Trade Facilitation Issues in South Asia

Historically, practitioners and policymakers have overlooked gender issues in the trade space; however, research in recent decades strongly suggests that trade is not gender neutral. Cross-border trade produces changes in employment and prices, and these changes have different effects on women and men. Moreover, because women and men do not have equal access to education, networks, transportation and productive resources, their ability to seize trade-related opportunities differs. General trade barriers, such as deficient infrastructure and cumbersome regulatory and documentary requirements, also have gender-differentiated impacts. Drawing from the global literature, this article proposes policy recommendations to expand the benefits of trade to women in South Asia. The recommendations range from strengthening female-dominated export sectors and implementing trade facilitation measures to increasing women’s access to training, productive resources, information, transportation and trade networks.

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Regional Integration In South Asia : What Role For Trade Facilitation ?

10.1596/1813-9450-4423 ◽

2007 ◽

Cited By ~ 9

Author(s):

John S. Wilson ◽

Tsunehiro Otsuki

Keyword(s):

South Asia ◽

Regional Integration ◽

Trade Facilitation

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Trade Facilitation in South Asia: Landlocked Countries’ Perspective

Trade Logistics in Landlocked and Resource Cursed Asian Countries ◽

10.1007/978-981-13-6814-1_4 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 71-93

Author(s):

Ramesh Chandra Paudel

Keyword(s):

South Asia ◽

Trade Facilitation

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Research the Impact of Trade Facilitation on Trade between Vietnam and ASEAN: Empirical Analysis Based on Commercial Gravity Model

VNU Journal of Science Economics and Business ◽

10.25073/2588-1108/vnueab.4205 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Cui Ri Ming ◽

Dao Van Day

Keyword(s):

South Asia ◽

Gravity Model ◽

Action Plan ◽

Trade Facilitation ◽

Working Paper ◽

Asean Member ◽

Asean Countries ◽

Twentieth Century Fund ◽

The Impact

The aim of this research is to calculate and measure the level of trade facilitation of ASEAN countries. The research selected 5 indicators of trade facilitation including infrastructure, customs environment, e-commerce, policies environment and financial environment to measure the degree of trade facilitation of ASEAN countries and use the Gravity model to empirically analyze the effect of trade facilitation ASEAN countries to trade between Vietnam - ASEAN. The study shows that trade facilitation profoundly affects Vietnam's export and import flow. Based on the analysis results, the paper has suggested some recommendations to boost Vietnam’s trade facilitation. Keywords Trade facilitation, trade, gravity model of trade, ASEAN References [1] Wilson J. S., Mann C. L., and Otsuki T., Trade Facilitation and Economic Development: A New Approach to Measuring the Impact [J]. World Bank Economic Review 2003, 17(3): 367-389. [2] T. Hertel, T. Mirza. 2009. "The Role of Trade Facilitation in South Asian Economic Integration.". Study on Intraregional Trade and Investment in South Asia. ADB. [3] Tạp chí kinh tế đối ngoại – Đại học ngoại thương. Thuận lợi hóa thương mại và hài hòa chính sách logistics tại các quốc gia Asean, tạp chí kinh tế đối ngoại -Đại học ngoại thương), Số 63 (03/2014).[4] Trịnh Thị Thu Hương, Phan Thị Thu Hiền. Hiệp định thuận lợi hóa thương mại WTO cơ hội và thách thức đối với Việt Nam, Tạp chí kinh tế đối ngoại - Đại học ngoại thương, Số 71 (03/2015).[5] H. Nordås, R. Piermartini. “Infrastructure and trade”. WTO Staff Working Paper ERSD, 2004.[6] J. Felipe, U. Kumar, “The Role of Trade Facilitation in Central Asia: A Gravity Model”. The Levy Institute Working Paper, No. 628, 2010. [7] C.N.Kumar. “Prospects of Regional Economic Cooperation in South Asia”. Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2012, 101-115. [8] APEC’s Trade Facilitation Action Plan: AMid-TermAssessment[R]. 2004[9] TINBERGEN J. Shaping the world economy: A suggestions for an international economic policy [M]. New Pork: The Twentieth Century Fund, 1962.[10] POYHONEN P.A., tentative model for the volume of trade between countries [J]. Weltwirtschatlliches Archiv, 1963, 90(1): 93100.[11] APEC. Assessing APEC Trade Liberalization and Facilitation: 1999 update[R], Economic Committee, Sigapore, 1999, 11.[12] Shepherd B, Wilson JS, Trade Facilitation in ASEAN Member Countries: Measuring progress and assessing priorities [J]. Social ScienceE lectronic Publishing, 2009, 20 (4) : 367-383.[13] Itakura, K. (2014). Impact of liberalization and improved connectivity and facilitation in ASEAN, Journal of Asian Economics, 35, 2-11.[14] APEC’s Trade Facilitation Action Plan: AMid-TermAssessment [R]. 2004.[15] Zhang Ya Bin. Thuận lợi hóa thương mại các nước thuộc vành đai con đường tơ lụa và tiềm năng thương mại của Trung Quốc. Tạp chí kinh tế Trung Quốc, 2016(5):112-122.[16] Ran Qi Zhao,Yang Dan Ping. Nghiên cứu thực chứng ảnh hưởng của thuận lợi hóa thương mại các nước EU đến thương mại Trung Quốc.Tạp chí kỹ thuật và quản lý, 2018(2): 33-40.[17] Gao Zhi Gang, Song Ya Dong. Ảnh hưởng của thuận lợi hóa thương mại các nước thuộc vành đai con đường đến thương mại Trung Quốc.Tạp chí khoa học xã hội Quý Châu, 2018 (7): 100-108.

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