Collaborative Border Management : A New Approach to an Old Problem
Border clearance processes are among the most problematic links in the global supply chain and frequently undermine national competitiveness by increasing the cost of exports and reducing reliability of supply. As a result, securing meaningful refo...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2012
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/04/16207770/collaborative-border-management-new-approach-old-problem http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10044 |
| Summary: | Border clearance processes are among the
most problematic links in the global supply chain and
frequently undermine national competitiveness by increasing
the cost of exports and reducing reliability of supply. As a
result, securing meaningful reform of border management
procedures has become an important issue for the development
community. However, it remains an area where little
effective guidance is available to reformers and development
professionals. A recent publication released by the
International Trade Department of the World Bank was
developed in response to this need. The Border Management
Modernization Handbook (World Bank 2011) outlines a new and
more comprehensive reform and modernization agenda based on
the concept of collaborative border management (CBM). The
CBM concept shifts the focus beyond the traditional
customs-specific trade facilitation agenda to a new and more
comprehensive 'whole-of-government' approach to
reform that relies less on institution-specific reform and
more on a wider trade supply chain focused approach designed
to tackle the major barriers traders face when navigating
the frequently complex and opaque regulatory requirements
that governments impose on international trade. |
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