Trade and Investment Division
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

 
Trade Facilitation Beyond the Multilateral Trade Negotiations:
Regional Practices, Customs Valuation and Other Emerging Issues
(ST/ESCAP/2466)


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Preface
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Trade facilitation beyond the Doha round of negotiations
Yann Duval

A comparative analysis of trade facilitation in selected regional
and bilateral trade agreements and initiatives
Patrick Wille and Jim Redden

Trade facilitation measures in South Asian FTAs: An overview
of initiatives and policy approaches
Sachin Chaturvedi

Rules of origin in emerging Asia-Pacific preferential trade
agreements: Will PTAs promote trade and development?
William E. James

Customs valuation in India: Identifying trade facilitation-related
concerns
Sachin Chaturvedi

Implementation of the WTO Customs Valuation Agreement in
Nepal: An ex ante impact assessment
Pushpa Raj Rajkamikar

Trade facilitation and customs valuation in Fiji: A comparative
analysis of needs and priorities
Biman Chand Prasad

Relationship between liberalization in the logistics sector and
trade facilitation
Dariel De Sousa and Christopher Findlay

Impact of trade costs on trade: Empirical evidence from Asian
countries
Prabir De

Prioritizing Trade Facilitation Measures: A note
Florian A. Alburo

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Last updated: 9 January 2008