Trade facilitation and poverty reduction in Asia and the Pacific : a case study of a South Asian Economic Corridor

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2013-09

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ARTNeT, United Nations ESCAP

Abstract

Trade facilitation is aimed at ensuring the movement and clearance of goods across borders within the shortest time at the minimum cost. Reducing trade costs can have a profound impact on trade and therefore on poverty. Based on primary survey data, this study assesses the potential impact of trade facilitation on poverty reduction in the region falling under South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Corridor 1, which is one of the leading corridors in South Asia that handles a considerably good amount of overland trade between three major South Asian countries, namely, Bangladesh, India and Pakistan as well as global trade.

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POVERTY ALLEVIATION, TRADE BARRIERS, TRADE FACILITATION, ECONOMIC CORRIDOR, INDIA, BORDER TRAFFIC, CUSTOMS FORMALITIES, TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE, CORRUPTION, SURVEYS

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