Trade Facilitation for Global and Regional Value Chains in SACU

dc.creatorWorld Bank Group
dc.date2016-03-02T21:48:10Z
dc.date2016-03-02T21:48:10Z
dc.date2015-01
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:49:08Z
dc.descriptionIn this context, this note summarizes the findings of a recent World Bank, SACU Secretariat assessment of regional trade facilitation based on the Trade and Transport Facilitation Assessment (TTFA) methodology. The assessment looks at regional trade facilitation through the lens of value chains, with the objective to understand how the region’s trade and transport environment could be improved to facilitate more extensive and deeply integrated regional trade, linked to competitive participation in global value chains. The remainder of this note is structured as follows: section two provides a brief overview of regional trade and freight flows. This is followed in section three by a brief review of the trade and transport environment (including infrastructure and policy) across each SACU member state. Section four summarizes the findings of the detailed analysis, from a trade facilitation perspective, of the regional value chains in four key industry sectors: agro-processing; agro-processing; automotive; beef; and textiles/apparel. Section five then focuses on identifying potential solutions to three key trade and transport facilitation challenges identified through the value chain assessments. Finally, section six concludes.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/01/25840686/trade-facilitation-global-regional-value-chains-sacu-mapping-global-regional-value-chains-sacu-sector-level-overviews
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23831
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/23831
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/411477
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectRAIL INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTARIFFS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKET
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE CAPACITY
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SECTOR
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectAUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY
dc.subjectPASSENGERS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectVEHICLES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION COSTS
dc.subjectRAIL LINES
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectPRODUCERS
dc.subjectFREIGHT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectFINANCIAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectFARES
dc.subjectQUALITY OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectECONOMIC STRUCTURE
dc.subjectJOURNEY
dc.subjectINCENTIVES
dc.subjectCAPACITY BUILDING
dc.subjectTRAFFIC
dc.subjectTAX
dc.subjectBENCHMARKS
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectROUTES
dc.subjectDUMPING
dc.subjectTRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectSURPLUS LABOR
dc.subjectAVERAGE LOAD FACTOR
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESS
dc.subjectVEHICLE
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRANSPORT
dc.subjectROAD
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectCOSTS
dc.subjectLABOR COSTS
dc.subjectREGIONAL TRANSIT
dc.subjectNATURAL CAPITAL
dc.subjectTRANSPORT
dc.subjectFREIGHT FLOWS
dc.subjectOPTIONS
dc.subjectVEHICLE TYPES
dc.subjectFAILURES
dc.subjectQUOTAS
dc.subjectTRIPS
dc.subjectMARKETS
dc.subjectWTO
dc.subjectCARTEL
dc.subjectEFFICIENT TRANSPORT
dc.subjectRAIL ACCESS
dc.subjectTRADE POLICY
dc.subjectINVENTORY
dc.subjectROUTE
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectINFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
dc.subjectRESOURCES
dc.subjectTRANSPORT NETWORK
dc.subjectINITIATIVES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectTRANSPORT FACILITATION
dc.subjectRAIL CARS
dc.subjectDRIVING
dc.subjectCONGESTION
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectRAIL SERVICES
dc.subjectTRANSPORTATION
dc.subjectINSPECTION
dc.subjectTRANSIT
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectPOLICIES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectBORDER CROSSING
dc.subjectTRUCKS
dc.subjectVALUES
dc.subjectCARS
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectQUALITY STANDARDS
dc.subjectDEMAND
dc.subjectEFFICIENT VEHICLE
dc.subjectINEFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTS
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT SERVICES
dc.subjectTARIFF BARRIERS
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT
dc.subjectTRANSACTION COSTS
dc.subjectENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectRAILWAY
dc.subjectPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
dc.subjectTERMS OF TRADE
dc.subjectROADS
dc.subjectCROSSING
dc.subjectTRANSIT TRADE
dc.subjectFLEETS
dc.subjectROAD LINKS
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectRAILROAD
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectLAND
dc.subjectCOST OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectBORDER MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectINLAND TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectCOAL
dc.subjectHIGH TRANSPORT
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectRAIL
dc.subjectSUPPLY
dc.subjectTRIP
dc.subjectREVENUE
dc.subjectRISK MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT MARKETS
dc.subjectCOSTS OF TRANSPORT
dc.subjectPORT ACCESS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT IMPACTS
dc.subjectTRANSPORT COSTS
dc.subjectPROFITS
dc.subjectCOST SAVINGS
dc.subjectOUTCOMES
dc.subjectROAD TRANSPORT
dc.subjectSAFETY
dc.subjectADVERSE EFFECTS
dc.subjectMIDDLE INCOME COUNTRIES
dc.subjectFREIGHT
dc.subjectTRANSPORT OPERATIONS
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES
dc.titleTrade Facilitation for Global and Regional Value Chains in SACU
dc.typeReport
dc.typeRapport
dc.typeInforme

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