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...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ....org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC Memb... ...ance in preparing this report and the Economic Committee, particularly its Friends of the Chair on Ease of Doing Business, for valuable comments and ... ...Starting a Business; 2) Getting Credit; 3) Enforcing Contracts; 4) Trading Across Borders; and 5) Dealing with Permits, with an interim 5 percent im... ...edit, well above the pro rata benchmark, and APEC’s performance in Trading Across Borders also improved, although below the pro rata benchmark. P... ... Business Dealing with Construction Permits Getting Credit Trading Across Borders Enforcing Contracts Overall Progress APEC 7.5 -0.8 5.6... ...ng activities. Champion economies by priority areas are: • Starting a Business: New Zealand and the United States • Dealing with Permits: Singapor... ... – Doing Business 8 In the same way, APEC reduced the time it takes to start a new business, as the average number of days went down significantl... ...m The Government of Brunei Darussalam introduced e-Registry, a system that uses new information technologies to simplify business start-up, intern...
...APEC Leaders in 2009 endorsed an APEC-wide improvement of 25 percent by 2015 in five key areas of doing business: 1) Starting a Business; 2) Getting Credit; 3) Enforcing Contracts; 4) Trading Across Borders; and 5) Dealing with Permits, with an interim 5 percent improvement by 20...
...ve Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... ...mons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC ... ... the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC Member Economies. Table of Contents i TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents .............. ............................................................. 42 ANNEX B: TRADING ACROSS BORDERS INDICATORS ..................... 43 ANNEX C: ESTIMATES... ........................................................................ 59 Table C. 13. New Zealand: Transaction costs on merchandise trade, 2006-2010,... .................................................................. 60 Table C. 14. Papua New Guinea: Transaction costs on merchandise trade, 2006-2010, ... ...relate to the data and the assumptions used to value transit time. The Trading across Borders data have limitations and some APEC economies have exp... ...rioritisation of its actions and measures; Continued use of the Trading across Borders data to estimate trade transaction costs; and Im... ...2010 report by the PSU to the CTI on that Assessment. As was the case previously, the new estimates are to be based on the time and cost indicators i...
...This report presents the estimates of trade transaction costs in APEC for each year from 2006 to 2010. The estimates are to form part of the Final Assessment of TFAP II and are to be based on the methodology and approach that was developed for the Interim Asse...
...1. Introduction -- 2. Economic Context For The Estimation Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 3. Estimates Of Trade Transaction Costs -- 4. Sensitivity Tests Of Critical Assumptions -- 5. Conclusions & Recommendations --...
... Facilitating Electronic Commerce in APEC: A Case Study of Electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) APEC Policy Support U... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ...would like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Belinda Chng, Carlos Kuriyama and Denis Hew of the APEC Policy Support Unit for their helpful comments. We are... ............................... 35 APPENDICES APPENDIX 1: World Bank Trading Across Borders Methodology ................................ 37 APPENDIX 2... ...orders Methodology ................................ 37 APPENDIX 2: Trading Across Borders - Chinese Taipei ............................................. ...ei ................................................ 39 APPENDIX 3: Trading Across Borders - Korea ...................................................... ...tralia; Brunei Darussalam; Canada; Hong Kong, China; Indonesia; Japan; Malaysia; New Zealand; Philippines; Singapore; Thailand; US are at the same... ...n economies that may adopt the e-CO more rapidly – namely the ASEAN-6, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, China, US, Canada, Hong Kong, China. Establ... ...2 to the importer. CO errors and of the monetary losses would be avoided with the new Global e-CO process. 9 The overall savings from the impleme...
...The aim of the study is to assess the contribution of the actions and measures of APEC‘s Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG) towards reducing trade transaction costs in the region through a case study of an Electronic Certifica...
... Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Progress APEC Policy Support Unit October 2011 ... ...tive Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ... would like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Carlos Kuriyama, Denis Hew and Azul Ogazón Gómez of the APEC Policy Support Unit for their helpful comments. W... .............................................. 59 ANNEX B: THE WORLD BANK’S TRADING ACROSS BORDERS SURVEY.................. 65 ANNEX C: ACTIONS ON CUST... ....................................... 18 Table 6 Comparison of World Bank Trading across Borders (WBTAB) and APEC data ...... 33 LIST OF BOXES Box 1... ...import or an export transaction between 2007 and 2009. Nevertheless, the Trading across Borders survey of the World Bank has revealed Trade Facilit... ...f the original Plan or which were no longer deemed to be appropriate, while adding some new actions and measures. Chapter 1: Background to the S... ...t recommended a series of modifications to the existing KPIs as well as the addition of new KPIs. Its recommendations were subsequently endorsed by ... ...res 8 Table 2 KPIs – Customs Procedures Sub-Area Proposed Actions & Measures New KPIs for Sub- Area Time Release Survey (TRS) for Goods ...
... and Measures on Customs Procedures were assessed from two distinctly different perspectives — the specific objective that was set for their sub-area of the Plan and their contribution to the overall goal for the Plan of a 5% cut in trade transaction costs....
...1. Background To The Study -- 2. Assessing The Actions & Measures On Customs Procedures -- 3. Time Release Survey Of Goods -- 4. Apec Framework Based On Wco Safe Framework -- 5. Simplification & Harmonization Of Customs Procedures -- 6. Paperless And/Or Automation Of Trade-Related Procedures -- 7. Findings, Conclusions And Recommendation...
...nancial Markets Stability in APEC Economies iii Acknowledgements The completion of the Report is attributed to the support of the officials of ... ...t is attributed to the support of the officials of the Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, and Republic of Indonesia, led by Dr. Andin Hadiyan... ...d Republic of Indonesia, led by Dr. Andin Hadiyanto, who is also the Project Overseer of FMP 02/2009. Our gratitude also goes to Mr. Yoopi Abimanyu, ... ...R also stated that cooperation and consistency in the policy field must extend across borders. Such framework is important to ensure that financial ... ...s, and still-fragile financial institutions. Moreover, the foundations supporting the new financial regulatory regime need to be put into place. The ... ...lic of Korea 48.9 1,007.1 20,591 Malaysia 28.3 238 8,423 Mexico 108.6 1,039.1 9,566 New Zealand 4.4 140.4 32,145 Papua New Guinea 6.5 9.7 1,488 P... ... 13 at US$ 5.9 trillion and US$ 5.5 trillion respectively. On the contrary, Papua New Guinea’s GDP was recorded at US$ 9.7 billion in 2010, the ... ...inflation bordering on due in part to high indebtedness in the household sector which borders on deflation. Contributing to Effort... ... direct investments. At the same time, United States invests its capital outside its borders taking a similar pattern as capital inflows with the ad...
...The purpose of this project is to contribute to ongoing efforts tailored toward promoting greater financial markets stability and integration in APEC economies, achieved by: 1) undertaking research to determine the conditions that foster...
... APEC’s Achievements in Trade Facilitation 2007-2010 Final Assessment of Second Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP II) APEC Policy ... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ...e Electronic Commerce Steering Group. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of APEC Memb... ...th the aggregate and sub-fora levels. Data from the World Bank’s Trading Across Borders indicators reveal that there has been a 5% reduction in to... ... 5% target over the TFAP II period. Therefore, the Interim Assessment developed new KPIs for each of the sub-fora to capture the transaction costs... ...ved by APEC economies over the TFAP II period. Using data from the Trading Across Borders component of the World Bank and International Finance Corp... ...ed to as “transformation costs” to underline this point. 19 The Trading Across Borders indicators take into account the number of documents, cost,... ... 24 Members with an AEO program include China; Japan; Korea; New Zealand; Singapore; Chinese Taipei; and United States. (Mexico... ...rmity assessment scheme, this reduces the need to retest products when they enter new markets. This reduction in compliance costs for exporters has ...
...i Situational Review of the APEC SME Logistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into... ...E Logistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into Chokepoint 3 of the 2009 Supply Chain Connectivity Framework Plan APEC C... ....org © 2011 APEC Secretariat APEC#211-CT-01.8 iii Contents List of Figures ________________________________________________________________... ..................... 10 FIGURE 9: PERCENTAGE OF APEC ECONOMIES IMPLEMENTING NEW LAWS OR POLICIES DIRECTED AT LOGISTICS SECTOR GROWTH IN THE LAST 3 YEA... ...e global supply chain, and has both brought upon increased challenges and new opportunities for the SME logistics service provider. This study looks... ... provider understanding, development and action to take advantage of these new opportunities. We discovered cross-border service capabilities to be... ...when we observe that “difficulty in setting up integrated services across borders” was listed as a significant barrier to trade by the highest perce... ...onomies Difficult to set up the integrated services partner chain cross borders Too costly to set up branches in other APEC economies Inefficien... ... Difficult to set up the integrat ed services partner chain cross borders Too costly to set up branche s in other APEC economi es Ine...
...This report provides a basic understanding of the logistics situation of local/regional logistics sub-providers in the APEC region, and summarizes the key growth issues these SME companies are facing. It also indicative of the evolving focus of APEC initiatives from r...