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Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries

Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries. Jan.Hoffmann@UNCTAD.org, Geneva, October 2013. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries.

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Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries

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  1. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries Jan.Hoffmann@UNCTAD.org, Geneva, October 2013

  2. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries • TF more important for consumers today • Some key TF measures • TF and development • TF implementation plans

  3. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries • TF more important for consumers today • Some key TF measures • TF and development • TF implementation plans

  4. We are all consumers of goods and services

  5. Introducing containerizationleads to more trade 18 May 2013 (Bernhofen et al, 2013)

  6. Within Logistics expenditure …inventory holding decreases, and Transport expenditure increases CSCM – State of Logistics Report various issues. Data for United States

  7. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries • TF more important for consumers today • Some key TF measures • TF and development • TF implementation plans

  8. Risk Assessment

  9. Internet Publication

  10. Transit

  11. Electronic payments

  12. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries • TF more important for consumers today • Some key TF measures • TF and development • TF implementation plans

  13. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  14. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  15. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  16. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  17. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  18. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  19. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  20. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  21. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  22. Beyond trade policies… Trade Facilitation is good for development Trade Facilitation reforms help to … • formalize trade, • save time and frustrations, • improve governance, • empower women entrepreneurs, • strengthen regional integration, • modernize public administrations, • foster IT capacities, and • increase revenue collection.

  23. DevelopingICTs The introduction of ICTs by Customs encourages SMEs to also connect to the internet

  24. Developing e-commerce Reforms of legal regimes that facilitate the use of electronic documents help modernize other business practices

  25. Developing Transit A framework for bank guarantees for transit trade helps improve the financial system

  26. Developing trust Increased transparency is good for good governance in general

  27. Developing Single Windows A single window experience for trade may help to introduce single windows elsewhere

  28. More income to finance trade facilitation -> Better trade facilitation -> More Trade -> More income to finance trade facilitation

  29. Better services -> More trade -> More income to finance infrastructure -> Better services

  30. Lower Trade Costs -> More trade -> Economies of scale -> Lower Trade Costs

  31. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries • TF more important for consumers today • Some key TF measures • TF and development • TF implementation plans

  32. UNCTAD Trade Facilitation Implementation Plans • 26 countries so far • in 2012-2013 • LDCs and DCs; LLDCs, transit, and SIDs; LAC, Africa, and Asia • In collaboration with other Annex D

  33. Outcomes • National TF implementation plan

  34. Outcomes • National TF implementation plan • Strengthened nationalcapacity and nationaltrade facilitation committee

  35. Least implemented measures • Publication/Availability of Information (Art. 1) • Advance Ruling (Article 3), • Border Agency Cooperation (Article 9) • Prior Publication and Consultation (Article 2) • Customs Cooperation (Article 12)

  36. Trade Facilitation and Development: Addressing Consumer and SME Interests and Concerns in Developing Countries Jan.Hoffmann@UNCTAD.org, Geneva, October 2013

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