Trade and Transport Facilitation in South Asia : Systems in Transition, Volume 1. Summary and Main Report

Over the past few decades, the World trading system has become increasingly more open. Tariff rates have been reduced and quantitative restrictions (quotas) have been progressively eliminated, e.g. the Multi-Fiber Agreement (MFA). Most countries ha...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO THE SEA AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS AIR AIR FREIGHT AIR TRANSPORT ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY AUTOMOTIVE SECTOR AVIATION POLICY BERTH BERTHS BILATERAL AGREEMENT BILLS OF LADING BORDER CROSSING BORDER CROSSINGS BULK CARGO CABOTAGE CARGO DWELL TIME CARGO HANDLING CARGO INSURANCE CFS CIF COMMODITIES COMMODITY COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE CONGESTION CONSIGNMENT CONSUMER PROTECTION CONTAINER CARGO CONTAINER FACILITIES CONTAINER FREIGHT STATIONS CONTAINER HANDLING CONTAINER SERVICES CONTAINER SHIPPING CONTAINER TERMINAL CONTAINER TERMINALS CONTAINER TRAFFIC CONTAINER VESSELS CONTAINERS COSTS OF TRANSPORT CROSSING CUSTOMS CUSTOMS BROKERS CUSTOMS CLEARANCE CUSTOMS INSPECTORS CUSTOMS OFFICERS CUSTOMS PROCEDURES DEADWEIGHT DEBT SERVICING DELIVERIES DELIVERY SCHEDULES DELIVERY TIMES DEVELOPED COUNTRIES DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DIRECT DELIVERY DISTRIBUTION SECTOR DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS DOMESTIC PRODUCERS DOMESTIC PRODUCTION DUTY DRAWBACK DUTY EXEMPTION SCHEME DWT ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES EXPORT CLEARANCE EXPORT DOCUMENTATION EXPORT PRODUCTION EXPORT PROMOTION EXPORTS EXPRESS DELIVERY COMPANIES EXTERNAL TRADE FLEETS FOREIGN TRADE FOREIGN VESSELS FREE TRADE FREE TRADE AREA FREIGHT FREIGHT FORWARDING FREIGHT MARKET FREIGHT SECTOR FREIGHT SERVICE FREIGHT SERVICES FREIGHT STATION FREIGHT SYSTEMS FREIGHT TRAFFIC FREIGHT TRANSPORT FREIGHT VEHICLE FREIGHT VEHICLES FREIGHTERS GLOBAL ECONOMY GLOBAL MARKETS GLOBAL TRADE HAULING HIGH DUTIES HIGHWAY HIGHWAY AUTHORITY HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION HIGHWAY NETWORK HIGHWAY NETWORKS HIGHWAYS IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IMPORTING COUNTRY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT INLAND TRANSPORT INSPECTION INTERNATIONAL GATEWAYS INTERNATIONAL LEVELS INTERNATIONAL NORMS INTERNATIONAL RAIL INTERNATIONAL TRADE INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT INTRAREGIONAL TRADE INVENTORY INVENTORY CONTROL INVENTORY MANAGEMENT JOINT VENTURE LAND TRANSPORT LANDLOCKED COUNTRIES LINER SHIPPING LOADING LOGISTICS COSTS LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT LOGISTICS REQUIREMENTS MANUFACTURING MARKET SHARE MODERN TRANSPORT MOST FAVORED NATION NATIONAL AIRLINES NON-TARIFF BARRIERS OCEAN FREIGHT OPEN SKIES OUTSOURCING PASSENGER SERVICES PASSENGER TRAINS PASSENGERS POLICY RESEARCH PORT CHARGES PORT FACILITIES PORT SERVICES PORTS POTENTIAL BENEFITS PREFERENTIAL TRADE PUBLIC DOMAIN QUANTITATIVE RESTRICTIONS RAIL RAIL CORRIDOR RAIL FREIGHT RAIL SAFETY RAIL SECTOR RAIL SERVICES RAIL TRACK RAIL TRANSIT RAIL TRANSPORT RAILWAY RAILWAYS RAPID TRANSPORT REBATES REGIONAL ECONOMIES REGIONAL INTEGRATION REGIONAL TRADE REGIONAL TRANSIT ROAD ROAD DAMAGE ROAD FREIGHT RATES ROAD TRANSPORT ROADS ROUTE ROUTES SAFETY SEAPORTS SHIPPERS SHIPPING SHIPPING CONFERENCES SHIPPING RATES SPEEDS SPOT MARKET SUPPLY CHAINS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT TARIFF LEVELS TARIFF RATE TARIFF RATE QUOTA TAX TERMINAL FACILITIES TONNAGE TRACK CAPACITY TRADE AGREEMENTS TRADE DIVERSION TRADE FACILITATION TRADE FLOWS TRADE LOGISTICS TRADE POLICIES TRADE REGULATIONS TRADE RESTRICTIONS TRADE SYSTEM TRADE SYSTEMS TRADE VOLUME TRAFFIC TRAIN CONTROL TRAINS TRANSIT TRANSIT FACILITIES TRANSIT SYSTEM TRANSIT SYSTEMS TRANSIT TIMES TRANSIT TRADE TRANSPORT TRANSPORT AGREEMENT TRANSPORT AGREEMENTS TRANSPORT CAPACITY TRANSPORT CORRIDORS TRANSPORT COSTS TRANSPORT FACILITATION TRANSPORT INDUSTRY TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORT SECTOR TRANSPORT SERVICE TRANSPORT SERVICE PROVIDERS TRANSPORT SERVICES TRANSPORT SYSTEM TRANSPORT SYSTEMS TRANSPORT · RAILWAYS TRANSSHIPMENT TRUCK TRANSPORT TRUCKS VEHICLE VEHICLE INSURANCE VEHICLE MOVEMENT VESSELS WAREHOUSING WORLD MARKET WORLD TRADE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION WORLD TRADING SYSTEM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2008/06/9748929/trade-transport-facilitation-south-asia-systems-transition-vol-1-2-summary-main-report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/19480