World Bank s Contribution to Almaty Programme of Action

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1 High-Level Global Thematic Meeting on International Trade, Trade Facilitation and Aide for Trade, Almaty September 13-14, 2012 World Bank s Contribution to Almaty Programme of Action A presentation prepared by Jean-Francois Arvis and Cordula Rastogi Almaty September 14, 2012

2 World Bank-financed Almaty PoA activities 1. Bank-financed Investment Projects: IBRD and IDA 2. Technical assistance: the Trade Facilitation Facility and partnerships 3. Knowledge production and dissemination Key findings and lessons for the Almaty PoA Several publications available

3 Almaty PoA: World Bank Financing ( ) 3

4 Relevant World Bank-financed Corridor Projects CEMAC TTF (Douala Corridor) West Africa (Tema Ouaga) North-South Corridor Afghanistan (new tranche customs support), and Pakistan (national corridor) Kazakhstan (Western Europe-Western China transit corridor, customs support) Earlier projects: Beira, Mombasa corridors Other corridors (not LLDC related): Mashreq, Abidjan Lagos, Caucasus 4

5 Technical Assistance: Trade Facilitation Facility (TFF) Multi-donor trust fund ~ 40MUSD TRADE FACILITATION FACILITY Managed by the World Bank Support concrete improvements in TF systems Help reduce developing countries trade costs Emphasis on Africa/low-income countries Beneficiary ownership: request from countries REC

6 Area of Focus of the TFF Border management Trade Infrastructure Logistics services Improvement in border management in a broad sense: integration of customs, product standards, tax, rules of origin, etc. Improvement in the management of key trade related infrastructure, especially gateways and multimodal facilities Improvement of the quality/professionalism of private logistics services, through technical/economic regulation and capacity building Regional Regional trade facilitation including transit systems Indicators Action plan Performance monitoring and indicators: e.g., data on time, cost, and reliability along corridors Development and implementation of comprehensive action plan addressing all of the above

7 Global Support and Partnerships Support to the WTO TF negotiating group, Preparation of expanded assistance to address gaps on the ground. Global Facilitation Partnership Private Sector Partnerships: A4T facilitation with GEA (->IT) Private Investor in Africa (-> West Africa Corridors) Road Safety Partnerships. (-> East West Central Africa) World Bank, March

8 Knowledge Products and Dissemination The Cost of Being Landlocked (2010) Connecting Landlocked Developing Countries To Markets (2011) Lack of reliability and predictability of supply chains affect trade most, not just transportation costs Caused by fragmentation of institutions and procedures governing corridor transit not just border delays or poor infrastructure Review of institutions and policies related to trade and transport corridors and their implementation in developing and industrialized countries worldwide Focus on Transit Regime and Corridor Management 8

9 Key Reference on Trade Facilitation FORTHCOMING: Corridor Management Toolkit, Logistics Services 9

10 Global Data and Database Logistics Performance Index (LPI) May 2012 Regional briefs, LLDCs findings in book. Others: Doing business, ICAs Corridor data (under development in the corridor toolkit) Trucking services agreements database Port performance and revision of TRS Revision of the compendium of SSA legal instruments Research Department (DEC): Trade costs, services, impact of A4T

11 Thank you for your kind attention! Contacts: Jean-Francois Arvis, Lead Transport Economist, International Trade Department, Cordula Rastogi, Senior Transport Economist, Europe and Central Asia Region,