsuki, Tsunehiro |
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Wilson, John S. |
| title |
Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation? |
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Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation? |
| title_full |
Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation? |
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Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation? |
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Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation? |
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regional integration in south asia : what role for trade facilitation? |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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okr-10986-76082021-04-23T14:02:34Z Regional Integration in South Asia : What Role for Trade Facilitation? Wilson, John S. Otsuki, Tsunehiro AGRICULTURAL TRADE AIR AIR TRANSPORT AIRPORT AVERAGE TARIFF BARRIERS TO EXPORTS BARRIERS TO TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE BENEFITS OF TRADE FACILITATION BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILATERAL INITIATIVES BILATERAL TRADE BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BORDER TRADE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT CARGO CARGO DWELL TIME CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE COMMODITIES COMMODITY CONGESTION CONSIGNMENT CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINERS COSTS OF TRANSPORTATION CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS ADMINISTRATION CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS CLEARANCE PROCEDURES CUSTOMS FACILITIES CUSTOMS OFFICES CUSTOMS PROCEDURES CUSTOMS REGULATIONS CUSTOMS VALUATION DELIVERIES DEPOTS DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DRIVING DRIVING COSTS EAST EUROPE ECONOMIC INTEGRATION ELASTICITIES ELASTICITY ELASTICITY OF TRADE ENVIRONMENTAL REGULATIONS EXPORT CLEARANCE EXPORT GROWTH EXPORT INDUSTRIES EXPORT PERFORMANCE EXPORT PERMITS EXPORT PRODUCTS EXPORTERS EXPORTS EXTERNAL SHOCKS FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN TRADE FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AGREEMENT FREE TRADE AGREEMENTS FREE TRADE AREA FREIGHT FREIGHT FLOWS FREIGHT MOVEMENT FRICTIONAL COSTS GATT GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM MODEL GEOGRAPHIC PROXIMITY GLOBAL COMPETITIVENESS GLOBAL TRADE GRAVITY MODEL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HIGHWAYS IMPACT OF TRADE IMPORT BARRIERS IMPORT DECLARATIONS IMPORT DUTY IMPORT PRICES IMPORTS INCOME CONVERGENCE INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURES INLAND TRANSPORT INLAND WATERWAYS INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS INTERNATIONAL FINANCE INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRADING INTERREGIONAL TRADE INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVENTORY LAND TRANSPORT LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LINER SHIPPING LOADING LOCAL ROADS LOGISTICS CHAIN LOGISTICS COSTS MACROECONOMIC POLICY MANUFACTURING MARITIME PORTS MARITIME TRANSPORT MIDDLE EAST MULTIMODAL TRANSPORT NORTH AFRICA OPEN MARKETS POLICE POLLUTION PORT AUTHORITIES PORT FACILITIES PORTS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PREFERENTIAL TRADE ARRANGEMENTS PROCESS OF MODERNIZATION QUALITY ASSURANCE RAIL RAIL NETWORK RAILWAY RAILWAY NETWORKS RAILWAY SECTOR RAILWAY SYSTEM RAILWAYS RATES OF PROTECTION REGIONAL INTEGRATION RETAIL TRADE ROAD ROAD CONNECTIONS ROAD NETWORK ROAD SECTOR ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROLLING STOCK ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SAFETY STANDARDS SEAPORTS SHIPMENTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING COMPANIES SHIPPING COSTS SHIPPING ROUTES SHIPS SOUTH ASIAN SRI_LANKA SUPPLY CHAINS TARIFF BARRIERS TARIFF DATA TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATES TECHNICAL BARRIERS TECHNICAL REGULATIONS TRADE AGENDA TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE ARRANGEMENTS TRADE BARRIER TRADE BARRIERS TRADE CLASSIFICATION TRADE COSTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE EFFECT TRADE EXPANSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE INTEGRATION TRADE LIBERALIZATION TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE PATTERN TRADE PERFORMANCE TRADE POLICIES TRADE POLICY TRADE POLICY AGENDA TRADE REGULATIONS TRADE VOLUME TRADE VOLUMES TRAFFIC TRAILS TRANSIT TRANSPARENCY TRANSPORT TRANSPORT ACTIVITIES TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSSHIPMENT TRUCKS VALUE OF TRADE VEHICLE VEHICLES VESSELS WAREHOUSING WELFARE IMPACTS WELFARE LOSS WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION The trade performance of countries in South Asia over the past two decades has been poor relative to other regions. Exports from South Asia have doubled over the past 20 years to approximately USD 100 billion. In contrast, East Asia's exports grew ten times over the same period. The low level of intraregional trade has contributed to weak export performance in South Asia. The empirical analysis in this paper demonstrates gains to trade in the region from reform and capacity building in trade facilitation at the regional level. When considering intraregional trade, if countries in South Asia raise capacity halfway to East Asia's average, trade is estimated to rise by USD 2.6 billion. This is approximately 60 percent of the total intraregional trade in South Asia. Countries in the region also have a stake in the success of efforts to promote capacity building outside its borders. If South Asia and the rest of the world were to raise their levels of trade facilitation halfway to the East Asian average, the gains to the region would be estimated at USD 36 billion. Out of those gains, about 87 percent of the total would be generated from South Asia's own efforts (leaving the rest of the world unchanged). In summary, we find that the South Asian region's expansion of trade can be substantially advanced with programs of concrete action to address barriers to trade facilitation to advance regional goals. 2012-06-08T21:38:51Z 2012-06-08T21:38:51Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/8823011/regional-integration-south-asia-role-trade-facilitation http://hdl.handle.net/10986/7608 English Policy Research Working Paper; No. 4423 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research South Asia |