10016015-Support to implementation of trade facilitation projects in Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe

Background Many developing countries and emerging economies are negatively impacted by trade constraints resulting from red tape in the form of complicated customs documents, import surveillance and border procedures that lack transparency. High transaction costs make it difficult for them to tap into global value chains and make their businesses less competitive. Many enterprises are thereby denied opportunities to grow through trade. In 2017, the World Trade Organization"s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)...