........................................................................ i EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................................. .............................................................................. 16 4. SUMMARY OF E-CO SURVEY RESULTS ....................................... .................................................................. 29 Executive Summary iii EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The aim of the study is to asse... ...ucts - and subjected to the customs practices of different ports. ii. Reliable statistics on the ratio of exports or imports in each economy where... ... information gathered through informal interviews held with government Executive Summary v representatives in the APEC region. As indicated, sens... ...ents is estimated based on the value of exports and imports and related container statistics. Air cargo is not considered in the calculation of trad... ... projects. It would be useful for APEC economies to consider collecting reliable statistics on the ratio of exports and imports in economies where ... ...nder Project Update and Way Forward (APEC 2011). This article provides a useful summary of the e-CO project between Chinese Taipei and Korea and i... ...nd Implications. (Noor 2010). This presentation provides useful background and statistics on the electronic exchange of CEPT Form D (now ATIGA Fo...

...ing to Efforts for Greater Financial Markets Stability in APEC Economies iv Executive Summary One of APEC’s key areas of cooperation is to provide... ...ts for Greater Financial Markets Stability in APEC Economies vi Contents Executive Summary iii I. Background ……………..…………………...…………………………………….... ...vities…………………………………………………... 49 3.11 Pension Fund……………………………………………………………………. 49 3.12 Summary of Indonesia’s Response to the Global Financial Crisis…... ...87 3.23 The Prevailing Financial Institution Regulations in the US…………………….. 94 3.24 Summary of US’s Response to the Global Financial Crisis……………………... ...Market Capitalization per GDP (Percent)………………………………………………………………...……….. 122 3.32 Summary of Australia’s Response to the Global Financial Crisis…... ...d States Banks Source: International Monetary Fund 2010e A closer observation of statistics of other depository corporations shows that while a ... ... 3.20 2.60 4.71 2.38 1.40 2.60 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 GDP Growth Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Australia’s high average growth of GDP has b... ...stralian GDP by Expenditure, Nominal Value ($ million) Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics 2011 Contributing to Efforts for Greater Finan... ...percent in 2008 from 9.9 percent in 2007 and 3.8 percent in 2007(Australian Bureau of Statistics 2010). Before the crisis Australia had only experien...

.............. 33 iv APEC’s Achievements in Trade Facilitation 2007-2010 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Following the conclusion of APEC’s Second Trade Facilitati... ...s of scale in production. The study specifically found the following: Executive Summary v the number of economies reporting alignment with IEC ... ...cilitation 2007-2010 2. TFAP II FINAL ASSESSMENT RESULTS This chapter provides a summary of the findings from six component assessment reports: an ... ...ire a CO in all economies 10.4% Source: APEC Policy Support Unit (2011c). In summary, the TFAP II Final Assessment revealed that there are signi... ...ding projects developed by the PTS; and endeavor to address the lack of reliable statistics on the ratio of exports or imports in each economy wher... ...ference for Entrepreneurs”. World Trade Organization (2008), “International Trade Statistics 2008”. World Trade Organization (2009), “International... ...ade Facilitation 2007-2010 World Trade Organization (2010a), “International Trade Statistics 2010”. World Trade Organization (2010b), “World Trade ...

............................................................................ III EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ........................................................ ...es iv Trade Facilitation through Customs Procedures iv LIST OF TABLES Table 1 The summary results of the assessment of Key Performance Indicato... ........................................................................ 41 Executive Summary v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Since its creation in 19... ...edures and reduce transaction costs in the less developed members of APEC. Executive Summary vii (d) APEC should examine the interaction o... ...he impact of the TFAP II actions and measures on trade transaction costs. Table 1 has a summary of its key findings in this regard. Accordingly,... ...ent in the number of documents required for import or export by any economy, World Bank statistics tell a different story. For a majority of APEC... ...ll time associated with preparing documents had decreased on average (as the World Bank statistics suggest), it is likely that the data would show an... ...med necessary for the assessment and collection of duties and taxes, the compilation of statistics and the application of Customs law. General Ann...

.......................................................................... iii Executive Summary .......................................................... ...ade volume & value weights .................................................... 25 D. Summary of sensitivity test results............................... ......................................................................... 75 Executive Summary v EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The PSU has commissioned ITS Glob... ...in APEC 2007-2010 18 B. TRADE TRANSACTION COSTS IN APEC ECONOMIES Table 3.4 has a summary of the estimates of transaction costs incurred in all m... ...ring the measured decline in the time cost component, and thereby in the total. D. SUMMARY OF SENSITIVITY TEST RESULTS All in all, the sensitivi... ...orts and imports by each APEC economy were sourced from the online Direction of Trade Statistics database, which is maintained by the International ... ...d. (2011). Merchandise Trade by APEC Economies. Retrieved from IMF Direction of Trade Statistics database. International Monetary Fund. (2011b). ...