...i Situational Review of the APEC SME Logistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into... ...i Situational Review of the APEC SME Logistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into Ch... ...E Logistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into Chokepoint 3 of the 2009 Supply Chain Connectivity Framework Plan APEC C... ...ogistics Service Provider Preliminary Investigation into Chokepoint 3 of the 2009 Supply Chain Connectivity Framework Plan APEC Comm... ...eptember 2011 ii Prepared for the APEC Committee for Trade and Investment CTI 02/2011T Final Report Pr... ....org © 2011 APEC Secretariat APEC#211-CT-01.8 iii Contents List of Figures ________________________________________________________________... ...d Adaptation Capacity Building ____________ 30 2. Need for Improved Cross-economy Information Distribution __________________________ 31 iv 3. N... ..._________________________________________________________ 35 Part 1. APEC Economy Government & Regulatory Assessment _______________________________ ... ...ENTS FOR LOGISTICS COMPANIES IN RESPONDING ECONOMIES. AS REPORTED BY APEC ECONOMY GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION RESPONDENTS. ..................................

...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...

... Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures: Assessment of APEC’s Progress APEC Policy Support Unit October 2011 ... ...ia-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC#211-SE-01.10 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.... ...tive Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... ...opy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The authors would like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Carlos Kuri... ... 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... ...uld like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Carlos Kuriyama, Denis Hew and Azul Ogazón Gómez of the APEC Policy Support Unit for their helpful comments. We a... ...er-known successes have been in trade facilitation. Providing assistance to developing economy members in this endeavour has been an important part... ...dures 2 Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures 2 The CTI proposed that each economy should report on actions and measures it intends to ... ...e on Customs Procedures (SCCP) had asked each APEC member to provide the data for their economy in respect of each of the KPIs that are listed in Ta...

...This report, the Actions 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 P...

...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. Paper...

... for Greater Financial Markets Stability in APEC Economies iii Acknowledgements The completion of the Report is attributed to the support of th... ...nancial Markets Stability in APEC Economies iii Acknowledgements The completion of the Report is attributed to the support of the officials of ... ...ts The completion of the Report is attributed to the support of the officials of the Fiscal Policy Office, Ministry of Finance, and Republic 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... ...nistry of Finance, and Republic of Indonesia, led by Dr. Andin Hadiyanto, who is also the Project Overseer of FMP 02/2009. Our gratitude also goes to... ...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, ... ...n financial markets which follow developments in financial markets. Nonetheless, each economy is unique, which means that policies that are needed t... ...t policies that are needed to ensure financial stability may vary and differ from one economy to the other. There is little doubt that lessons le... ...egion. This implies that a shock triggered in the stock market composite index in one economy can influence stock market indices in the other economi...

...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...

...-Pacific Economic Cooperation APEC#211-SE-01.09 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 ... ...ve Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-... ...y of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and ... ...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 .............. .............................................................. 2 2. ECONOMIC CONTEXT FOR THE ESTIMATION OF TRADE TRANSACTION COSTS ....................... ... List of Tables iii LIST OF TABLES Table 2.1: Value of merchandise trade, by APEC economy, 2006 to 2010, US dollars, 2011 prices .................. ....................... 6 Table 2.2: Shipping container movements at major ports by APEC economy, twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), 2006 to 2010........ .......................................... 17 Table 3.4: Trade transaction costs by APEC economy, 2006 to 2010, 2006 trade volumes & values, 2011 price...

...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 th...

...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 --...

...C’s Ease of Doing Business – Interim Assessment A collaborative report between the APEC Economic Committee and the APEC Policy Support Unit AP... ....org Website: www.apec.org APEC#211-SE-01.15 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Sing... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ... this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The views expressed in this paper are those of the authors and do n... ....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 ... ... Phase 2: Technical experts conduct a diagnostic study, tailored to an individual economy’s priority area for improvement, and develop customized, pr... ...See http://www.doingbusiness.org/about-us 3 Hong Kong, China served as champion economy during Phase 1 only. 2 APEC’s Ease of Doing Business – In... ...co, Mr. Bruno Ferrari during his meeting with businessmen of Sonora). Ministry of Economy. 20 July 2010. Doing Business 2011. Chile. Making a Diffe...

...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...

This report is a collaborative effort between the APEC Economic Committee and the APEC Policy Support Unit.

... Facilitating Electronic Commerce in APEC: A Case Study of Electronic Certificate of Origin (e-CO) APEC Policy Support U... ...cific Economic Cooperation APEC#211-SE-01.14 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Sing... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ...e, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. *Consultants. The authors would like to thank Tammy L. Hredzak, Belinda Chng, Car... ...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... ...ld 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 al... ............................. 60 APPENDIX 10: Intra-APEC Trade Transaction CostS and Economy Contribution, 2010 ........................................... ... of the extrapolation are as follows: i. As the impact of e-CO adoption in each economy will vary due to structural differences between economies,... ...rent ports. ii. Reliable statistics on the ratio of exports or imports in each economy where the CO is required were unavailable at the time of w...

...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 C...

... APEC’s Achievements in Trade Facilitation 2007-2010 Final Assessment of Second Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP II) APEC Policy ... ...cific Economic Cooperation APEC#211-SE-01.08 This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Sing... ...ommons Attribution-NonCommercial- ShareAlike 3.0 Singapore License. To view a copy of this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-s... ... this license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/sg/. The APEC Policy Support Unit would like to express appreciation to ... ... for Economic and Social Research, and Alicia Say et al. We are also grateful for the valuable comments and support from the Committee on Trade and ... ...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... ...nary pressures around the world. The Global Financial Crisis affected the world economy in late 2008, leading to a decline in the availability of ... ...rade volumes had rebounded strongly following their collapse in 2009 as the world economy began to recover from a deep recession, returning to their... ...g the Global Financial Crisis, the process has been uneven and fragile. The world economy is now entering another challenging phase in which the reb...

...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 th...

...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 --...