Trade Facilitation for a More Inclusive and Connected Asia and Pacific Region: Progress and Way Forward

Abstract

Trade facilitation increases trade flows, lowers trade cost, and ultimately contributes to sustainable and inclusive growth. This publication, jointly prepared by the Asian Development Bank and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, provides an overview of assessments from the 2017 global survey on trade facilitation and paperless trade in the region. The progress and challenges in the regional and subregional trade facilitation efforts being made to streamline trade procedures are also presented.