ESCWA Publication: E/ESCWA/GRID/2005/10
Country: Arab region
Publication Type: Reports & studies
Cluster: Shared Economic Prosperity
Focus Area: Financing for development, Trade & regional connectivity
Initiatives: Trade & industry statistics
SDGs: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Keywords: Arab countries, Trade agreements, Trade facilitation, Export procedures, Customs formalities, Administrative reform, International trade, Recommendations, Transport facilitation
Trade Facilitation with Reference to Selected Arab Countries
January 2005
This study aims at shedding light on the concept of trade facilitation, its importance, the challenges to be addressed, and the experiences of different countries in this regard to be used as lessons learned to benefit from and emulate. The study also reflects on the current negotiations of WTO in connection to the issue of trade facilitation, and provides an account of the suggested amendments put forth by ESCWA member countries to improve three articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, namely articles 5, 8 and 10.
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This study aims at shedding light on the concept of trade facilitation, its importance, the challenges to be addressed, and the experiences of different countries in this regard to be used as lessons learned to benefit from and emulate. The study also reflects on the current negotiations of WTO in connection to the issue of trade facilitation, and provides an account of the suggested amendments put forth by ESCWA member countries to improve three articles of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 1994, namely articles 5, 8 and 10.
